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My review of “Burning in the Sun” – I loved this unique eco-documentary

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

“Burning in the Sun” featuring Daniel Dumbele. Note the film-festival awards across the top. My husband loped into the living room while I was watching the DVD, “Burning in the Sun”. He had hoped to turn on a baseball game, but…

Posted in Africa, Energy-efficient housing, Environmental footprint, Film review, Sustainable choices for your home, Sustainable Living Tagged with: Africa, Carbon footprint, Clean power, Climate change, Energy-efficient housing, Environmental footprint, Sustainable choices for your home, Sustainable living

Radiation found in Japan’s food exceeds safety levels

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Tests performed Saturday food supply found radiation in spinach from farms six 60-75 miles south of Japan’s stricken reactors. Radioactive iodine in the spinach exceeded government safety levels three to seven times, reported food-safety officials. High levels of radioactive iodine…

Posted in Cancer, Contamination in milk, Dairy, earthquake, Food, Health, Japan, Nuclear energy, Radiation in food, Safety, stricken reactors, Tsumani Tagged with: Earthquake, Environmental disaster, Fukushima reactors, Japan, Nuclear reactors, Radiation in food, Sustainable living, Tsunami

Radioactive isotope from Japanese reactors detected in Sacramento

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

The EPA reported Friday afternoon that a small amount of radiation from Japan’s damaged nuclear reactors has been detected in Sacramento. Experts have been expecting small amounts of radioactive isotopes to blow over the ocean to California beginning as early…

Posted in earthquake, Nuclear energy, stricken reactors, Tsumani Tagged with: Earthquake, Environmental disaster, Fukushima Dai-ichi reactor, Japan, Nuclear reactors, Tsunami

Lions decline 90-95% in last 50 years

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

South African lion taking a break from his kill, a Cape buffalo. Photo: Sally Kneidel Lions extinct in 10-15 years? That’s the prediction of National Geographic explorers-in-residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert. The couple have studied and filmed Africa’s big cats…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Livestock, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Livestock, Wildlife habitat

We are family: new evidence of our close link to chimpanzees

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Photo: wikimedia commons People are good at detecting human personalities accurately, even from expressionless mug shots. A study last year showed that we can reliably tell who is extroverted, emotionally stable, agreeable or imaginative – just from their blank and…

Posted in Africa, Primates, Wildlife, Wildlife behavior Tagged with: Chimpanzees, Endangered species, Evolution, Primates, Wildlife behavior

Africa’s big mammal populations drop 59% in 40 years!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

African elephants in Kruger National Park. Photo: Sally Kneidel Just saw a distressing news item. In an interview published 1/27/11, scientist Ian Craigie says populations of big mammals in Africa have decreased 59% in 40 years. And those figures are…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Deforestation, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Overconsumption, Primates, Resources, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Animal welfare, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat

Banding hurts penguins, says new study in journal Nature

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Sally Kneidel

Text and photo by Sally Kneidel, PhD Attaching bands to birds is a longstanding method of studying bird populations. The bands allow researchers to collect data on birds’ movements and longevity. But scientists have been debating for 30 years whether…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Birds, South Africa, Wildlife Tagged with: Animal welfare, Bird banding, Penguins, South Africa, Wildlife

Christmas trees: are fake or real more sustainable?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Readers, a woman who works for the Nature Conservancy asked me to post this article debating fake vs. real Christmas trees, by the Conservancy’s Frank Lowenstein. It’s also posted on the Nature Conservancy website. The debate is worth thinking about…

Posted in Agriculture, Borneo, Climate change, Deforestation, Indonesia, Malaysia, Overconsumption, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Sustainable choices for your home, Sustainable Living, Tree plantations, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat Tagged with: Animal welfare, Carbon footprint, Christmas trees, Ecosystems, Greenhouse gas emissions, Palm oil plantations, Southeast Asia, Sustainable choices for your home, Sustainable living, Tree plantations, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat

For orangutans, hunting may trump habitat loss as biggest threat

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Most people are surprised to learn that unlawful traffic in wildlife and wildlife parts is the third biggest criminal activity in the world, after drugs and arms. The illegal hunting of great apes is so pervasive that it may threaten…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Borneo, Bushmeat, Deforestation, Endangered species, Human behavior, Indonesia, Jakarta, Malaysia, Primates, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Bushmeat, Chimpanzees, Endangered species, Food, Gorillas, Great apes, habitat loss, Orangutans, Primates, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife in captivity

Review of “The Cove,” an A+ documentary of Japan’s dolphin slaughter

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Ric O’Barry, star of “The Cove” Crazy I heard Bruce Springsteen say once that the people we remember are the people who care enough to be crazy. I thought about that when I saw the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.” It’s…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Cancer, Film review, Food, Going Green (co-authored with Sadie Kneidel), Going Green: A Wise Consumer's Guide to a Shrinking Planet, Health, Health effects of eating meat, Japan, Marine mammals, Southeast Asia, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Animal welfare, Animal welfare / animal rights, Documentary review, Food, Human behavior, Japan, Southeast Asia, Wildlife behavior

Our other blog, Veggie Revolution, focuses more on food than this one does, especially the environmental, health and humane aspects of our food choices. That blog was started in 2005 and continues today, while the blog you're reading now began in 2009. Some of the newer posts are on both blogs, but Veggie Rev has at least 260 more posts than this blog, including Sadie's travels to Morocco. In the sidebar of Veggie Rev, you'll see links to each year that can take you back to all the posts for a particular year.

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My review of “Burning in the Sun” – I loved this unique eco-documentary

Radiation found in Japan’s food exceeds safety levels

Radioactive isotope from Japanese reactors detected in Sacramento

Lions decline 90-95% in last 50 years

We are family: new evidence of our close link to chimpanzees

Africa’s big mammal populations drop 59% in 40 years!

Banding hurts penguins, says new study in journal Nature

Christmas trees: are fake or real more sustainable?

For orangutans, hunting may trump habitat loss as biggest threat

Review of “The Cove,” an A+ documentary of Japan’s dolphin slaughter

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