Noah Strycker

“Birds teach us that borders are just lines drawn on a map— a lesson we can all take to heart.”
― Noah Strycker, Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World

“Palm oil, squeezed from nuts produced on squat trees, is used in half of all supermarket products—including lipstick, soap, chocolate, instant noodles, bread, detergent, and ice cream—and labeled under a host of names, such as vegetable oil, vegetable fat, glyceryl, and Elaeis guineensis (the plant’s scientific name). Just today, you’ve probably eaten palm oil, washed your clothes with it, and rubbed it on your scalp, skin, and teeth. The stuff is ubiquitous—it’s even an ingredient in biofuels—but nearly invisible. Few people realize how much palm oil they consume, and even fewer know where it comes from. The global demand has doubled in the past decade and is expected to double again by 2050, “at the expense of tropical forest,” according to the World Wildlife Fund.”
― Noah Strycker, Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World