http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/more-mere-magic-mushrooms-154207424.html
I found this news article and video very exciting because, like they said, plastic and styrofoam don't biodegrade. These mushroom discoveries can help us decrease plastic waste in landfills as well as limit the use of styrofoam for packaging. I have always had an issue with styrofoam... I just never understood why they would use something that will never biodegrade, especially in such large amounts.
We use styrofoam for so many things such as plates, cups, 'to-go' boxes, packaging, etc. It is being used everywhere, so this new mushroom styrofoam can help us become much more environmentally friendly. I eat out semi-often, so would really appreciate it if restaurants and fast food places stopped using styrofoam.
I think it's great that we are using nature to help us find solutions. We can work with nature, but we shouldn't abuse it like we have in so many other ways. I am excited for the future and these new technologies, but I think overall our consumption needs to decrease. Though we keep inventing new technologies that will take us out of a hole, the hole may someday get too deep.
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/en//id/971
Here is another video that I found interesting.
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