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Bamboo in Tennessee: Going to Grassland
The Country Music Hall of Fame, Elvis Presley's Graceland, and Jack Daniel's whiskey are all iconic symbols of Tennessee. The "Volunteer State" is less famous for its bamboo, but Tennessee does have some of the best bamboo groves in the country. The state's motto is...
Super Bamboo: Resilience and Integrity
What's that, towering overhead? It's a grass, it's a tree, it's ... super bamboo! No, it's not an urban legend or the stuff of fairy tales. This is the real thing. And it's a plant — actually a whole group of plants — unlike any other. Bamboo has long been revered for...
Bamboo, gray water, and phytoremediation
The escalating impact of climate change is forcing many of us, especially in the drier climates, to reconsider how we use and conserve our water resources. Many homeowners are replacing their lawns with stones and succulents. Those with a bit more ingenuity are...
Planting bamboo to increase rainfall and fight climate change
It's a common trope to refer to trees and forests as the lungs of our planet. In the process of photosynthesis, all plants and trees convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, providing a healthier atmosphere for humans and animals. Reforestation is key to reducing CO2...
A better bath: Rub a dub in a bamboo tub
This article originally appeared in 2013, written by Morgana Matus. We updated it in 2022. Is it just another case of greenwashing? Or are bamboo bathtubs on the very cutting edge of a movement determined to provide us with a cleaner planet? It seems like the old...
Bamboo and the UN Sustainability Goals
It's something of a foregone conclusion among treehuggers and environmentalists that bamboo can save the planet. We wax rhapsodically over this woody grass's capacity to stop deforestation and replace fossil fuels. We speak in glowing hyperbole about bamboo's...