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helwenMushrooms that can eat oil and turn it into safe edible food and mats made of human hair that are better at soaking up oil than the synthetic sponges that the oil industry makes.... Are mushrooms and human hair the organic, 21st-century answer to toxic disasters like the spill in San Francisco Bay?
A few odds and end notes from the article. The mushrooms in the article are oyster mushrooms, and they can convert oil into harmless, carcinogen-free edible fruit (that's the part above ground); they can also eat heavy metals, but those remain in the system, so wouldn't be edible. Still, imagine being able to clean up polluted soil all over the world, with mushrooms.
It would be great too for cleanup of oil from vehicular oil changes. "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that over 360 million gallons of motor oil drain into the sea every year.
By contrast, large ship accidents spill just 37 million gallons of bunker fuel annually."
I liked the possibility of putting shrooms on the shoulders of highways and such that was suggested in the article.
The hair mats are indeed made from human hair, and are far, far superior to the synthetic sponges produced by the oil industry. Resistance has been high, but more people are starting to use them, including in other countries. Invented by a barber, Phil McCrory, after the Exxon Valdez spill.
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On a completely different note, finished weaving the bodies for the crane bags yesterday, and started assembling mine. L may have to assemble his own, but at least the parts are done. Used (I think) blanket stitch to sew the body onto the strap (which forms the sides of the bag). Still have some beads and stuff to attach but it's looking pretty nice, in a hippie sort of way :D Fringe.....
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Moved stuff around in the barn yesterday, made space for L to bring up two more of the shelving units. Brought some small stuff up there from the sugarhouse. More trips for small stuff today. Think this time I'll bring the shopping cart down there, so I can bring up some of the small but heavy things.
Yay, exercise, fresh air, and sunshine!
A few odds and end notes from the article. The mushrooms in the article are oyster mushrooms, and they can convert oil into harmless, carcinogen-free edible fruit (that's the part above ground); they can also eat heavy metals, but those remain in the system, so wouldn't be edible. Still, imagine being able to clean up polluted soil all over the world, with mushrooms.
It would be great too for cleanup of oil from vehicular oil changes. "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that over 360 million gallons of motor oil drain into the sea every year.
By contrast, large ship accidents spill just 37 million gallons of bunker fuel annually."
I liked the possibility of putting shrooms on the shoulders of highways and such that was suggested in the article.
The hair mats are indeed made from human hair, and are far, far superior to the synthetic sponges produced by the oil industry. Resistance has been high, but more people are starting to use them, including in other countries. Invented by a barber, Phil McCrory, after the Exxon Valdez spill.
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On a completely different note, finished weaving the bodies for the crane bags yesterday, and started assembling mine. L may have to assemble his own, but at least the parts are done. Used (I think) blanket stitch to sew the body onto the strap (which forms the sides of the bag). Still have some beads and stuff to attach but it's looking pretty nice, in a hippie sort of way :D Fringe.....
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Moved stuff around in the barn yesterday, made space for L to bring up two more of the shelving units. Brought some small stuff up there from the sugarhouse. More trips for small stuff today. Think this time I'll bring the shopping cart down there, so I can bring up some of the small but heavy things.
Yay, exercise, fresh air, and sunshine!
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Date: 2008-01-16 05:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-16 08:23 pm (UTC)Being able to clear up toxic dumping sites is a major plus, of a surety.
Human hair mats to soak up oil. That is damned nifty.
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Date: 2008-01-17 02:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-17 06:45 pm (UTC)