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Mushrooms are able to breakdown plastic and still be eaten! The fairly lame. Podcast Ep. 17

Mushrooms are able to breakdown plastic and still be eaten! The fairly lame. Podcast Ep. 17

FromThe fairly lame. Podcast


Mushrooms are able to breakdown plastic and still be eaten! The fairly lame. Podcast Ep. 17

FromThe fairly lame. Podcast

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Dec 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

More positive environmental / conservation / sustainability news as always, every Monday on The fairly lame. Podcast! But plastic eating mushrooms are new!  
My Links https://linktr.ee/fairlylame
Today’s Topics
Welcome (0:00)
How you can offset your emissions (0:52)
Topics (4:56)
New walking shark species (6:51)
Australia’s new environmental laws (14:53)
Ocean mammals as carbon stores (34:10)
30 x 30 commitment (41:31)
Plastic eating mushrooms (52:56)   

Story Links
Offsetting carbon emissions https://www.greenfleet.com.au/offset?product_type=individual&web_category=45
Potentially new walking shark species https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-14/walking-epaulette-sharks-genetically-unique-study-finds/101765926 
New sponge crab species https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/20/fluffy-crab-that-wears-a-sponge-as-a-hat-discovered-in-western-australia
Known species diagram https://pragmaticpoliticssoundscience.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/species-discovered-vs-species-undiscovered/
Australia’s new environmental laws [speech] https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/plibersek/speeches/labors-nature-positive-plan-better-environment-better-business
Marine mammals as carbon stores https://phys.org/news/2019-04-sea-creatures-carbon-ocean-climate.html  
Book  https://www.bookdepository.com/This-Is-Vegan-Propaganda-Ed-Winters/9781785044243?redirected=true&selectCurrency=AUD&w=AF45AU9685DS8CA8VT0D&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqOucBhDrARIsAPCQL1ZaCqzEjZfB9RtrsaUI_FNIq6uk5TS6g1CX4vmQp8W4ynfx4fXKVfYaApYsEALw_wcB 30x30
https://theconversation.com/protecting-30-of-earths-surface-for-nature-means-thinking-about-connections-near-and-far-180296
How impressive are Australia’s commitments https://theconversation.com/protecting-30-of-australias-land-and-sea-by-2030-sounds-great-but-its-not-what-it-seems-187435  
Plastic eating mushroom https://www.treehugger.com/mushroom-that-eats-plastic-5121023
Using mushrooms to clean up toxic waste  https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2019/03/05/mushrooms-clean-up-toxic-mess-including-plastic-why-arent-they-used-more
Released:
Dec 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to your weekly feel good environment / sustainability / conservation news show! Each Monday we sit down and go through all the amazing things going on in our world, from not just Australia but the globe! Make sure to check out @fairlylame_ on Instagram and TikTik to get daily news stories and spotlights on incredible initiatives!