[TheForge] Re: Abana Tape rentals (yak)

[Demon Buddha]

On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 03:51:56 -0600, Harland Johnson <dann@wctatel.net> 
wrote:

> Bio Biodegradable CDs?
>
> There was an "experimental" biodegradable  plastic developed using a high 
> ratio of corn starch.  It made headlines in the farm news. One use was 
> garbage sacks.

	I recall these.  They even trial marketed them awhile.  The material
	doesn't eliminate introduction of petroleum products into the
	environment, just reduces it.

> They were strong initially, but were "programmed" to break down:

	Broke down in sunlight and by microbes.

> These were not exactly water soluble, but wet conditions favor bacteria.  
> I believe that these were briefly commercially available, but these came 
> out about 20 years ago, following a Presidential leadership change, and 
> an apparent pendulum shift from environmental to an anti environmental 
> sentiment in the USA.

	whichi is where we appear to be today.  Back to the "fuck the
	stupid environment" attitude, which is not better than the
	tree huggers' "you can't do anything to live because people are
	unnatural" take on the right and proper order of things.
	They are basically two sides of the same idiot's coin.  And of
	course being American politics, there is never any room for the
	middle path.