Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'
by Workaccount2 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:58AM
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I'd argue burning it is worse then sequestering it.
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Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'
by NoMoreNicksLeft on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @11:20AM
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Ok. Argue that. What about it is worse than sequestering it? If microplastics are so bad, you'd rather it just sit there slowly breaking down into small chains of lactic acid, and those leaching into ground and surface water and blowing around int he wind?
Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'
by Workaccount2 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @02:31PM
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Microplastics, while terrible for the environment and humans, aren't going to cause societal collapse over the next hundred years. CO2 is.
Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'
by NoMoreNicksLeft on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @09:44AM
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That's net zero on carbon dioxide. The carbon comes out of the air, goes back in. I don't see what the big deal is. One of us has some confusion somewhere.