8/13 Stinging nettle, wilful extinction, Ksi Lisims LNG, otter pup first aid, democracy watch.

Stinging nettle [Oregon Flora] Stinging nettle Urtica dioica Stinging nettles prick us with tiny hollow hairs called trichomes that act like hypodermic needles, imbedding in our skin when we brush against them, and delivering a dose of histamine, acetylcholine, serotonin, and formic acid, amongst other chemicals. Indigenous peoples in America have used it as a boiled (boiling destroys the…