No water for our greens

The development of golf courses is a clear example of how some local governments are willing to pursue immediate interest at the cost of sustainability.

Golf courses use fine grass, which will die if watered with recycled or polluted water. So, an increasing number of golf courses are draining our most precious resource underground water.

Given the fact that 400 of the more than 600 cities in China are suffering from water shortages, the rapid depleting of underground water to keep the hundreds of golf courses green will likely prove to have severe consequences for many cities in the near future.