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Grocery variety and sustainability go hand-in-hand

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

By Dan Grifen, a guest blogger for Veggie Revolution “In other environmental issues we tell people to stop something, reduce their impact, reduce their damage,” – U.S. Ecologist Gary Nabhan Since the beginning of the green movement, there has been…

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My review of the documentary “Dirt! The Movie”

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

I was asked to write a review of “Dirt! The Movie,” a documentary about our worldwide destruction of soil versus our absolute dependence on soil for our survival. The movie is an inspiring blend of interviews with scientists, farmers, and…

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Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Climate change, Deforestation, Desertification, Film review, Food, Food, Gardening, Health, Livestock, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Living, Wildlife Tagged with: , , , , ,

How food affects your brain: 10 facts we now know

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

Readers – I just received an email from Cindy Cullen at the Culinary Arts College, asking if I would post a link to their article How Food Affects Your Brain: 10 Facts We Now Know.” Some interesting information in the…

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Posted in Birds, Endangered species, Fish, Fish, Food, Livestock, Organic, Wildlife Tagged with: , , , ,

Laws flaunted: flourishing pet trade threatens orangutan survival

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

This post now on Google News and on the syndicated BasilandSpice.com Pet trade threatens orangutan survival “Having a pet orangutan is a status symbol,” I was told by my Indonesian friend Ria, who lives and works in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital.…

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Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Asia, Borneo, Deforestation, Eco-travel, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Human behavior, Overconsumption, Rain forest, Resources, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Sustainable Living, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Internal documents reveal a lack of foresight that may cost BP millions

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

This post written by Sadie Kneidel Could a touch of foresight have prevented the BP oil spill? Recently released internal BP documents suggest that a little discretion could have staved off what has been described as the largest environmental disaster…

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Gulf Oil Spill 2010: Drilling for Dollars, Not Oil

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

by Ken Kneidel, PhD We’re discovering a lot of money, not a lot of oil The oil under the Gulf is not being extracted to extend our ability to live in an oil-driven economy, nor to provide energy independence from…

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Posted in Ecosystems, Environmental pollution, Oil spill, Overconsumption, Resources, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat Tagged with: , , , , , ,

We’re importing oil from poor countries with far more spills

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

This post now on BasilandSpice.com. After my post a few days ago about the oil spill and its consequences to wildlife, I got a few interesting messages from friends and acquaintances. My friend Sonia, the director of a land conservancy…

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Posted in Climate change, Environmental footprint, Environmental pollution, Oil spill, Sustainable Living, Wildlife Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

Oil Spill 2010: Wildlife Danger Considered Terrifying

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

This post is now on Google News. Also on Basilandspice.com which is partnered with Newstex, TOPIX, EIN McClatchy-Tribune News Service and other media outlets. On Thursday April 29, the slick from the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico covered…

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Posted in Birds, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Environmental pollution, Human behavior, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: , , , , ,

Review of documentary “End of the line: where have all the fish gone?”

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

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,…

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Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Food, Health, Sustainable choices for your home, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: , , , , , , , , ,

Insects breeding faster due to global warming

Posted on by Sally Kneidel

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…

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These days, I blog mostly about nature and wildlife. Even the tiniest creatures make me happy! You'll also find here lots of posts about plant-based foods, health, and ecotourism. Ecotourism can support local people who make a living through sustainable use of wildlife, habitat, and natural resources.

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Link to our other blog, Veggie Revolution

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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