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In article <1989May23.190505.18229@utpsych.toronto.edu+ raymond@psych.toronto.edu (Raymond Shaw) writes:
+This is probably a really stupid question, and this is probably the wrong
+place to ask, but I have this question that gets to me each time I mow my
+lawn:
+
+Would the lawn produce more oxygen (which I presume is good for the environment)
+if I didn't mow it, and just let it grow?
+
+Sorry if this is offensively naive, please e-mail answers, flames, etc. if
+you think that no one who reads this would be interested.  Thanks.
+
+-Just a psychologist, not a biologist.
+
+-Ray Shaw
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Ray,

     You can stop worrying.  Grass is biomass and perennial.  It draws its
energy and nutrients from the sun and the soil.  When it dies, the elements
return from whence they came.  No net gain or loss in oxygen.