Mushrooms to save the world...

I was reading about fungi the other day and how they are absolutely incredible at breaking down all kinds of waste. The context for it was how certain fungi are able to help absorb and process oil from spills, such as the more recent horrible Gulf Coast disaster. There is a sweet video of the dude who has been studying fungi for like 30 years doing a TED talk his name is Paul Stamets: www.ted.com or http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/can-mushrooms-save-the-planet?utm_source=wkly20100820&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=titleVideo

Totally awesome.