At skogen puster inn CO2 er noe man lærer på barneskolen. At man kan gjødsle skogen for å høste en enda større klimagevinst, er noe stadig flere er i ferd med å bli klar over.
Enda et eksempel på grønnvasking/avlat fra et norsk selskap som har basert sin virksomhet på å ødelegge. I tidens ånd tilbyr de selvfølgelig også løsninger for å fikse klimaet. Norges billigste klimatiltak er i følge Hydro å gjødsle skogene.
“Den positive klimaeffekten er enorm. Tro det eller ei, men skoggjødsling har de siste tre årene bidratt til å binde CO2 tilsvarende utslipp fra 31.500 biler hvert år “
Hvordan dette påvirker skogen som et økosystem, de langsiktige effektene på jordsmonnet i skogen, grunnvannet og elvene nevnes ikke. Heller ikke hvor gjødselen er produsert eller konsekvensene av dette, men Hydro lover i hvert fall å bidra på sin måte med å selge gjødselen.
Etter hvert som klimakrisen eskalerer blir løsningene stadig mer desperate. Industrien tjener på dette og vet å posisjonere seg slik at de kan tjene dobbelt. Tiltak som dette setter miljø opp mot klima med akkurat det samme kortsiktige, antroposentriske tankesettet som fikk oss opp i denne krisen. De som har bidratt mest til å få oss opp i denne krisa er ikke de som har løsningene.
Along with its recent name change from Statoil to Equinor the oil company also releases a complete rebranding strategy. In this video, posted today, we learn that "photosyntesis is not just something you learned about in school, its actually part of the climate solution” and that “In Equinor we tackle the climate challenge in many different ways”.
Some of the ways Equinor wants to help is extending their drilling further north in the Barents Sea as the ice diminishes, deepwater drilling projects in the Great Australian Bight, by investing billions in oil sand in Athabasca and by announcing plans to drill 3000 new wells in the next decade, the same amount of wells that they have been drilling in total since the startup 50 years ago.
The name change and the sustainable rebranding is a a classic attempt at greenwashing and a false signal to the public saying that they care, when in reality extending their old business model - destroying nature, causing climate breakdown and shitting on future generations.
More on the greenwashing of Equinor (in norwegian):
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Equinor etterlyser god og kritisk journalistikk om olje. Det bør de få mer av
After we finished in the palace, we headed back out of the castle. Finding ourselves in the same courtyard, with all the spoilers of our ill-gotten gains from inside. Taking a short rest to recover what energies we needed, we realized this would be a good spot to honor the Jester's final request. We buried him there, in the courtyard of the palace he had served, the palace in which he had died. Lenna did a quick dedication of some sort, and we were able to set up a gravestone for him as well. Now that we're done, we should report back to Marsque. Of course, some of us are interested in tracking down those ghouls and dealing with them, while others only wish to continue on. Enough of us are interested in finding them we decided to go ahead and focus on that and see if there's anything else we can get from the city as well.
Following our previous path back, we got detoured because of a building that had collapsed. Our detour meant that we found an old market and were able to get ahold of another forty-two gold pieces, as well as a large, rusted iron key. There was a small rune etched into one end, though none of us could tell what it meant. As we continued on, a terrible, haunting scream echoed out across the area. I don't know why, but I went to flee. Charra reacted quickly enough to grab my ankle and prevent me from flying off, and eventually I calmed enough to drop to the ground beside her. She and I were able to tell it was otherworldly in nature, likely originating from the ethereal plane. We continued on, Ai scouting ahead and Balasar watching our rear.
Eventually, we found a large, three story building. It had a balcony on the second floor, and inside the second floor was a red light, flickering like a lantern. Ai skuttled up to the third floor, while Ikki and I flew high enough to see through into the second floor. Ikki ended up sending her familiar through and let me know what she saw. From that, I sent a Message to both Charra and Ai. Taras took a look inside, seeing only the ruins of an old brothel. Ikki was about to use Minor Illusion to show us what she'd seen, a trio of banshee. Knowing what we were about to encounter, Taras cast Deafness on Charra while Ai was able to make the rest of us earplugs. Before that happened, Ai was able to tell us they have a number of elemental resistances, and immunity to others. Lenna also Blessed Charra, Ikki, Balasar, and Myself. Once that was done, Ikki dropped Silence into the room even as Charra charged in.
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After we finished the banshee off, we took a chance to look around. The red light was a Lantern of Revealing, and we were able to also get four vials of ectoplasm. There was a large, innate bureau in one corner that matched the key. I took the time to check for traps first and was able to dismantle it to gain one vial of the poison Courtesan's Pride. We found an ornate corset in the bureau as well, which I was able to Identify as the Night Lady's Corset
Courtesan's Pride: a creature subjected to this poison must have the constitution to shrug this off immediately, or they become poisoned for three hours. Their charisma and intelligence are affected for the duration, and they become very susceptible to suggestion.
Night Lady's Corset: magical leather armor, and when it is left uncovered creatures who would find the wearer attractive are more susceptible to advances. They also are at a disadvantage to realize they are being charmed.
We eventually made it back to the rats and spoke with Agent 52 once again. They fetched Marsque, to whom we reported our events in the palace. He inquired about the pure iron, which we admitted to finding three bars of. We offered them one, as well as most of the hardwood we'd gotten from the bedframe. We also offered to see what materials we might be able to bring down from the surface.
The Green Ears also each receives a ring from Marsque. While the ones the Night Shift were given will emit pheromones that will get them help, ours won't. It will at least let the other rats know we are allies, not enemies. We also got two more twisted rat tails, and a map. The map will lead us to the Undersea. Between that, and being able to use the water hole and a code phrase? It'll take us a half a day's walk to reach the Undersea. Knowing that we would need a boat to traverse the Undersea and wanting to give Charra a chance to make the chainmail bag of holding she'd been planning, we decided to surface.
After speaking with Ox, we had over fifteen hundred gold pieces from selling the stuff from our raid on the palace. Between that, and the gold that we'd found, we walked away with over 230 in gold apiece. I have, never had this much money in the past. Holy shit. Requisition form wise, we each received five bronze and three silver forms. The party as a whole also was given two electrum forms. We agreed we wanted to spend enough time for Charra to craft, and Balasar to enchant, a chainmail bag of holding. We came up on the 14th and spend the 15-17th crafting. We head back down tomorrow morning. I have a few new spells I can't wait to show off. I also got a few new things from Ox. With my silver forms, I got a set of magical tinker's tools, a third level Arcane Battery, and some Artificer's Goggles. They can cast Detect Magic for an hour a day, which will save me some effort, and can make crafting easier. For my bronze, I picked up a Candle of the Depths, five rumors, the Ox special, two scrolls of Find Familiar, and I'm still trying to figure out the last. I'll decide on that before we head down in the morning.
Our first evening in the guild, we decided to enjoy some of the various alcohol that the party had found over our time in the guild. But, something happened during our drinking. I got hammered early on, and eventually, a drunk Charra turned to me and asked me on a date. I can't really remember what I told her back, other than I accepted. I can't believe I did that! I, fuck. I'm definitely falling for her. But I'm still scared.
After spending the day working on our individual projects, we both cleaned up and headed out for our date. Holy shit, a date. I've never been on one before. With, her, we went out, but it was never obviously as a date. Shortly before we left, Balasar came running up. They'd decided to cash in most of their forms for some gold. Between that, the gold they'd gotten from what we'd sold, and Lenna, they were only two hundred short of being able to outright afford Plate. Charra and I offered to cover whatever selling off their splint mail. Because of how busy they were in the forge, they asked if we could handle making the purchase, which we were happy to do. We also had other items we needed as a party. Mostly adventuring supplies. A pair of ten-foot poles and ten-foot ladders if we need them. Ten more pitons, some grappling hooks. Two sledgehammers and four shovels as well. And, one other thing as well. Took a bit to find someone who would sell it to me, but then also took longer to talk the price down. Anyways, we were able to get those, and also the plate for Balasar. The splint we sold for base price, so between that and what Lenna offered we technically had enough. I added in 30 of my own gold so that Balasar wasn't left with nothing. We went out for dinner after bringing everything back, which was good. And then we went dancing! I am, not a dancer in the least. We mostly just swayed together and tripped over each other's feet. It was so great though. Getting the plate for Balasar made me think of something we could do for Taras as a "We're sorry for being idiots" gift. The second party form could be used to get them some plate as well.
Anyways, between crafting, seeing the Eclipse of Selune with the party, and a second date with Charra today, we had a good time above ground. Charra surprised me for our second date. She'd gotten a pair of flying boots from Ox with one of her forms, so we went flying together. I'd managed to finish the flute that day, so we ended up sitting down and I played for her. The rest of the party agreed on my idea of using the form to get Taras plate armor. So, we'll present that to him before we head down.
