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UK Independent promotes Halloween scare! ‘Halloween pumpkins contribute to the climate crisis’ as ‘methane emitters’
By Marc Morano
September 12, 2024
11:10 am

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/halloween-pumpkins-climate-crisis-b2606240.html

By Julia Musto – UK Independent

Excerpt:

It just wouldn’t be Halloween without pumpkins. Every year, billions of bright orange gourds are sold around the U.S., as children and adults alike mark the spooky holiday with some creative carving.

But there’s a sinister side to the fun.

After Halloween ends, people throw their pumpkins away, and they’re hauled off to landfills. Pumpkins in landfills rot — and when they do, those gourds expel gas.

While decomposing, pumpkins and other food waste produce methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that makes up the second-largest percentage of U.S. emissions, behind carbon dioxide.

https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/09/12/uk-independent-promotes-halloween-scare-halloween-pumpkins-contribute-to-the-climate-crisis-as-methane-emitters/

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