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Toyota Develops New Flower Species To Reduce Pollution

Posted by timothy on from the better-than-to-cause-it dept.

teko_teko writes "Toyota has created two flower species that absorb nitrogen oxides and take heat out of the atmosphere. The flowers, derivatives of the cherry sage plant and the gardenia, were specially developed for the grounds of Toyota's Prius plant in Toyota City, Japan. The sage derivative's leaves have unique characteristics that absorb harmful gases, while the gardenia's leaves create water vapour in the air, reducing the surface temperature of the factory surrounds and, therefore, reducing the energy needed for cooling, in turn producing less carbon dioxide."

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  1. New tag should be.... by thatseattleguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    whatcouldpossiblygrowwrong

  2. Re:Plants eventually die by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh yeah? Have you SEEN plants turn into coal? I bet not! God put the coal there to test your faith!!!

  3. What could possibly go wrong...? by primesuspect · · Score: 3, Funny

    Feed me, Seymour... :-/

  4. Re:If they want to reduce pollution by robfoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because cars are awesome, hippy.

  5. Perfect Timing! by adamchou · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm finalizing work on a new species of cow that eats unnecessary grass that has been dried. It then produces plenty of methane and CO2 to feed these plants.

  6. Re:Nothing can go wrong here! by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny

    What do the goats eat once they've finished the kudzu?

    Ask Africa. They eat everything. Then you get desert. Then come the sandworms. Nice, you've doomed us all.

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  7. Re:Plants eventually die by noundi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obligatory Bill Hicks quote:

    I think God put you here to test my faith dude.

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  8. Re:If they want to reduce pollution by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    GM tried, but the government just won't let them stop. Even when nobody is buying them.

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  9. Re:Nothing can go wrong here! by Alcari · · Score: 4, Funny

    But with sandworms comes spice and He who controls the Spice controls the universe. I'd like to rent some goats please.

  10. Re:Nothing can go wrong here! by stupid_is · · Score: 2, Funny

    Presto!!

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  11. Re:Plants eventually die by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Plants may produce coal, but I have it on good authority that oil comes from dinosaurs:

    First the Earth cooled...and then the dinosaurs came...but they got too big and fat...so they all died and they turned into oil...and then the Arabs came...and they bought Mercedes Benz's...and Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di's clothes...I couldn't believe it...he took her best summer dress out of the closet and put it on and went to town....

  12. They're called Triffids... by clickety6 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and they eat people, thus reducing pollution.

    It's a rather radical solution.

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  13. Re:Nothing can go wrong here! by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 2, Funny

    What do the goats eat once they've finished the kudzu?

    Well, that's when we bring in the mountain gorillas.