Who's Saving the Planet?

Meet Melvin the Mushroom! This Orb Can Capture One Ton Of CO2 — Right From Your Lawn


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Many many years ago, before large scale human development, there was a hidden but powerful force beneath the ground. Mycelium of course! This dense network beneath the soil helped plants communicate and share resources, all while storing almost indefinitely huge amounts of CO2. As humans plowed the earth, a lot of this mycelium was lost. But Joseph Kelly, the executive director of HiveMind and The Sacred River Project, has a solution — NetZero (click here for Kickstarter campaign). This biotech company is in the climate drawdown space. This means they are able to account for every ton of CO2 pulled down from the atmosphere and sequestered in mycelium networks. His team isolated a certain type of mycelium and are now selling carbon offsets to all kinds of major companies like Shell while simultaneously using indigenous methods of reforestation in places like Bali and Uganda. Listen to learn more about Melvin, the cute little mushroom, and his carbon sequestering powers that can help YOU fight climate change right from the comfort of your front lawn. 

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Who's Saving the Planet?By Planet Savers Org.

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