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== Indoor Plants In A Solarpunk World ==

The first thing many people see when they are introduced to Solarpunk is all the plant life in many pieces of Solarpunk artwork. While most of these plants are outdoors, indoor plants have their own place in a world like this too, not just for the food they can provide for all the health benefits they provide us. Make no mistake though, the only proven health benefits of Indoor plants are for one's mental health. A common myth is that houseplants can purify the air in a home. While it is true that plants take a part in purifying the air around us, they do so in great numbers.'''(Mention nasa study)''' The effectiveness of air purification would vary from plant to plant, and noticeable air purification may require an unreasonably large concentration of plants in each room, if successful at all. There ~~are some companies such~~ as [https://neoplants.com/product/neo-px Neoplants] ~~that claim to sell plants that were genetically modified to excel at purifying air, but these claims have been met with skepticism '''(where?)'''~~, and the subscription based products sold by these companies raise further suspicion along with ethical concerns'''(elaborate)'''

The first thing many people see when they are introduced to Solarpunk is all the plant life in many pieces of Solarpunk artwork. While most of these plants are outdoors, indoor plants have their own place in a world like this too, not just for the food they can provide for all the health benefits they provide us. Make no mistake though, the only proven health benefits of Indoor plants are for one's mental health. A common myth is that houseplants can purify the air in a home. While it is true that plants take a part in purifying the air around us, they do so in great numbers.'''(Mention nasa study)''' The effectiveness of air purification would vary from plant to plant, and noticeable air purification may require an unreasonably large concentration of plants in each room, if successful at all. There have however have been attempts to [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.8b04811 genetically modify plants to excel at purifying air]. A company known as [https://neoplants.com/product/neo-px Neoplants] sells, and the subscription based products sold by these companies raise further suspicion along with ethical concerns'''(elaborate)'''

But the positive effect indoor plants have on mental health should not be understated. Plants have been shown to drastically improve the effects of people with mental illnesses. '''(go into further detail on this, and the effects the mind can have on physical healing. Possibly also cover the medical benefits of plants such as the aloe vera. Make sure to mention the solarpunk art influenced by the purification myth.)'''

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 == Indoor Plants In A Solarpunk World ==
-The first thing many people see when they are introduced to Solarpunk is all the plant life in many pieces of Solarpunk artwork. While most of these plants are outdoors, indoor plants have their own place in a world like this too, not just for the food they can provide for all the health benefits they provide us. Make no mistake though, the only proven health benefits of Indoor plants are for one's mental health. A common myth is that houseplants can purify the air in a home. While it is true that plants take a part in purifying the air around us, they do so in great numbers.'''(Mention nasa study)''' The effectiveness of air purification would vary from plant to plant, and noticeable air purification may require an unreasonably large concentration of plants in each room, if successful at all. There are some companies such as [https://neoplants.com/product/neo-px Neoplants] that claim to sell plants that were genetically modified to excel at purifying air, but these claims have been met with skepticism '''(where?)''', and the subscription based products sold by these companies raise further suspicion along with ethical concerns'''(elaborate)'''
+The first thing many people see when they are introduced to Solarpunk is all the plant life in many pieces of Solarpunk artwork. While most of these plants are outdoors, indoor plants have their own place in a world like this too, not just for the food they can provide for all the health benefits they provide us. Make no mistake though, the only proven health benefits of Indoor plants are for one's mental health. A common myth is that houseplants can purify the air in a home. While it is true that plants take a part in purifying the air around us, they do so in great numbers.'''(Mention nasa study)''' The effectiveness of air purification would vary from plant to plant, and noticeable air purification may require an unreasonably large concentration of plants in each room, if successful at all. There have however have been attempts to [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.8b04811 genetically modify plants to excel at purifying air]. A company known as [https://neoplants.com/product/neo-px Neoplants] sells, and the subscription based products sold by these companies raise further suspicion along with ethical concerns'''(elaborate)'''
 But the positive effect indoor plants have on mental health should not be understated. Plants have been shown to drastically improve the effects of people with mental illnesses. '''(go into further detail on this, and the effects the mind can have on physical healing. Possibly also cover the medical benefits of plants such as the aloe vera. Make sure to mention the solarpunk art influenced by the purification myth.)'''