Hard to believe what people don’t know, but here are some of the results from a recent survey of American consumers by Project Evergreen, an organization that promotes the economic and environmental benefits of landscapes and green spaces in communities around the country.
- 40% of participants said they didn’t know that trees, shrubs and lawns remove pollutants from the air. Did they attend elementary school?
- 55% support tax increases (what??) to build public green spaces and parks.
- 100% agreed that public areas used by children for sports and other activities should have well maintained landscapes.
- 90% agreed that landscaping improves home value
- 45% agreed, 55% disagreed or had no opinion whether access to green space improves worker productivity & provides a sense of rest.
- 80% did not know that trees shading homes can reduce attic temperatures by as much as 40 degrees.
- 30% agreed that landscaping can reduce energy costs.
Makes you wonder who these people were that took the survey … and what’s been going on in science classes.
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