CNN: Jack-O-Lanterns 'Big Cause' Of Climate Change

Is there anything that doesn't cause climate change? Cars, meat, houses, pets, clothing, travel, and now: jack-o'-lanterns. Mainstream media is looking to dampen the fun of one of the longest-lasting October traditions: carving and putting out jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween. CNN warned about the dangerous effects on climate change that pumpkins — more specifically jack-o'-lanterns — can have due to their methane and water levels. "More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins are grown in the U.S. every year," the network's report began, before it warned that millions of pumpkins end up in landfills after Halloween. The report leaned on commentary from Beverly Jaszczurowski, CEO of Scarce, an environmental group focused on recycling and reusing commercial products.

Pumpkins are organic, so we're not quite sure why ended up in landfills is a cause for alarm. But our absolute favorite argument is this: “he CEO cautioned that since pumpkins are composed mostly of water, that water cannot be recouped when the pumpkin is thrown away. "Pumpkins are about 90% water, and then that water gets trapped in the landfill and we never get it back," Jaszczurowski said.” -- Say what? Where do they think the water went to?

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