Pop icon finds the green with eco-golf course

Pop superstar and keen golfer Justin Timberlake has recently re-opened his eco-friendly golf course after a $16 million renovation.

Mirimichi Golf Course was purchased by Timberlake in 2009, as the singer looked to create "the greenest golfing destination in the United States."

The multimillion-dollar makeover of the golf course featured several new innovative green improvements such as:

• Solar powered golf carts
• Water filtration and drainage enhancements to reduce consumption
• Increased water recycling by tying course drainage to ponds
• Newly enhanced re-circulating creek and waterfall system
• Reforestation of native trees
• Additional wildflower meadows, aquatic plants, and landscaped areas
• Natural resource management center created

"Environmental sustainability is about more than what we do at our course," Timberlake said in a statement.

"It is about taking a leadership role and encouraging other golf courses, and organisations of all kinds around the country and around the globe to emulate our commitment toward making a positive impact on the world we live in."

All these green measures are aimed at making Mirimichi Golf Course ultimately the world's first golf course to calculate and actively reduce its own carbon footprint. This kind of high profile green renovation should open the door for other organisations and clubs to turn over a new green leaf in the future. Why not make your life that little bit greener by opting for some of our eco-friendly alternatives on www.onestopgreenshop.com or www.greeninsurancecompany.co.uk

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