Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• Yellow-billed Cuckoos at Coldwater Farm, Arizona

  

  Yellow-billed Cuckoos in the Willows Today Yellow-billed Cuckoo by mdf Yellow-billed Cuckoos (Coccyzus americanus) were calling from perches in the willows... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• DAPL Approval by Corps of Engineers Illegal, Judge Finds

  

  GR: Government control over environmental decisions leaves nature open to political depredation by greedy politicians and their corporate handlers. Read more

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

• Dams Could Permanently Damage Amazon

  

  GR: Deforestation on the land and dams on the river are eating away at the Amazon rainforest ecosystem. EDGARGO LATRUBESSE Image caption The Amazon basin is... Read more

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

• Old Energy Left Behind — Equivalent of 7 Gigafactories Already Under...

  

  GR: Prices are falling and production is accelerating. Interesting comments. “In an interview with Leonardo DiCaprio during late 2016, Elon Musk famously claime... Read more

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

• Pesticides Impair Honey Bee Flying Abilities

  

  GR: More evidence on pesticide impact on bees. Pesticides are toxic to many more animals than bees. The economic importance of bees, however, has served us all... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Intense Storms May Diminish Protective Ozone in Central US

  

  GR: This is something we will have to watch. As the planet warms, evaporation increases. If the moisture reaches the upper levels of our atmosphere, it can... Read more

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

• Santa Barbara Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Commits to 100% Renewables

  

  GR: Though I’ve often criticized local governments for their excessive support for development, American cities and counties are proving that in some... Read more

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

• Average Annual Wildfire Number and Size Increasing in the Great Plains

  

  GR: Large fires occur during periods of high temperature and drought. The fire increase across the North American Great Plains is typical of many other regions... Read more

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

• Brazil Following US in Rolling Back Climate Protections

  

  GR: It is not good to see Trump’s Paris retreat mentioned in stories of other countries rolling back their climate commitments. It is especially disappointing t... Read more

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

• Warmth Will Worsen Wet and Dry Extremes – Climate News

  

  GR: This warning is worth repeating. It needs to reach the ears of the climate-change deniers whose willful ignorance is endangering all of us and all the... Read more

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

• Trump Administration One Step Closer to Approving Seismic Airgun Blasting

  

  GR: Seismic prospecting harms marine creatures. The danger is so severe that no reasonable person would permit the practice. However, the corporate assault on... Read more

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

• Can “Regenerative Farming” Save Us From Global Catastrophe

  

  GR: Here’s an optimistic article that explains how to save the future of farming and control climate change. However, it requires that we act in the next five t... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• India, Once a Coal Goliath, Is Fast Turning Green – The New York Times

  

  GR: Here’s some good news. In a surprising development, India has begun moving from coal to solar energy. The country’s air-pollution problems are part of the... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• The Nuclear Industry and the Concept of ENOUGH

  GR: The grow-or-die business philosophy dominating global commerce leads to overuse of resources, accumulating wastes, plant and animal extinctions, and... Read more

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

• Second Biggest Jump in Annual CO2 Levels Reported as Trump Leaves Paris Climate...

  

  GR: CO2 emissions really increased last year. As pointed out in this article, CO2 stays in the atmosphere for many years. The CO2 we are emitting is adding to... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• Great Barrier Reef Dead at 25 Million

  

  GR: Only portions of the reef are dead now; however the rest is dying. With the level of CO2 we’ve pumped into the atmosphere, global warming including lethal... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wild Amazon Faces Destruction as Brazil’s Farmers and Loggers Target National...

  

  Cattle graze beside the tree stumps that are all that is left of cleared Amazon forest inside the Sierra Ricardo Franco state park. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• What Happens If the U. S. Exits the Paris Climate Accord?

  

  GR: The probability of devastating climate change is growing. Some believe that we are nearing the point beyond which there is no return. Recent analyses show... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• A Warming Planet Jolts the Iconic Creatures of the Galápagos

  

  GR: This beautifully illustrated story gives details on a number of species being harmed by climate change. All animals must struggle to survive. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 685,000+ Send Comments in Support of Bears Ears National Monument

  

  GR: For-profit enterprises control many public land management decisions in the U. S. and elsewhere. For Bears Ears National Monument, the USDI, the agency... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT