Dear Mr. Stamets, I’ve been a huge fan of yours for many years now. I am writing to you today because I think your extensive knowledge and experience can be an asset regarding my vision to save Lake Atitlan, the third largest freshwater lake in Guatemala. This lake was said to have been written about by Aldous Huxley where he referred to this lake as “the most beautiful lake in the world”. As an active mushroom cultivator and amateur mycologist I paid special attention when you publicly made statements about how to solve the problems in the Gulf with the recent oil spill utilizing mushrooms and hair to absorb the petro-waste and have it consumed by voracious mycelium. I feel that Lake Atitlan can be saved with the aid of fungi. In 2009 it came to the attention of the locals that cyanobacteria had been growing and blooming in the water. It is three years later and the lake is in dire need of cleansing. Many of the people who depend on the lake for fishing and everyday life have develo...
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