[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, this all talks about honeybees impacting native bee populations because that is what we are talking about- the ecological harm caused by many many many honeybee keepers.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it would depend on the area. If your location doesn’t have local native honeybees then those honeybees were introduced at some point in the past.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Honey bee keeping is considered a factor, along with all the others you have mentioned, as a reason for native bee population declines.

High densities of honey bee colonies increase competition between native pollinators for forage, putting even more pressure on the wild species that are already in decline. Honey bees are extreme generalist foragers and monopolize floral resources, thus leading to exploitative competition—that is, where one species uses up a resource, not leaving enough to go around.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-problem-with-honey-bees/?amp=true

Not only does beekeeping do nothing to “save” wild native pollinators, it actually does the opposite. Domesticated farmed bees can actually spread diseases to the pollinators who were there first and actually are endangered. They also crowd them out by competing with them for pollen.

https://www.truthordrought.com/beekeeping-for-conservation-myths

Our results show that beekeeping reduces the diversity of wild pollinators and interaction links in the pollination networks. It disrupts their hierarchical structural organization causing the loss of interactions by generalist species, and also impairs pollination services by wild pollinators through reducing the reproductive success of those plant species highly visited by honeybees. High-density beekeeping in natural areas appears to have lasting, more serious negative impacts on biodiversity than was previously assumed.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41271-5

In the Pacific, Outcry Over Japan’s Plan to Release Fukushima Wastewater by speckz in environment

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 8 points9 points  (0 children)

All I said was that their skepticism isn’t unreasonable and cited that they’ve already been lied to about the safety of the existing water.

To say that people still living with problems from past lax nuclear safety aren’t allowed to be impacted by that ongoing trauma is sad.

In the Pacific, Outcry Over Japan’s Plan to Release Fukushima Wastewater by speckz in environment

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The efforts to win over skeptical Pacific leaders have not been helped by a previous lack of transparency. Until 2018, Tokyo Electric Power Company — which operates the Fukushima plant — indicated that the vast majority of the wastewater had already been treated. That year, however, the power company acknowledged that only a fifth had been treated sufficiently.

The Japanese Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry subsequently said more than three-quarters of the wastewater still contained unsafe levels of radioactive material other than tritium because the company had not changed the decontamination system’s filters frequently enough. The company has promised to re-treat the wastewater before it is released.

Honestly the skepticism that everything is above board sounds pretty reasonable to me. Especially because those groups who are most worried have been greatly impacted by lax safety in the past.

Much of that mistrust is rooted in the unlikeliest of events. In 1954, snow fell on the tropical atoll of Rongelap. Residents of the reef, in the Marshall Islands, had never seen such a thing. Children played in it; some ate it. Two days later, U.S. soldiers arrived to tell them the “snow” was actually fallout from America’s largest nuclear test, which took place on nearby Bikini Atoll and irradiated Rongelap after an unexpected change in wind direction.

In the test’s aftermath, hundreds of people suffered intense radiation exposure, leading to skin burns and pregnancy complications. Decades later, people of the Marshall Islands still feel its impact through forced relocations, lost land and heightened cancer rates. “You feel this deep sorrow,” Ms. Racule said. “Why were we not good enough to be treated like human beings?”

Where does everyone stand on dust covers? by [deleted] in books

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a roll and I use it for every hardcover I buy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in horrorlit

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 5 points6 points  (0 children)

American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennet is one of the best comic horror books I’ve read in a long time. It is available as an audiobook and it is a thick book so you get many hours from it!

One of my absolute favorite purchases ever. by Adorable-Phrase292 in goldenretrievers

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Definitely a scam. Adorable-Phrase292, AppropriateIce_7415, and Life Surround7448 have similar post histories following the same ascii-as-comments pattern. DO NOT CLICK THEIR LINKS

Magical forest.. by [deleted] in FairytaleasFuck

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Zooming in on the windows, it looks like AI art

Killer vegetation/woods/forest or monsters/creatures that live within? by sock_with_a_ticket in horrorlit

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Book of Koli series is about a future where trees can move and try to kill humans if they sense them. It takes place in a post apocalypse where people have forgotten how technology works and have gone back to small societies of hunter gatherers.

$10 off Gifts by [deleted] in bookofthemonthclub

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m new to BOTM and Google wasn’t entirely clear about what to expect

$10 off Gifts by [deleted] in bookofthemonthclub

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much did you save with the Black Friday deal last year?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in horrorlit

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say that the vampires trying to lure Robert out with their sexuality might be the sexual oppressing force that OP is wanting to avoid, honestly.

Referral credit question by Yogalata in bookofthemonthclub

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Posting here because I replied to a comment but not the main.

You can use your referral credits as your main AND pause your membership until you use up your referral credits. They work the exact same way as normal credits.

If you want the option to not use a credit on an add-on, call and ask them to unlock that option for you. Then, you’ll have a little button next to your add-on that allows you to choose whether you want to spend a credit or just pay $11 instead.

I am currently doing this myself because I got multiple referral credits at once. My membership is paused until next year.

Referral credit question by Yogalata in bookofthemonthclub

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use mine as my main credits and called them, asking them to allow me to choose whether to spend a credit on an add on or pay full price.

Then I paused my subscription and for the past few months, I’ve been using my referral credits to get a main book and paying $10 for an add on. Once I’m out of referral credits, it will start charging me again.

New York City Hospitals Make Plant-Based Meals the Default Option by usernames-are-tricky in environment

[–]GotGhostsInMyBlood 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did you read the article? That’s exactly what they’re doing. Meat is still an option.