Scientists now say you should eat snakes to 'save the planet' from climate change
For more than a decade, people have been told to eat bugs to combat climate change. The hot new food source to reportedly reduce one's carbon footprint is snakes, according to scientists.
New research advocates for humans to increase consumption of snakes as a food alternative to reduce greenhouse gases.
Research published in Scientific Reports last week noted that "python farming appears to offer tangible benefits for sustainability and food systems resilience."
The authors of the study claim that python farming "can not only complement existing livestock systems, but may offer better returns in terms of production efficiencies."
“This is an alternative livestock system that needs to be taken seriously," said the paper's lead author – Dr. Daniel Natusch. "We’re not necessarily saying everyone should stop eating beef and turn to pythons, but there needs to be a conversation about them having a more prominent place in the agricultural mix."
"Climate change, disease, and diminishing natural resources are all ramping up pressure on conventional livestock and plant crops, with dire effects on many people in low-income countries already suffering acute protein deficiency," said Natusch – an honorary research fellow in Macquarie’s School of Natural Sciences.
Natusch added, "No other livestock species studied to date possesses the same credentials or rates of production as pythons."
The research found that pythons that fasted for up to 4.2 months only lost an average of 0.004% of their body mass per day, but "resumed rapid growth as soon as feeding recommenced."
The researchers argued that since pythons can go months without foo, they offer worthwhile "food security" in a world with "global food insecurity."
The scientists pointed out that pythons on farms most commonly eat wild-caught rodents and "waste protein from agri-food supply chains (e.g., pork, chicken, fish)." The paper added that python farms control rodent populations, which is also beneficial to humans.
“Livestock fed on plant protein sourced from a crop monoculture where a natural habitat once stood… is far less sustainable than capturing rodent pests or using waste protein to feed pythons," Natusch added.
The paper's lead author noted that pythons rapidly grew to "slaughter weight" within their first year. He also stated that pythons produce far fewer greenhouse gases than traditional livestock.
New Scientist pointed out, "A key thing missing from the study’s comparison is the fact that as carnivores, snakes are eating animals that ate plants, whereas other farm animals eat mostly plants. If the total mass of plant material required per kilogram of carcass was compared, snakes might not look nearly so efficient."
Natusch rebutted that pythons on farms are fed rodents and waste meat, so it is not about efficiency since the snakes are consuming unwanted food sources that would generally be unutilized.
Natusch even contends that python farming is more sustainable than many plant-based foods.
"For the vegans out there, in my experience, there would likely be more animals suffering from sowing crops into the soil each year than are killed to feed a python," he declared.
Natusch contends that snake tastes like chicken, explaining, "If prepared well, it’s great."
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If Devious Davos Elites Get Their Way, Your Lifestyle Could Be Tracked, Taxed, And Criminalized
Davos has become a symbol of the eco-elite agenda, where plans threaten personal liberties, economic growth, and individual responsibility.'We die so the 1% can fly': Kardashians and other celebrities' private jets blanket California neighborhood with noxious fumes, residents call for action
Many celebrities are not shy about lecturing others about the dangers of climate change and the life-altering actions everyone needs to take to combat it. However, many celebrities also enjoy the convenience of flying on private jets. In fact, private jet use has skyrocketed so much at one California airport that local residents say their neighborhoods are being blanketed by noxious fumes.
The Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles has become a hotspot for private jet flights to take off and land. The Van Nuys Airport handled 46,140 jet operations in 2016, but that figure spiked to 69,907 flights in 2021 – an average of one take-off or landing every seven minutes, according to the Los Angeles World Airport website.
Van Nuys Airport is a general aviation airport. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines general aviation airports as "public-use airport that does not have scheduled service or has scheduled service with less than 2,500 passenger boardings each year."
All of those flights from the small airport has unleashed concerning air pollution on to the neighboring residential areas.
"In preparation for a flight, a single jet might run its engines for more than an hour on airplane ramps separated from residential streets by little more than a low wall and chain-link fence," the Los Angeles Times reported. "While the Jenners of the world selfie on the tarmac, residents who live yards away are eating their dust — or, more accurately, their ultrafine particles (a pollutant emitted during jet operations that has been linked to various cardiovascular and respiratory conditions)."
Some local residents near the Van Nuys Airport are complaining that the uptick in private jet use has blanketed their communities with noxious fumes from private jets.
"I've lived here since 1986 — never had a problem," local resident Sue Steinberg said, but noted the fumes have become "unbelievably bad" in recent years.
A local resident told the Times, "I can’t let my son out. When the fumes come out, I have to bring him inside."
Suzanne Gutierrez-Hedges – a resident of the nearby neighborhood of Lake Balboa – told the Los Angeles Times that VNY has turned into a "commercial airport."
Gutierrez-Hedges said, "We die so the 1% can fly!"
"These aren’t just private planes that fly the owner around. These are charters," said Thomas Materna – a Sherman Oaks resident who sits on the Citizens Advisory Council.
Residents want an air quality study conducted.
The Van Nuys Airport has a “quieter nights” program that requests flights do not take off or land between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. – however, it is only suggested and not enforced. Noise complaints have been filed for airplanes roaring at all times of the night.
Area residents are calling for a real curfew for the airport.
Van Nuys Airport is in close proximity to ritzy celebrity enclaves such as Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and Santa Monica.
Celeb Jets – a website that tracks celebrity private jets and has nearly 125,000 followers on Twitter – found that many celebrities use Van Nuys Airport to fly with their private jets.
The celebrity private jet tracking website noted that numerous celebrities had used their private jets at Van Nuys Airport.
Hollywood director Steven Spielberg – who previously noted that "global warming is a scientific reality" – has reportedly used his private jet extensively in Van Nuys Airport, according to Celeb Jets. Since Sept. 30, Celeb Jets has found that Speilberg's private jet has landed or taken off from Van Nuys Airport 13 times since Sept. 4.
According to the flight tracker, Kim Kardashian's plane flew in or out of Van Nuys Airport four times since Sept. 22 – including a 10-minute flight to Los Angeles Airport.
Since Sept. 2, rapper Travis Scott's private jet has taken off or landed at VNY Airport, according to the Celeb Jets Twitter account.
Kylie Jenner reportedly used Van Nuys Airport eight times since Sept. 18. The flights included a 4-minute flight to VNY from Camarillo Airport – which is drivable in under 45 minutes.
Over the summer, Kylie Jenner was slammed online for posting a photo on Instagram of two private jets on the tarmac with her kissing her boyfriend Travis Scott. The caption for the photo read: "You wanna take mine or yours?"
Many online commenters said the post was elitist and that the private jet usage was exacerbating the "climate crisis."
In July, the British research website Yard named the biggest private jet celebrity carbon offenders.
The top six private jet celebrity carbon offenders include Taylor Swift, Floyd Mayweather, Jay-Z, Alex Rodriguez, Black Shelton, and Steven Spielberg.
"Our data reveals that the celebs have emitted an average of 3376.64 tonnes of CO2 emissions in just their private jet usage in 2022 so far," the study found. "That's 482.37 times more than the average person’s annual emissions."
A report published by the green Transport & Environment organization found, "Private jets have a disproportionate impact on the environment. In just one hour, a single private jet can emit two tonnes of CO2. The average person in the EU emits 8.2 tCO2eq over the course of an entire year."
At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, Alibaba Group president says the company is working on a way for consumers to track their carbon footprints
Alibaba Group president J. Michael Evans said that the company is working on a way for consumers to track their carbon footprints. He made the remarks during a panel at the World Economic Forum annual meeting.
Evans said, "we're developing, through technology, an ability for consumers to measure their own carbon footprint." He explained that this would involve data pertaining to where and how people travel, as well as what they eat and consume on the platform.
"So, individual carbon footprint tracker. Stay tuned, we don't have it operational yet. But this is something that we're working on," he noted.
Evans said, "we're also creating a SaaS application for businesses so each business, large business, small business, can track their carbon footprint. So this is not something that businesses would normally develop themselves because it's too expensive."
Evans said that the company's efforts are not in pursuit of profit, but in order to work toward meeting its ESG goals.
He also spoke about encouraging people to travel via the most efficient route and mode of transport. When people opt to "take advantage of those recommendations, we'll give them bonus points that they can redeem," he said.
The business figure's comments came during a panel titled, "Strategic Outlook: Responsible Consumption."
"What new business models, policies and incentives are needed to responsibly and inclusively advance consumption for a healthier planet and people?" the description says.
U.S. special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry spoke during a different panel, and continued to peddle climate alarmism, claiming that "there isn't any country on the planet that isn't feeling ... the impacts of the climate crisis." Kerry claimed that the "crisis" has been caused "by human beings."
"I am absolutely convinced we will get to a low carbon, no carbon economy on this planet. I cannot tell you I'm convinced that we will get there in time," he declared.
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