Have you ever been around compost and felt the heat comng off of it! Smelled the gasses around it as it decays? All the little organisms eating the grass, leaves, vegetables, and fruit and emitting all of that methane?
So the enviro-geniuses come up with this biodegradable stuff to save the planet, and it may make things worse? I don't know what to say about this other than...Bwaaahahahahahahha!!!
Say What? Biodegradable Products May Contribute to Global Warming?
Posted on June 3, 2011 at 4:02pm by Billy Hallowell
The battle continues to rage over the existence and potential human perpetuation of global warming (or “climate change,” depending on who you’re talking to). But, regardless of where one stands on the wide spectrum of environmental belief, the results of a new study by North Carolina State University will surely be of intrigue.
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According to researchers, the feel-good biodegradable products that so many Americans purchase to avoid contributing negatively to the ecosystem, may actually do more harm than good. Once these items make their way into landfills, they allegedly begin to release a “powerful greenhouse gas” as they decay: