[GSBN] Fwd: Cleaning up oil spill with straw/hay

[Bill Christensen]

5,000 barrels a day is going to make a heck of a lot of oyster mushrooms!

Stamets' work is great.  I hope they can get it going for this spill.

At 12:17 PM -0600 5/13/10, BuildersWithoutBorders wrote:
>Dear Colleagues - For a positive perspective on the recent oil spill 
>in the gulf, here's a link to a YouTube video that showcases hay and 
>straw as oil absorbers. 
><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5SxX2EntEo> 
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5SxX2EntEo
>
>Once saturated with oil, the straw could be inoculated with oyster 
>mushrooms, which as I understand from the work of Paul Stamets, will 
>actually eat petroleum. 
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BelfLIJErek  (also see www.fungi.com 
>, and his book Mycelium Running, etc.)
>
>Thanks to Pete Gang for passing along the first video link.
>
>Sincerely,
>Catherine Wanek
>Co-director
>Builders Without Borders
><mail at builderswithoutborders.org>
>  www.builderswithoutborders.org
>575-895-5400
>
>
>>From: Pete Gang <pete at commonsensedesign.com>
>>To: Catherine Wanek <blackrange at zianet.com>
>>Subject: Cleaning up oil spill with straw/hay
>>Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 08:01:21 -0700
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>>Catherine,
>>I thought you might be interested in this:
>>Our miracle material can ameliorate this environmental disaster 
>>that's now taking shape in the Gulf Coast!
>>Check out this video!
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>>Pete Gang, AIA, LEED-AP
>>Common Sense Design
>>145 Keller Street
>>Petaluma, CA  94952
>>707-762-4838
>>
>>"It ain't the heat; it's the humility."  --Yogi Berra
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>>Longview Education Associates
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