February 15, 2007
POTEMKIN VERMONT:
Why is a barren Chinese mountain being painted green? (The Associated Press, February 14, 2007)
Villagers in southwestern China are puzzled by a county government's decision to paint an entire barren mountainside green.Workers who began spraying Laoshou mountain in August told villagers that they were doing so on orders of the county government but were not told why, media reports said Wednesday.
Easier than growing trees.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 15, 2007 3:16 PM
Villagers in southwestern China are puzzled by a county government's decision to paint an entire barren mountainside green.
Because it would be ridiculous to paint it orange. Silly villagers.
Posted by: Dreadnought at February 15, 2007 4:01 PMIt must be site preparation for an Ethan Allen furniture store.
Posted by: jdkelly at February 15, 2007 5:09 PMNext year they put in Prescription Athletic Turf.
This is intriguing. I hope there's a follow up.
Posted by: erp at February 15, 2007 6:56 PMRecently graded highway berms and the like are sprayed with a green substance combining an earth stabilizer and grass seed, the former to control erosion until the latter sprouts and takes root. Could that be what has been observed?
Posted by: Lou Gots at February 15, 2007 8:54 PMHydro-seeding?
Posted by: Dave W at February 16, 2007 10:33 AM