Review by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com My husband, an ecologist, keeps a list of people whose profession matches their name, such as peanut specialist Shelly Nutt, ornithologist Christopher Bird, editor Zachary Read. But the best is Dr. Boris Worm, a marine biologist at Canada’s Dalhousie University. He’s always been our favorite, because we loved [...]
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This post now appearing on the Daily Me Those of us concerned about greenhouse gases and climate change have a new study to ponder. This study, from Dr. Florian Altermatt at UC Davis, documents once again the biological effects of global warming. Altermatt examined insect data from Central Europe. Temperatures have been increasing there for [...]
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Climate change is killing our trees. This is an unfortunate irony, because we rely on living trees to remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Dead trees do the opposite – their decomposition releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas primarily responsible for global climate change. This tree data [...]
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Text and photos by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com Those predictable piles of autumn leaves Last weekend, our neighbors across the street spent at least 5 hours raking the leaves from their lawn. Their whole family was involved in the process. Granted, it was probably good exercise. Although for me, raking hurts my back – [...]
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Readers, I like to publish this riveting article by animal-rights activist Jim Mason every Thanksgiving. It’s in honor of the millions of turkeys that will be consumed during the coming week. After reading it, you may decide to eat something else! Many thanks to my friend Jim, co-author of the landmark book Animal Factories for [...]
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Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Book review, Classroom Critters and The Scientific Method, Environmental footprint, Food, Health, Livestock, Sustainable Living, Sustainable choices for your home, Veggie Revolution (co-authored with Sadie Kneidel), Wildlife on Nov 23rd, 2009
A book review by Sally Kneidel, PhD http://sallykneidel.com As a biologist and co-author of two books about the meat industry, I was asked by Jonathan Safran Foer’s publicist to review Foer’s new non-fiction book Eating Animals. I confess I didn’t want to read it, because the topic can be distressing. But I’m glad I did. [...]
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The Louisiana coast in the year 2100, according to scientists’ projections of rising seas and reduced sedimentation. Note that New Orleans is far off the coast. Photo courtesy of Science News, 7/18/09. The residents of New Orleans have had it rough the last few years, following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Much of the [...]
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Story by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com The New York Times reported on October 11 that eating ground beef is still risky. Well, yes, but what’s new about that? Of course it’s still risky. Every now and then the media decide to write up something about the hazards of beef as though it were new, [...]
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Americans’ demand for plush toilet paper is contributing to the disappearance of old-growth forests
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