Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• Background for World Conservation Day

  

  Nature Conservation Background World Conservation Day is just around the corner. Here’s a series of background reports on global carrying capacity and human... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Delisting of Grizzly Bears is Premature | The Extinction Chronicles

  

  GR: As the world’s wildlife species fade out of existence, government agencies responsible for their protection push them back to allow tourists to cover the... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Dead Trees Stoke Wildfire Fears

  

  Climate Change and Fires Replace Forests with Weeds GR: Climate-change droughts are killing trees and shrubs in dry lands around the world. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The First Piece of Trump’s Wall is Set to Go Through a Texas Wildlife Refuge

  

  GR: Destroying a nature refuge to satisfy a campaign promise is probably more than Trump’s fellow phobes wanted. But there is no limit to the damage Trump will... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Funny Or Die: Franken and Letterman Take on Climate Change in Hilarious Web...

  

  GR: Informative, but obeys the rule, “Don’t say anything if you can’t say something funny.” “Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has finally brought his trademark sense of... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 10 Best Environmental Records in the Senate

  

  GR: Not all members of the U. S. Congress ignore the long-term benefits of nature conservation. Here is a list of the top ten Senators that give the most suppor... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• Climate/nuclear News – the Week to 15 July

  

  GR: Here’s a list of some of the critical global concerns for the week. Posted by Christina MacPherson. It’s a toss-up as to which issue is now the most critica... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Is the Climate Emergency Just a Big Problem, Or is It a Catastrophe?

  

  Catastrophe or Just a Big Problem? In the sugar­cane region of El Salvador, as much as one-fifth of the population has chronic kidney disease, the... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• U. S. Hot During First Half of 2017

  

  Hot Time In the U. S. A. As global warming accelerates, average temperatures will climb. Above-average and record temperatures will become more common. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Atmospheric CO2 Continuing to Increase

  

  Increasing CO2 (Photographer unknown) Greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning have leveled off. However, we are still emitting vast quantities. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction Event Under Way

  

  GR: Let’s say we get control of our greenhouse gas emissions and hold global warming to two-degrees. There will be deep long-lasting droughts, coastal... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

  

  GR: Today is the day to help save internet freedom. Please send your letter now. Comcast, Verizon and AT T want to end net neutrality so they can charge extra... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• When Will Climate Change Make the Earth Too Hot For Humans?

  

  GR: July 11, 2017: I sometimes post rather dark doomsdayish items about climate change. It’s a reaction to the uncertain nature of science. However, the mays,... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 250,000+ Oppose USDA Proposal to Approve First-Ever Genetically Engineered Fores...

  

  GR: Forest plantations are just another form of deforestation. A process that is harmful to nature and humanity. This is another telling example of a federal... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• If We Stopped Emitting Greenhouse Gases Right Now, Would We Stop Climate Change?

  

  GR: This is not news, but it is an important reminder. Scientists agree that even if we stopped emitting CO2 today, temperature would continue to rise. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• After Midnight, Special Edition, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

  

  After Midnight – Today’s Nuclear Threat Licorne nuclear test – French Polynesia, 1970 GR: We are destroying the world. Gradually by building, introducing... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Ecocentrism is the Key Pathway to Sustainability

  

  GR: Attention Biophiliacs (lovers of animals and plants). Here’s an article from the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and Biosphere (MAHB) that deals with the... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Human Mistakes: Deforestation

  

  Forests Forests are long-lived communities of trees, shrubs, herbs, and wildlife. The communities form over centuries as birds and winds deliver seeds and spore... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How This Tanzanian Musician Made Ivory a National Campaign Issue

  

  GR: Individual activists are important spark plugs for nature conservation and wildlife protection. Here’s a great example. Shubert Mwarabu promotes the... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Zero Arctic Sea Ice Very Likely By 2020 !

  

  GR: Zero Arctic sea ice will have dramatic (no, dramatic isn’t strong enough) or should I say traumatic effects on weather. Learn more about what’s just around... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT