The Green movement is trying to kill us all:
German scientists are warning householders of the health dangers posed by storing organic waste, saying exposure to it, particularly to the moulds that develop as the material decays, can cause skin problems and even breathing difficulties.
Harald Morr, a leading pneumologist, who is also chairman of the German Lung Foundation, said studies showed that airborne mould spores from organic waste could lead to allergic reactions, asthma attacks, hayfever-like symptoms and itchy skin lesions.
"Even just opening the lid of a bin containing organic waste can cause mould spores to be stirred up which, if breathed in, can damage the lungs," said Morr. "The more spores breathed in, the worse the repercussions on one’s health can be."
See, there’s a reason why we developed systems for carting this crap off and sticking it in a hole in the ground.
Having rotting food around is dangerous to life. So let’s go back to the old system, eh? We collect it once a week, stick it in a hole in the ground and then collect the methane that results and have some luvverly renewable power.
It’s also vastly cheaper, as well as better for our health, to do this.
5 responses so far ↓
1 dearieme // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:02 am
“We collect it once a week”: in the subtropical summer of southern England, that’s not often enough. It was twice a week when we lived in Edinburgh!
2 Mark Wadsworth // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:05 am
What about compost heaps? Are they a danger to life and limb?
3 MikeinAppalachia // Apr 10, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Mark-If they are outside, shouldn’t be a problem. Just don’t have an open flame near one that is mature.
4 william // Apr 11, 2008 at 10:12 am
Morr is a fucking idiot. As is anyone who listens to him.
Note the weasel words: ‘could’, ‘can cause’, ‘can damage’. They leave out the important bit: “but doesn’t”
5 The Great Simpleton // Apr 11, 2008 at 11:42 am
“Morr is a fucking idiot. As is anyone who listens to him.
Note the weasel words: ‘could’, ‘can cause’, ‘can damage’. They leave out the important bit: “but doesn’t”
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Seems to me he’s using the same language as climate catastrophists – sea levels may rise, positive feedback could happen …
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