Comments on: CLEANING UP AN OIL SPILL WITH HAIR AND MUSHROOMS? http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: PositivelyUnique http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-241304 PositivelyUnique Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:07:23 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-241304 So - I don't know if this has been realized by somebody else; so if it has not been, I hope it can be put to good use. Just the other day, my washing machine produced a dime sized mat of dog hair. It was almost perfectly circular, clean (having been through the washing machine, and very very tightly woven into itself. If somebody would like to try this for the purpose of creating human hair mats for the cleanup of oil spills, I'd be curious to see if this would work. Pile hair into a washing machine (perhaps one that is fading or would otherwise be trashed) and see if it makes a hair mat? Would that be helpful, perhaps, in reducing the number of volunteers spending their time weaving hair mats - who could then go to work on the shores to use the hair mats? Just a thought/my two cents, Crystal D. So – I don’t know if this has been realized by somebody else; so if it has not been, I hope it can be put to good use.
Just the other day, my washing machine produced a dime sized mat of dog hair. It was almost perfectly circular, clean (having been through the washing machine, and very very tightly woven into itself.
If somebody would like to try this for the purpose of creating human hair mats for the cleanup of oil spills, I’d be curious to see if this would work. Pile hair into a washing machine (perhaps one that is fading or would otherwise be trashed) and see if it makes a hair mat? Would that be helpful, perhaps, in reducing the number of volunteers spending their time weaving hair mats – who could then go to work on the shores to use the hair mats?
Just a thought/my two cents,
Crystal D.

]]> By: Techniphobe http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-236628 Techniphobe Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:15:09 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-236628 It's been tested and failed! . Hair also absorbs water causing the hair mats/tubes to sink out of sight along with the oil. Now you have hair pollution all over the beaches...great! Every enterprising capitalist out there is promoting their crackpot ideas as though the tech community doesn't have a clue. You think science can solve all your problems overnight and swear by the unproven thoughts of highschool dropouts. Wake up folks and USE your brain...at least one of the three. It’s been tested and failed! . Hair also absorbs water causing the hair mats/tubes to sink out of sight along with the oil. Now you have hair pollution all over the beaches…great! Every enterprising capitalist out there is promoting their crackpot ideas as though the tech community doesn’t have a clue. You think science can solve all your problems overnight and swear by the unproven thoughts of
highschool dropouts. Wake up folks and USE your brain…at least one of the three.

]]> By: ann.philip http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-230785 ann.philip Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:48:28 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-230785 Hello there is a great company called planet resource to fix the problem there is a frrat animation of correcting this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60bdQQQ3iVw Hello there is a great company called planet resource to fix the problem there is a frrat animation of correcting this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60bdQQQ3iVw

]]> By: catychow http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-228143 catychow Tue, 25 May 2010 08:56:47 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-228143 http://www.matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html http://www.matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html

]]> By: welch http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-225469 welch Thu, 13 May 2010 03:06:52 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-225469 i have over a ton of old sheep wool in two bags can it be used for the clean up i have over a ton of old sheep wool in two bags can it be used for the clean up

]]> By: saintmj http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-221771 saintmj Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:27:10 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-221771 wow !!!! has anybody told this to the ppl of louisiana ?? im thinking of CANCER ALLEY....hair mats mushrooms and sunflowers could really help the parishs down there along with, of course jobs for youth !!! AWSOME wow !!!! has anybody told this to the ppl of louisiana ?? im thinking of CANCER ALLEY….hair mats mushrooms and sunflowers could really help the parishs down there along with, of course jobs for youth !!! AWSOME

]]> By: greendragonvj http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-221716 greendragonvj Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:45:48 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-221716 here is a talk from one of the people that came up with this idea http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html and yes you can eat the mushrooms that ate the oil. he also has this book where he details how he uses mushrooms to do many things including cleaning up farm runoff waste. don't know if you can eat those here is a talk from one of the people that came up with this idea http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html

and yes you can eat the mushrooms that ate the oil. he also has this book where he details how he uses mushrooms to do many things including cleaning up farm runoff waste. don’t know if you can eat those

]]> By: catychow http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-210515 catychow Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:40:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-210515 the mushrooms that grow on oil/ clean up oil spills are clean (as compared to mushrooms that take up lead from soil that are not) & the reason you don't hear more about this (in the media) is because of propaganda spread by a plastic mat company (that 'they' prefer to use) that claims that their product is better & maybe the hair has something on it that's not good for the environment???? wow! the mushrooms that grow on oil/ clean up oil spills are clean (as compared to mushrooms that take up lead from soil that are not)
& the reason you don’t hear more about this (in the media) is because of propaganda spread by a plastic mat company (that ‘they’ prefer to use) that claims that their product is better & maybe the hair has something on it that’s not good for the environment???? wow!

]]> By: mezzizcool http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-206903 mezzizcool Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-206903 what chemicals allow it to soak up oil? what chemicals allow it to soak up oil?

]]> By: Permaculture in the East Bay | Strive for green http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-112624 Permaculture in the East Bay | Strive for green Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:38:54 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-112624 [...] Mushrooms: There was an interesting presentation on growing mushrooms for human consumption and bio-remediation in the Bay Area. One of the highlights was a project where human hair mats were used to soak up oil from last year’s Cosco Busan oil spill in the Bay, and now mushrooms are being used to de-toxify the oil. Inhabitat has a pretty nice article about it here. [...] [...] Mushrooms: There was an interesting presentation on growing mushrooms for human consumption and bio-remediation in the Bay Area. One of the highlights was a project where human hair mats were used to soak up oil from last year’s Cosco Busan oil spill in the Bay, and now mushrooms are being used to de-toxify the oil. Inhabitat has a pretty nice article about it here. [...]

]]> By: earthlyinfo.com http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-100322 earthlyinfo.com Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:36:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-100322 A truly amazing story. We are following up with stories like this and more at www.earthlyinfo.com Looking for good earth minded moderators if anyone is interested. Just requires a little blogging and some posting here and there. A truly amazing story. We are following up with stories like this and more at http://www.earthlyinfo.com Looking for good earth minded moderators if anyone is interested. Just requires a little blogging and some posting here and there.

]]> By: Foxbea http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-91168 Foxbea Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:29:11 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-91168 Mailing address for hair clippings and nylon donations: http://www.matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html Matter of Trust is partnering with The East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse and San Francisco Carpet Recycling and coordinating to have the donated hair be needle punched on a continual basis. This will provide jobs and training - a pathway out of poverty for those transitioning out of foster care - at risk youth 18-22 years old. Matter of Trust is currently fund raising for this project (please see our Contribute page). Mats will be sent to emergency oil spills and surplus sold to municipalities for use in routine leaks and spills, to create a sustainable system. Phil McCrory (inventor of the hair mat) and Smartgrow.net have generously donated to Matter of Trust license to make the these patented mats. Mailing address for hair clippings and nylon donations:

http://www.matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html

Matter of Trust is partnering with The East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse and San Francisco Carpet Recycling and coordinating to have the donated hair be needle punched on a continual basis. This will provide jobs and training – a pathway out of poverty for those transitioning out of foster care – at risk youth 18-22 years old. Matter of Trust is currently fund raising for this project (please see our Contribute page). Mats will be sent to emergency oil spills and surplus sold to municipalities for use in routine leaks and spills, to create a sustainable system. Phil McCrory (inventor of the hair mat) and Smartgrow.net have generously donated to Matter of Trust license to make the these patented mats.

]]> By: alana * http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-76990 alana * Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:52:50 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-76990 i think this would be great BUT................do you have enough hair to do it ?? or will all humans have to shave their hair off so you can save the water ecosystem???? i think this would be great BUT…………….do you have enough hair to do it ??
or will all humans have to shave their hair off so you can save the water ecosystem????

]]> By: Rapsiel http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-72825 Rapsiel Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:54:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-72825 ...wow...must be hard work..you go people that helped!!! …wow…must be hard work..you go people that helped!!!

]]> By: qther http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-72822 qther Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:41:16 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-72822 why not a sponge insted of a hair bal??? why not a sponge insted of a hair bal???

]]> By: aravind http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-71029 aravind Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:18:41 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-71029 dude are you kidding me that is freakin' awesome that you can use human hair and mushroom to remove oil of anything. i have never heard of something like this in my life. dude are you kidding me that is freakin’ awesome that you can use human hair and mushroom to remove oil of anything. i have never heard of something like this in my life.

]]> By: John Dvorak http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-70530 John Dvorak Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:53:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-70530 My barber has been collecting hair cuttings to donate for the mats used in oil spills. Where can this hair be taken or who can be contacted to have the hair picked up? My barber has been collecting hair cuttings to donate for the mats used in oil spills.
Where can this hair be taken or who can be contacted to have the hair picked up?

]]> By: Lee yujin http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-63557 Lee yujin Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:49:51 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-63557 I'm korean and interested in this contents. In Korea, There were VERY BIG OIL SPILL!! So I want to inform the people of 'Usefulness of HAIR' But I can't find photos how they were used. And I quite don't know that mushrooms can use this situation!! I want to know about that in detail. Give me touch with my mail. HELP ME EVERYBODY! HELP CLEANING THE ENVIRONMENT! I’m korean and interested in this contents.
In Korea, There were VERY BIG OIL SPILL!!
So I want to inform the people of ‘Usefulness of HAIR’
But I can’t find photos how they were used.
And I quite don’t know that mushrooms can use this situation!!
I want to know about that in detail.
Give me touch with my mail.

HELP ME EVERYBODY!
HELP CLEANING THE ENVIRONMENT!

]]> By: 8 Foot Catfish Caught in Cambodia and Other Strange Environmental News » ecoble - ecological design, green innovation and environmental sustainability http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-61836 8 Foot Catfish Caught in Cambodia and Other Strange Environmental News » ecoble - ecological design, green innovation and environmental sustainability Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:02:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-61836 [...] Cleaning Up Oil Spills with Hair and Mushrooms? The recent Cosco Busan oil spill in the San Francisco Bay may have just met its match in an eco-cleaning solution that uses human hair and mushrooms! A group of intrepid volunteers has embarked on a project to clean up oil at San Francisco’s beaches using an unusual, yet totally organic, method of waste removal: Spread the Green These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Cleaning Up Oil Spills with Hair and Mushrooms? The recent Cosco Busan oil spill in the San Francisco Bay may have just met its match in an eco-cleaning solution that uses human hair and mushrooms! A group of intrepid volunteers has embarked on a project to clean up oil at San Francisco’s beaches using an unusual, yet totally organic, method of waste removal: Spread the Green These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: 70percent.org » Blog Archive » Oily Hair http://inhabitat.com/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-61744 70percent.org » Blog Archive » Oily Hair Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:18:33 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/19/cleaning-up-an-oil-spill-with-hair-and-mushrooms/#comment-61744 [...] story about how hair mats and mushrooms are helping clean the SF Oil Spill. I hope they are doing something similar in NY. Thanks Maggie [...] [...] story about how hair mats and mushrooms are helping clean the SF Oil Spill. I hope they are doing something similar in NY. Thanks Maggie [...]

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