#CO2-Preis

[my-life-fm]

[thevalicemultiverse]

You ever think about all those mosquitoes that ghoul themselves whenever they bite a kindred?

Londerland Bloodlines

Alice: ...well now I am. [facepalm] Though I'm hoping it doesn't work like that. Can an insect even be ghouled?

Victor: I have no idea, but I do not like the idea of supernaturally tough mosquitoes.

[politikwatch]

16,2 Millionen #Arme fragen, wie sie das alles noch bezahlen sollen? Das sind keine #Glod-#scheißenden-#Esel!

Bundesregierung erwägt eine #stärkere #Erhöhung des #CO2-#Preises. Eine #Einfamilienhaus, das mit 20.000kWh Gas im Jahr heize, müsse jährlich mit 74,10 Euro #Mehrkosten rechnen. Habe man jedoch eine #Öl-#Heizung und verbrauche rund 1800 Liter zum Wärmen, koste dies dann 87,21 Euro #mehr im Jahr.

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - February 8-14

(I’m finally starting to get better from having had pneumonia for 2+ weeks, hopefully next week’s news should be on time)

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1. Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel

“[The] solar-powered reactor could be used to make fuel to power cars and planes[.… It] does not require fossil-fuel-based power, or the transport and storage of carbon dioxide, but instead converts atmospheric CO2 into something useful using sunlight.”

2. How artificial light can boost coral reef recovery

“UZELA is [an autonomous submersible] designed to attract zooplankton […] by emitting specific wavelengths of light. [… In a ”six-month testing period,” it] significantly increased local zooplankton density and boosted the feeding rates of both healthy and bleached coral.”

3. Next-gen solar cells now fully recyclable with water-based method

“The recycled solar cell has the same efficiency as the original one. The solar cell is made of perovskite and the main solvent is water. […] They are not only relatively inexpensive and easy to manufacture but also lightweight, flexible and transparent.”

4. Green walls cool cities and create urban habitats

“The researchers measured a cooling effect of up to 0.6–0.7 degrees Celsius [… which] could help combat the urban heat island phenomenon. […] The researchers [also] found that plant-covered facades hosted over 100 animal species, including insects, spiders, and birds.”

5. Major cause of honeybee mortality can be easily reduced

“If treatment occurs too soon, it may not fully eliminate the mites, allowing them to rebound before the season ends. […] Similar to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, mites that survive mistimed or improperly applied treatments become more resistant to future applications.”

6. Uganda community group restores shea groves and livelihoods

“As part of a larger effort to restore Uganda’s shea parklands, the cooperative has successfully rehabilitated more than 500 hectares (1,240 acres) of degraded land, integrating shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa) and other native species with maize and sunflower crops.”

7. Senate Renews Commitment to the Great Lakes

“The [Act] represents the most significant federal investment in the health of the Great Lakes, addressing critical challenges such as pollution, invasive species, and habitat restoration. The Great Lakes […] hold 20 percent of the world’s surface freshwater[….]”

8. Earth Gets Its Largest Protected Tropical Forest Reserve

“The Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor will […] protect 108,000 square kilometres of primary forest and support 60 million people who depend on the forest for food, energy and jobs. […] Through this approach, the DRC is empowering local communities to protect the forest while fostering economic growth.”

9. Australia’s Rarest Bird of Prey Spotted in Central Australia After 30 Years

“Dr. Henderson’s finding is an encouraging sign of the health of the sanctuary’s ecosystems as well as the bird’s continued migration into new areas. This bird’s presence in the sanctuary is particularly significant as it is the first confirmed sighting in the region since the mid-1990s.”

10. Australian company wins contract to design “hydrogen ready” high speed ferry

“The ferry, the Horizon X, will have capacity for 1,650 passengers and 450 cars, and will be able to travel at a speed of up to 35 knots. […] The ship will also have a specially-designed propulsion system arrangement that repurposes exhaust from the engine to help propel the vessel, in theory reducing its emissions.”

February 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[probablyasocialecologist]

Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store one million tonnes of CO2 annually, according to a new study. A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds modelled the potential impact that wolves could have in four areas classified as Scottish Wild Land, where the eating of tree saplings by growing red deer populations is suppressing natural regeneration of trees and woodland. They used a predator–prey model to estimate that a reintroduction of wolves to areas in the Cairngorms, South-west Highlands, Central Highlands and North-west Highlands would lead to a total population of around 167 wolves – enough to reduce red deer populations to a level that would allow trees to regenerate naturally. Control of red deer by wolves could lead to an expansion of native woodland that would take up - or sequester - one million tonnes of CO2 each year - equivalent to approximately 5% of the carbon removal target for UK woodlands that has been suggested by the UK’s Climate Change Committee as being necessary to reach net-zero by 2050.

[...]

Wolves were eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago, leaving red deer with no natural predators and allowing their populations to grow across the country. Despite ongoing management, red deer numbers in Scotland have significantly increased over the last century, with the latest estimates thought to be as high as 400,000. Lack of natural tree regeneration has contributed to the long-term decline and loss of native woodland. Scotland today has one of the lowest levels of native woodland in Europe, with only 4% of country covered. The natural regeneration of trees is largely restricted to areas where deer are excluded by fencing. More intensive deer management in some locations has been shown to help tree regeneration, with an increasing number of seedlings when red deer numbers were reduced to fewer than four per km2.

17 February 2025

[barksenji]

Hi, welcome to wasp indoctrination. You're going to be indoctrinated.

I was fighting with people about wasps in a YouTube comment section and thought I'd share some interesting information here as well:

Wasps are incredible pest controllers! Over 30,000 species of solitary and social wasps hunt a wide range of invertebrates, including bugs, spiders, roaches, and flies. They are likely as effective at regulating the populations of these organisms as other top predators like insectivorous birds, mammals, and amphibians. Additionally, their short lives and rapid reproduction allow them to closely match fluctuations in prey populations.

The chemicals we use to keep our crops free of insect pests are harmful to wildlife and ecosystems. Although pesticides are designed to target specific insect species, research reveals the non-lethal effects these chemicals have on non-target insects. We need to explore more sustainable approaches to agriculture.

This is where wasps come in! Using natural predators, like predatory wasps, is a viable solution. Wasps are also pollinators. Although they hunt prey to feed their growing offspring, adult wasps are herbivores, similar to bees, and visit flowers for sugar. For much of the year, adult social wasps are fed by their larvae, which provide them with a nutritious sugar solution in return for the meat they are given. Social wasps visit flowers mainly in spring and late summer when larvae numbers are low, while solitary wasps can be seen on flowers throughout the year since they do not benefit from larval nutrition.

Some plants are entirely dependent on wasps for pollination; scientists have identified 164 plant species across six families, most of which are orchids that have evolved to mimic female wasp pheromones, if I'm not wrong, some even resembling the back end of a female wasp!

If you think wasps are evil because they sting, it might be due to the CO2 from your breath, which makes them aggressive. CO2 acts as a natural alarm signal at their nest. Holding your breath for 10, 30, or even 50 seconds (good luck lmao) can make them less likely to detect your presence, resulting in bees and wasps leaving you alone.

Lastly, not all wasps are the same. Different species exhibit different behaviors and levels of aggression. For example, Mud dauber wasps, found throughout North America, are known to be the least aggressive. They rarely sting and are not protective over their nests, preferring to nest in areas with access to mud, such as underneath bridges, under eaves, or in attics.

Anyways, I hope you love wasps now. I'm totally not an undercover wasp writing this.

[newnlovesjennie]

the strawhats, what song i associate with them, and why pt.1

pt 1 includes usopp and sanji!

usopp

the archer by taylor swift

obvious connotations of him being a sniper and the song being titled “the archer” aside,

the song is about insecurities and anxieties, specifically with relationships with others, which i feel encapsulates a lot of usopps struggles

“i’ve been the archer/i’ve been the prey/who could ever leave me, darling/but who could stay?”

usopp loves putting on a fake bravado on being the ultimate sniper leader of 2000 men etc but in reality its all a front, for someone from a relatively civilian background (as opposed to luffy, sanji, zoro, etc) it can be jarring to have to constantly juggle from being both the archer and the prey

“i cut off my nose just to spite my face/and i hate my reflection for years and years”

its my personal hc that all the long nose jokes actually do affect usopp a lot, and i doubt his insecurities about his personality stop there, he’s probably very insecure about his looks as well

“i wake in the night/i pace like a ghost/the room is on fire/invisible smoke”

love this lyric SO much especially in tandem to usopp, “the room is on fire invisible smoke” kinda has two meanings— im sure as the anxious individual he is usopp constantly has panic attacks where it feels like everything is on fire but only to him, it feels invisible to everyone else, but i also like it because of the specific connotations of “invisible smoke”, as the reason why smoke detectors are so important is because co2 is the biggest silent killer, and is “invisible” in a sense. when merry was still alive in water seven while everyone else was trying to destroy it, it felt like usopp was screaming into the void as he was the only one who could see her soul, the invisible consequence that the rest of the strawhats just couldn’t see, except for usopp

sanji

my love all mine by mitski

for someone as full of love as sanji its inevitable for him to be associated with this song

“nothing in the world belongs to me/but my love, mine all mine”

sanji is someone who wears his heart on his sleeve and just gives and gives until he has no more, because in a world where his siblings are genetically engineered to be better and stronger than him in every way, his love is all he has left to offer. his sensitivity and capability to love is a strength of his, despite what his father or others may think

“my baby here on earth/showed me what my heart was worth/so when it comes to be my turn/could you shine it down here for her?”

sanji is incredibly self sacrificing (as shown by the entirety of whole cake island) and won’t hesitate to give himself in exchange for another. the whole line just screams whole cake island, as luffy brought sanji out of his doubts and to the sea to fulfill his dream and was there for sanji whenever he felt worthless, so in exchange sanji feels as if he has an irreparable debt and need to repay it

[felidform]

came for the picrew info but now i REALLY wanna know ur oc world lore. what r the clans what r the folklores......

oh boy I'm still working on it (very slow at developing my ocs because my process is literally "wait until something cool spawns into my brain on its own") aaand I tend to focus more on the characters than the world but

I have two different warriors oc universes, H&S (heart and soul) and CO2 (cat ocs 2), they both take place in breezeclan + stormclan + mistclan which are set in the united states midwest. despite these two universes having the same setting they don't exist in the same universe, I just like reusing this setting (I also sometimes reuse characters from H&S and put them in CO2)

H&S has yarrowflame and juniperfang as protagonists, CO2 has smolderheart as its protagonist

this info about the clans is focused on how they are in CO2 because it's what I've been developing more recently and they're more fleshed out in it, but you can more or less apply MOST of this to H&S too:

breezeclan and stormclan have had a strong alliance that is slowly blending their territories together for about 8 years, cats are allowed to cross freely between breeze and storm territory and they regularly trade and share prey. mistclan isn't a part of it, they like being left alone and want to keep their territory to themselves but would also like to remain peaceful.

all three clans have HUGE respect for bobcats (called "lynxes" because it sounds cooler) and mountain lions (very rarely seen, called "lions" or sometimes "great cats"). they admire their independence (an idea that will be explored a lot in CO2's plot is the clans romanticizing the idea of self reliance despite their hugely social nature.)

during CO2's story smolderheart will also be discovering a cave lion fossil which will really shake things up. brand new great cat just dropped and it's REALLY large and ANCIENT!

individual clan info:

breezeclan: - very large, large enough that cats that aren't in important positions aren't expected to know the names of everyone - territory is an even mix of forest, woodland, and prairie - breezeclan cats are commonly warm and friendly individuals - they were the first clan to figure out gardening and much of their clan identity is focused on their gardens. their territory boasts lots of colourful plants and wildflowers. - plants are raised for medicinal purposes primarily, but are also used as bait for prey animals, and as extra flavour for meals - gardeners and medics are separate roles, and both are eligible to become leader just like warriors are - warriors are separated into three semi-unofficial specializations: hunters, fighters, and denkeepers - recent years have been so peaceful that there has been little need for border patrols, and so a relatively new role was created to allow more cats to focus on other activities while still keeping an eye on everything happening on the territory: seekers (short for "seeker of knowledge") - seekers are not mentored for their role, this is intended as a challenge to learn how to find information yourself rather than it being handed to you. (this doesn't mean you can't ask anyone for help, it just means you need to come up with the questions to ask yourself). they spend a large portion of their day outside of camp, looking for Things that the rest of the clan might like to know about and keeping an eye on what's happening outside camp constantly. breezeclan only has 1-3 seekers at a time because 1. you have to be hand selected for the role by the leader 2. not many cats want to be out and about constantly, it gets lonely!

stormclan: - medium sized, more like canon warriors clans are population wise - territory is almost entirely forest. it contains lots of limestone and their camp takes full advantage of this fact, it's very protective - stereotypically stoic, strong, and proud cats - they don't have as many different roles as breezeclan (they're pretty much same roles as canon warriors) but have started to experiment with the idea, particularly they are starting to phase out border patrols and discussing the idea of implementing a seeker role - they've also started to pick up gardening since they allied with breezeclan

mistclan: - small clan! there's like maybe 12 guys here - woodland and wetlands/marshes territory, generally lots more open area than the other two clans have - they have a rough history with the other two clans that I haven't fleshed out very much yet but it pretty much boils down to, a big past war with stormclan that breezeclan chose to support stormclan through. it's been peaceful for a very long time now but it permanently altered the clans' ideas of each other - a little underdeveloped unfortunately I've been focusing on the other two a lot..

there's also a small group of strays (loners) that live near a lake that's just outside clan territories, they contrast how strongly social the clans are. for example, among stray cats it's uncommon for cats to have a dedicated mate (and kittens usually have just one parent), while in the clans the norm is to have a dedicated mate and for kittens to have more than one parent. (another piece of the theme of self reliance vs reliance on others in CO2)

[drstonetrivia]

Chapter 4 Trivia

Tsukasa's stone-cold goals are revealed.

Tsukasa's still got some lion blood on his hand from the punch he delivered in the last chapter.

Because lions have to be stronger than their prey, they're full of muscle and don't have a lot of fat, making their meat tough. Because of the lack of connective tissue and fat to soften the meat through traditional methods, the best way to do it is slowly over a low temperature which prevents the meat overcooking while allowing the connective tissue to break down and soften. Recommendations for cooking lion meat say 57°C over 24 hours. After that, it apparently tastes like pork, but richer.

(I couldn't find any sources on the meat smelling or tasting like ammonia, I'm forced to assume it's a side effect of their territory-marking urine?)

Normally it takes 6-8 weeks to make leather out of skin, but here Tsukasa is wearing it immediately and probably even before the body's become cold, judging by Taiju carrying Yuzuriha's statue to the base in the next panel. This is absolutely disgusting. Don't do this please.

Here we have proof Senku switches out his pouches based on what he needs. What's actually in them is anyone's guess though!

Smoking food works for several reasons. It dries the food (preventing fungal/bacterial growth), the smoke keeps insects away during the process, and the smoke itself imparts preservative and antimicrobial compounds such as the aldehydes Senku mentions. (Too much is toxic though!)

Interesting little habit you have there, Senku...

According to Senku, Tsukasa's skin is extremely pale. I'm not sure if this means he's got Snow White's complexion, or if Senku and Taiju are by comparison very tanned from working outside all day.

Tsukasa may have deemed himself the fighter, but he's no meathead! Based off his thoughtful comments, it looks like Tsukasa is quite scientifically knowledgeable himself, just not as much as Senku.

Adding lime (calcium carbonate) to soil reduces its acidity. Most plants prefer a pH of 6-7.5, which is neutral to slightly acidic. Obviously adding lime to already alkaline soil will make it even more alkaline, so you should test your soil first. Some plants like the acidity!

Heating lime to over 900°C releases CO2 and forms calcium oxide. Adding water and sand to it creates mortar, a substance that hardens by absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere and turning it back into calcium carbonate.

Fun fact: you can use the carbon in mortar for carbon dating!

To make soap, you need a fat (vegetable oil, bacon grease) and a base (lye, wood ash, lime). The goal is to saponify the fat. In modern soaps, calcium carbonate is added to bulk up the product and act as a mild abrasive.

Taiju is a very good friend for Senku because he obviously pays good attention and has a good memory. That is all.

He's just not that great for subtlety or negotiations...

Legally, "disfigurement" means to cause permanent change in a person's body, particularly by leaving visible scars which affect a person's appearance. We don't see any of that on Tsukasa, so did they heal? Was he fighting with broken fingers pre-petrification? What happened?

Freshly broken stone parts are colored in white. Does this mean as long as the stone is still white/unblemished, the pieces can be recombined?

Haha yeah it would be a shame if an evil dictator was woken up...

I still don't understand why Tsukasa skinned the lion where it dropped instead of bringing it back with them if they were going to eat the meat anyway...

[my-life-fm]

[cerealandchoccymilk]

Trigun Bookclub: Trigun Vol.1, Chapter #06

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I’m doing a deep-read of the Japanese original print (reread) and Overhaul 1.0 (first read) side-by-side, and writing down everything I notice from small details, version differences, translation differences, etc.

Here are the non-analysis meow meow panels (only 2 today, sorry 😔)

And the rest is under the cut.

[link for if the images aren’t in horizontal rows]

I really love the "train conductor/bus driver/etc puts themself in danger to protect the passengers" trope- NOOOOOOOOOO COOL CONDUCTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Small correction: These first onomatopoea are actually...flesh sounds...... And I wasn't really thinking about corrections for this one, more just for nuance, but Neon says something like "it's unfortunate, but..." in this line.

A small difference here: in my version it's actually CO2, not oxygen that's being supplied to the Heat Plant. However, considering that O2 is a fuel for combustion and CO2 is a byproduct, it may be an error on Nightow's part.

This is one of the first indications of who Kaito actually is. He knows all of this off the top of his head, which catches the Captain by surprise.

It also provides information about Plants. This could either mean that all Plants require some kind of fuel, or that the Plants can utilize those resources in some other way to help the Sandsteamer.

Get graphited idiot.

We also get to see more of Kaito's attachment to this Sandsteamer.

Here, the original line is more like "Why would Brilliant Dynamites Neon have to listen to you when this treasure—the prey I've been hunting—is right in front of me!?"

This is where I notice that Neon has a sort of obsession with "beauty," not just in the regular sense but also in his own way. He obviously values visuals—his over-the-top fashion and desire to go out with a bang—but to him, it's also a question of dignity. (this will be on the exam yall)

Even the gang member is getting worried about what Neon might do to Kaito... And here's where we find out why Kaito knows so much and wants to protect the Sandsteamer!

Notes on the original phrasing of this line, since I saw a few posts comparing the Dark Horse and Overhaul versions.

The Japanese line is「パッと散りな　小僧」 パッ(pa') is an onomatopoea for "pop," "poof," or a release (e.g. letting go of an object). 散る(chiru, used here in command form) means "scatter," most commonly associated with falling cherry blossom petals. From that, it's also a euphemism for dying. i can go on for another paragraph on the association of cherry blossoms with Japanese views on life/death but you can figure that out. or google it idk

I think this line is another excellent representation of Neon's values on beauty and death.

I love this page so much!! The flow comes to a complete stop, and the tension that has been building throughout the last few pages is at its peak here. The composition is also excellent. The art is symmetrical, and Neon's giant outfit follows the lines leading from the bottom corners of the page up to Vash's gun, where they intersect right in the middle. I JUST LOVE THESE KINDS OF COMPOSITIONS SO MUCH.....

can't remember why i wrote "sike" there

It took a while to figure out what happened here, but I think Vash either sensed danger or actually dodged a bullet, and chose to jump back out. Love the way he's firmly holding Kaito's overalls while Kaito doesn't understand anything that's going on lol

The silly goofies... theyre screaming crying shitting themselves out there....

It's a bit hard to see, but Kaito is screaming "AAAHHH PULL ME UPPP" in the middle panel.

This exchange after the two get to safety is also so silly... There's a missing "whrrrr drill drill" SFX for Vash's drill hand (?). I saw a photo of the Dark Horse version which was missing it in the same way, with the leftover ン on Vash's cheek.

I forgot to highlight it, but this note pertains to Vash's second speech bubble about death and destruction. The Japanese version of the line is something like "I swear!! I have at least 2 digits' worth of death-gods(死神) or poverty-gods(貧乏神) haunting me!!" Death-gods/shinigami are already well-known in the West so I won't explain that here. The second one, poverty-god/binbōgami, is a similar kind of thing, except it brings poverty to whoever it clings onto (instead of death). Fun fact: Binbōgami are said to like yakimiso (grilled miso paste).

VASH'S SOUPY BRAIN!!! The mystery has been solved!!!

But first, in order... Vash's first line is more like "We can't be worrying about all this right now." It could keep the original phrasing, but the main idea is to change "me" to "us."

The next (most important) line is actually "We gotta save brainpower [for the matter at hand]." The confusion lies in the word 脳みそ, which literally translates to "brain miso," but is actually the word for brain tissue, and thus brainpower. It has nothing to do with miso soup! The origin I wrote in the middle-left of the image is...dubious.... I told my mom about this just now, and she mentioned that it might be called that because みそ(miso) also means the center or key aspect of something. Weblio also says it signifies innards (like from crab or shrimp), similar to what I wrote in the annotation at first. I'll fix it in the document later

Also, I would phrase the last line as "I mean, we're gonna stop this ship, right!?"

Kaito's skills are actually insane. What do you mean you just copied the entire blueprint... Mistranslation: The respect is directed towards his dad, so it should be "You must really look up to your dad."

I didn't know his name was spelled Kaite in this version. My Japanese version copy has that bottom part in a regular speech bubble, and with the font for the boxes. It's most likely just a version-exclusive error. He also says that his dad "found" the ship, but I'm not sure if that's another error or not since this translation makes more sense.

This line is phrased more like "Just for a little bit of cash, I'm now taking advantage of you for a deal with a crook."

I really loved the execution of this scene in the '98 anime. get hammered into the ground boy The final line is from Kaito, not Vash, and should be "...Yeah!!"

And that’s it for Chapter #06! Sorry for the wait, I couldn't work on this as much as I'd liked because of the smoke and rainstorm, combined with weekend responsibilities. Feeling better now though 💪 As always, the Japanese annotations are in the reblogs.

~~~

Bonus: reactions to the soupy-brained Vash post

[politikwatch]

#Ampel #Regierung will jetzt #CO2-#Peris deutlich #anheben ❗

[ambyandony]

Naramis Week 2023 (Day x)

@naramisweek

so sorry didnt get the chance to post earlier

so this is my take on the prompt.. i saw 'together|apart' and i waws like FUSION ARC FUSION ARC FUSION ARC

So this is the fusion of Mista and Narancia, dubbed Mistancia. He/him, aged at around 17.5, about 5'7.5" tall give or take, and user of the Stand 「Bird Of Prey」, which is functionally essentially a homing missile that, instead of heat-seeking, tracks CO2 emission. It's more 'rocket launcher' oriented than revolver-oriented. The 'gun' he's holding there is actually a part of that big launcher on his back there.

it's a bit overkill but thats half the fun. "what are you gonna do, shoot me?" "WORSE."

and heres the limbancia version plus some bonus mistancia x limbo interaction stuff. i was gonna also draw limbos fusions with the boys plus the triple fusion of all three but i didn't get around to it so for now I have this:

Mimbo, the fusion of Limbo and Mista, and their Stand 「Mighty Wings」, which, combining 「Cloud Nine」's signal disruption and 「Sex Pistols」' trajectory alteration, has the ability to redirect signals. I'm not sure where Mimbo got the tits. they don't know either but their hair is literally perfect

I don't have an image of Nimbo, the fusion of Narancia and Limbo, yet, and I don't want to show my friends pic of them without their go-ahead, so for now I'll just describe them:

Nimbo (also called 'Nimbus') Narancia + Limbo, they/them, 17 years old, approximately 5'4.'5", Stand is 「Hard On The Knees」 (also considered 「Fly Away」) and I'm not completely sure what it does but it probably has some limited control over CO2 rather than just detecting it..

Finally, the triple fusion (Minarimbo? Limarista? Mistarimbo?) has 「Free Bird」. He/they, about 17.5, ~5'7, I don't know what the Stand does.

[pokemonshelterstories]

When I saw your post about feeding your Roaring Moon Pawmo, I started to wonder where you source them from? I know that some cultures see the eating of other Pokémon as taboo, but...our meat has to come from somewhere, right?

i buy remus's pawmo from a whole-prey supplier that raises the pawmi and pikachu line from eggs, euthanizes them with CO2, and then freezes them for transport/storage.

as for the pokemon i eat, i try to buy from local farms as much as possible; when i can't, i try to research the farms slaughterhouses i buy from so i can see how their livestock are raised.

[katiestory]

3. Pain and Heat

Part 3 of my notes on An Immense World by Ed Yong, drawing from chapters 4 and 5 so you can design more biologically accurate speculative beasts.

“In which conditions and from which stimuli is it an advantage to have [pain/nocioception], experience it, and display it?”

Nocioception and Pain

What is it?

Nocioception is a built-in reaction to unpleasant stimuli like heat, pressure, acid, toxins, and inflammation/injury signals. It occurs without input the brain.

Pain is the psychological experience of unpleasantness that occurs in the brain, perhaps allowing the animal to learn to avoid the nociceptor trigger.

How is used in nature?

To send an alert to avoid and move away from danger.

If the alert is not helpful for the animal to know about (i.e. the stimulus is not harmful to them, or not actionable) they likely will not feel it. Examples:

Animals like mole rats that live in high carbon dioxide environments are not sensitive to acids (CO2 acidifies mucous membranes)

Mice that eat scorpions experience their toxic sting as a painkiller

Animals only experience temperature-related “pain” when it is dangerous to them. So penguins that are adapted to live at freezing temperatures don’t feel unpleasantly “cold” until it’s actually harming their bodies.

What does it look like?

Nocioception often presents as an unconscious flinch, i.e. pulling your hand away from a hot pan.

Outwardly, pain often looks like rubbing, cradling, licking, grooming the area; heavy breathing, lack of appetite, rocking motion.

What is the experience like?

There are likely many different experiences of nocioception/pain for different organisms, just as there are many different ways to sense light.

One example: If an animal can reach its whole body, it probably has localized “pain” and can identify where the stimulus came from, so they can groom or otherwise attend to the injury.

But in squids and [perhaps other animals] where threat can come from any direction and they can’t reach much of their body, pain is felt across the whole body, not in the location of injury.

Heat

What is it?

Animals have TRP channels that are tuned to different temperatures. So there are different sensors that alert for extreme heat, extreme cold, mild heat, mild cold. Capsaicin and menthol happen to set off these sensors even though they aren’t actually “hot” or “cold”.

How is it used in nature?

To alert an animal that it needs to react to remain in its thermal “habitable zone”. i.e. With heat sensors on their antennae, flies have stereo heat detection and will swerve around to stay in a certain heat range.

To locate sources of heat important for their lifecycle from many miles away (i.e. fire-chasing beetles).

For a parasite to locate a specific host or a good site to feed – since warm-blooded animals all have their own very specific body temperature, a parasite can be tuned to detect that exact temperature.

As infrared sensors that enhance “vision”. Heat pits have an eye-like structure and may be merged into visual information in the brain. Snakes will position themselves to hunt against a backdrop where there will be a strong temperature contrast between the prey and the ground or sky.

What does it look like?

Skin, antennae, heat pits in snakes, and a dog’s cold/wet nose may all work as heat or infrared sensors. Infrared sensors are often insulated and kept at lower than body temperature so they can better distinguish changes in temperature.

What is the experience like?

Cold, heat, and pain if the temperature is outside the animal’s normal/safe living conditions.

Possibly like “blurry vision”, or as a vision enhancer in animals that have more standard light receptive eyes, i.e. allowing a snake to see heat through barriers like foliage.

As a strong directional attractant, like a beacon.

See the heat pits running along the top lip of this snake.

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Wo bleibt das Klimageld?

Damit es nicht bald so aussieht

... wollte die vor 2 Jahren angetretene Ampelregierung etwas gegen den Klimawandel tun. Für die Mehrkosten von Klimamaßnahmen sollten die Menschen durch ein Klimageld entschädigt werden. So steht es im Koalitionsvertrag.

Nachdem die Ampel nun 12 Milliarden zusätzlich in den Bundeswehretat verschoben hat - das macht eher einen olivgrünen Eindruck -  und noch weitere 100 Milliarden direkt der Rüstungsindustrie versprochen hat, klafft nun ein großes Loch im Etat der Bundesregierung.

Keiner redet mehr über das Klimageld

Doch, die Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv) wies vor 2 Tagen darauf hin, dass z.B. die Einnahmen durch die CO2-Bepreisung - das sind bisher 11,4 Milliarden Euro, die der Bund eingenommen hat - irgendwie an die Verbraucher zurückgezahlt wrden sollten. Ramona Pop, Vorstandsmitglied des vzbv erklärte dazu:

  "Der CO2-Preis schafft einen Anreiz für klimaverträgliches Verhalten ... Die Einnahmen aus dem CO2-Preis muss die Bundesregierung aber über ein Klimageld an alle Verbraucher:innen zurückerstatten. Sonst ist die CO2-Abgabe neben den hohen Energiepreisen eine zusätzliche finanzielle Belastung für die Menschen."

Der vzbv errechnete dazu, dass sich nach den Einnahmen bei 82 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland eine Auszahlungssumme von 139 Euro pro Person ergibt. Angemessener wäre sicher ein Rückzahlung entsprechend des Einkommens, allerdings würde das wieder einen hohen bürokratischen Aufwand erfordern. Das pauschale Auszahlen an "alle" wurde dagegen bereits in der Corona-Krise mehr oder weniger gut geübt.

Wenn die Ampel jetzt das Klimageld "vergisst", würde die CO2-Abgabe als zusätzliche Steuer empfunden und die Akzeptanz der letzten kläglichen Reste ihrer Klimapolitik endgültig zerstören.

Mehr dazu bei https://www.telepolis.de/features/Klimageld-Warum-die-Verbraucherzentrale-139-Euro-pro-Person-fordert-9581286.html

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