With increasing water shortages and environmental concerns over lawn fertilizers and chemicals, homeowners, businesses and city governments are choosing US Grass and Greens to install and supply there artificial grass needs. As a wholesale synthetic turf manufacturer, our products include artificial turf putting greens, artificial grass landscaping, synthetic grass golf greens and playground synthetic turf.

EnvyLawn artificial grass eliminates constant maintenance needs such as irrigation, mowing, fertilizing, aerating, or other activities necessary for the upkeep of grass. EnvyLawn’s artificial turf and synthetic grass products are versatile, safe, economical and 100% recyclable, including our synthetic turf putting greens, artificial turf landscaping, synthetic grass golf greens and playground artificial grass. But it’s their natural look and feel that makes that overwhelming first impression.

If you bought a home, or refinanced an existing home, anytime circa 2005 and beyond you are quite likely a member of the Underwater Club. And you’ve got to be wondering what your options are. Foreclosure, short sale, loan modification, trustee sale, default, walking away, deed in lieu, foreclosure abatement – all are big buzz words of late.

And they are complicated buzz words, fraught with legal, tax and credit implications.

I can’t tell you how many people that are underwater on their mortgage (or mortgages) have asked us questions like, “What should we do?”, “Should we stop making our mortgage payments?”, “Can the lender or IRS come after us if we short sell, or default, or mail in the keys?”

You don’t have to look far on the internet to see that Arizona is an “anti-deficiency state” – ie: lenders can’t come after you for the balance of your mortgage.

Not so fast folks. Yes, there is some anti-deficiency protection in Arizona. Keyword some. There is NOT blanket anti-deficiency protection for all types of mortgages, or homes, or actions you may take surrounding your underwater status. Every situation is different.

BE VERY CAREFUL. Do the wrong thing, or do the right thing the wrong way and you may find a process server knocking on your door.

If you talk to a real estate agent and they tell you things like, “Don’t worry, you are protected” or “Arizona is an anti-deficiency state” or “you need to stop making your mortgage payments” you need to run, not walk, away.

Real estate agents are neither licensed nor trained to make such bold sweeping statements.

You need legal advice

I can not stress this enough. YOU NEED LEGAL ADVICE and with very rare exceptions, real estate agents aren’t trained or licensed to give legal advice.

Water efficiency initiatives follow a continuous improvement cycle: measure, manage, monitor, report.

It starts with an audit that identifies sources of waste and inefficiency. This pinpoints ways to invest in water conservation solutions:

• Fixing leakage and other sources of waste.
• Installing more efficient plumbing fixtures and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment.
• Adopting water-smart landscaping practices, like switching to drought-tolerant plantings and using in-ground sensors to trigger watering only when truly necessary.
• Integrating renewable resources through advances like solar thermal systems to save energy on water heating.
• Use of artificial grass in Schools, busineses, and residential properties.
• Adding automation and controls to regulate water usage.
• Improving maintenance and operating practices to keep water-using equipment efficient and leak-free.
• Installing advanced and automated water-metering systems to monitor usage and spot trends.
• Using reliable data to assess results and establish continuous improvement strategies.

According to research, for every
one manufacturing job that exists, there are 5 more that are created, such as
accounting, truck driving, clerical, research and development positions.  With the loss of over 5.5 million manufacturing
jobs in the United States over the last decade, our country has seen the loss
of over 33 million jobs!  This alone should drive the American consumer to desire
to purchase American made manufactured goods.

The fact remains, however
that purchasing outside the country seems to offer immediate financial
benefits.  Certainly purchasing goods
overseas, especially from the Chinas and Indias of the world, allows for the
average American to afford consumer goods and durables that were once only
afforded by the middle-upper class American. 
Yet, if we could take the seemingly immediate gain off the table for
only a moment – one might reconsider that the pros of purchasing American
certainly outweigh the cons – TENFOLD.

• US Manufacturing
  Processes are much healthier for the environment than many other countries.
  Purchasing American made products can help to keep the global environment a
  little bit cleaner – a benefit for us and generations to come.
• Many foreign
  countries have low standards that allow unsafe working conditions.  When you support American manufacturers, you
  are also supporting good working conditions for the American worker and
  ensuring that child labor laws are enforced.

• When one chooses
  American made products, he or she is supporting a fair day’s wage for an honest
  day’s work.  Many countries do not have a
  minimum wage law and workers are exploited. 
  Why support jobs being shipped overseas? When you purchase goods made in
  the US, you support the American economy.

Supporting domestic manufacturing by purchasing
American products prohibits the “leakage” of US funds overseas.  Should we participate in a concerted domestic
procurement program we, as consumers, have the ability to increase U.S.
manufacturing job creation by an astounding 33%!  All the while ensuring that our tax dollars
actually go directly to US job creation!

• Foreign product
  safety standards are much lower than those in the US.  By purchasing American goods, one can be
  assured that consumer protection laws and safety standards will be in place to
  protect one’s self and their entire family.

Supporting domestic manufacturing by purchasing
American products prohibits the “leakage” of US funds

overseas.  Should we participate in a concerted domestic
procurement program we, as consumers, have the ability to increase U.S.
manufacturing job creation by an astounding 33%!  All the while ensuring that our tax dollars
actually go directly to US job creation!

• Foreign product
  safety standards are much lower than those in the US.  By purchasing American goods, one can be
  assured that consumer protection laws and safety standards will be in place to
  protect one’s self and their entire family.

• When we make the
  decision to purchase American goods we are helping America to grow more
  independent by not forcing us as a nation to outsource our need for manufactured
  goods to any other country.
• If America’s
  commerce becomes solely dependant upon service and agricultural endeavors, we
  allow precious jobs to continue to disappear. Buying American helps to ensure
  that jobs with fair wages continue to be available to us and for future
  generations!

At
US Grass and Greens we strive to keep business on American soil.  Our vendors are all American-based, and all
of our manufacturing is done locally.

Buy
purchasing your artificial grass from US GRass and Greens you are
supporting the American economy  also guaranteeing that your artificial grass provides, training, service, and customer care that could only be
associated with the American family run and operated business.

• According to the EPA, over one-third of residential water is used for lawn
  irrigation nationwide, totaling over 4 billion gallons of water a day.
• The Southern Nevada Water Authority estimates that every square foot of
  natural grass replaced saves an additional 55 gallons of water per year.  The
  average lawn is 1,800 square feet, so the average home with synthetic turf saves
  99,000 gallons of water each year.
• The average U.S. Household can save up to 70% on their water bill, or $500.
• Earns LEED points for Water Efficient Landscaping

2.  Eliminates the use of lawn mowers

• According to the EPA, a 3.5 horsepower gas-powered lawn mower releases the
  same amount of air polluting emissions in one hour as a new car driven 340
  miles.
• Over 17 million gallons of gas and oil are spilled each year from refueling
  lawn equipment; that is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

3.  Eliminates the use of toxic pesticides and fertilizers

• The EPA has identified runoff of toxic pesticides and fertilizers as a
  principal cause of water pollution.  Synthetic turf eliminates the need for
  pesticides and fertilizers.

The installation of nearly 1,000 new synthetic turf
fields in 2009 conserved an estimated 500 million gallons of water and reduced
the use of fertilizers by well over 1.25 million pounds.

Using crumb material from granulated used tires for
sports field infill has afforded the opportunity to recycle 25 million used auto
tires per year that would otherwise end up in U.S. landfills.

Synthetic turf does not harbor bacteria or support
potentially harmful insect infestations.

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Dalton, GA – Challenger Industries is going lead free on all EnvyLawn® and

DURAPlay® products! Every polyethylene, polypropylene, and nylon fiber that is used

in manufacturing is either currently lead free or is in the process of converting to lead

free. Challenger is working closely with yarn manufacturers to ensure that only the

highest quality lead free yarns are used in the production of every EnvyLawn® and

DURAPlay® style.

For years, EnvyLawn® has offered a unique, 100% recyclable and lead free product line

that provides superior performance, natural look, and environmentally sustainability.

Challenger is the greenest artificial grass manufacturer in the world and is committed to

producing the safest and most ecologically friendly synthetic grass on the market through

tireless innovation and product development.

Visit Challenger Industries at www.challengerind.com, www.envylawn.com, or

www.duraplaysports.com.