Kim Dinan

Rewilding your community through food Spring is a good time for reconnecting with nature. Flowers are blooming, and our food gardens are being seeded. Rewilding nature in our communities can be an act of resistance in the face of trade wa...

In the latest Food X @jennifermolidor.bsky.social writes about rewilding your community through food.

Join the REAL sharing economy with a Library of Things — Upstream Friends of Upstream share the Library of Things concept, a community resource where useful items can be borrowed just like books that are in circulation for years. image: Baltimore Tool Library

The sharing economy disrupts business as usual, saves people money and reduces the production of new stuff. Read about the Center's efforts to launch Libraries of Things.

upstreamsolutions.org/blog/join-th...

Opinion: Our Love of Guacamole is Killing Monarchs. But There’s Hope for Deforestation-Free Avocados. Grocery stores and consumers must commit to ethically sourced avocados

Our obsession with avocados is killing monarchs, but there's hope thanks to a new deforestation-free avocado program.

www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2025...

Dear Elon,

Here's a list of @biologicaldiversity.org's accomplishments this week. We sued DOGE for hiding documents from the public and @realDonaldTrump thrice to save endangered species. Last week we sued Trump 7 times for destroying oceans, wetlands and wildlife.

Efficient enough for you?

A description of an event that is free and open to the public: The First Answer is Love: A Valentine to the Earth. The event is on February 12 and the link is in the post.

Poets and #naturewriters, join this free generative #naturewriting writing event with @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social’s @savelifeonearth.bsky.social who will be talking about hellbenders, her love for the wild, and how to save life on Earth.

Register here: myemail.constantcontact.com/Third-Genera...

Letter: To save the Great Salt Lake, changing what’s on our plate must be part of the equation Letter: To save the Great Salt Lake, changing what’s on our plate must be part of the equation

My letter today.

New data shows that Utah cannot save the Great Salt Lake and keep growing water-thirsty crops like alfalfa and hay for cattle. Dietary shifts away from beef/dairy are a crucial strategy for lowering emissions, saving water and protecting wild places.
www.sltrib.com/opinion/lett...

Analysis: Dietary Guidelines Dictates $40 Billion in Federal Spending, Influences Climate Impact Center for Biological Diversity: Switching Half of Meals in Child Nutrition Programs From Beef to Beans Could Trim Emissions by 48.7%

A new analysis by the Center finds that the dietary guidelines dictate $40 billion in federal spending. Switching DGA recommendations from animal to plant-based foods would have huge climate implications.

Bird flu is here: We need health officials pushing vaccines not raw milk As we teeter on the edge of a bird flu pandemic, we need human vaccines for bird flu at scale, as soon as possible.

A Bay Area child has H5N1 bird flu, another awaits confirmation. A Canadian teen is hospitalized. Dozens of dairy workers have been infected & half CA’s dairy herds. We teeter on edge of a pandemic and need real solutions fast.

My piece in @sfchronicle.com.

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

This holiday season, shop secondhand Invest in your local economy and reduce waste while checking off your holiday list.

The Center's Malia Becker explains why you should make secondhand shopping your first choice this holiday season. www.startribune.com/this-holiday...

Breaking: @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social is calling on AZ Game & Fish Commission to ban dog pack hunting for mountain lions, bears, coati & other wildlife. Currently hunters use GPS-collared dogs to track wildlife for miles via smart phone apps & satellites, putting jaguars & ocelots at risk.

California health officials: Bird flu virus found in raw milk for sale Bird flu virus found in raw milk for sale at a store in California, health officials announce.

Luckily, RFK Jr thinks the FDA shouldn’t regulate raw milk. This will all turn out ok, right? 😬

www.statnews.com/2024/11/24/b...

“The nomination of another inexperienced acolyte shows that Trump doesn’t care about farmers, rural communities, or making America healthy. We’re prepared to fight Loeffler and all of the Trump administration’s disastrous decisions that jeopardize our food system, farmworkers and environment.”

Loeffler likely for Ag secretary? Here's what Stephanie Feldstein, population and sustainability director at the Center for Biological Diversity has to say:

Save Monarch Butterflies Monarch butterflies urgently need your help. This iconic, orange-and-black beauty was once common in backyards across the country — but its population has plummeted by 90 percent in the past 20 years.

Monarch butterflies urgently need help! 🦋

Threatened by insecticides, climate change, and loss of milkweed due to herbicides and sprawl — their populations have faced drastic decline.

They need protections now, before it's too late. Please, add your voice 🦋➡️ biodiv.us/4ez7ovv

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