Quote Originally Posted by Irulan View Post
I'm not sure why one would say that granite bad for the environment...... I'm sure the glue used is full of VOCs but there's no shortage of granite; most of the planet it made of it. (fuel used in transport? I'm really not getting why you might say this)
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Honestly, I'm not sure why, either. DH and I were watching a show on the local home improvement channel recently ("Love it or List it" I think), where the whiny couple who just absolutely had to be green about everything absolutely did NOT want granite. You would think from the way the woman reacted, she was being poked with a cattle prod. Anyway, Yeah, the planet is mostly rock - but it is heavy to cut and ship around the globe. Maybe that was her gripe? I dunno.

We went with a dark granite and while it is VERY overdue for a re-sealing - particularly around the sink areas that see a lot of use - after 5 years it's been virtually indestructible. Perhaps my DH and I are not as hard on it as a family of 5 or so, but it's been great.