In search of a lazy way to compost all of our organics we found Bokashi composting. You throw everything in an aerated bin with some microbes to speed up the process and reduce the smell, and your done.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost#Bokashi
http://www.compostguy.com/bokashi-resource-page/
That makes two posts from Japan this week. 🙂
Net Neutrality is back on the cards after the government was sued to bring it back. Check out this funny video where John Oliver describes all the issues.
Some facts from the video: Comcast spent $18 million on lobbying last year. That is the second highest. Obama plays golf with the CEO of Comcast. Obama just appointed a senior lobbyist as the chairman of the FCC.
John provides a link where you can comment to the FCC at http://www.fcc.gov/comments and this issue currently has 45645 comments withing the last 30 days.
(Proceeding # 14-28 Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet)
The chemical triclosan, often found in soaps has been banned in Minnesota. The move was made to stop bacteria from building up resistance among other concerns.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/21/health/triclosan-ban-antibacterial/
Check out this time-lapse video of this super cell.
A successful bar in Japan is trying to publicly shame people into drinking responsibly in this clever video.
#nomisugi
(A copy of the video can be found here)