Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• Planting Trees Will Not Slow Global Warming

  

  GR: There’s lots of loose talk going around about “geoengineering” our way out of the climate-change disaster. I say it’s loose talk because there’s been no... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 ENVIRONMENT

• The Economics of 7.5 Billion People On One Planet

  

  GR: Joe Bish of the Population Media Center directed my attention to this story published last week. It is a clear, short exposition of the population problem... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• New Study Finds the Oceans Are Rising Three Times Faster Than They Were During...

  

  GR: Coastal flooding as global warming melts the polar ice caps is one of the most devastating consequences of human-caused climate change. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• McAuliffe: Virginia Will Regulate Carbon Emissions; ‘the Threat of Climate Chang...

  

  GR: Some U. S. cities and states are finding ways around the denials and bribery of the fossil-fuel industry. They are joining the majority of American... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Famous Rare White Wolf Killed in Yellowstone, $10K Reward Offered

  

  GR: Killing for a thrill must be like pedophilia. It satisfies an inner urge so despicable that self-delusion creates and supports justifications that seem... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Trump’s EPA Greenlights a Nasty Chemical. A Month Later, It Poisons a Bunch of...

  

  GR: Trump’s head of the EPA, Scott Pruitt, is a corporate shill who’s been placed in charge of limiting corporate excesses. Of course, people, wildlife, and... Read more

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

• India’s Air Pollution Rivals China’s as World’s Deadliest

  

  GR: The smoke from burning coal, oil, diesel, and gasoline causes many health problems and deaths worldwide. According to the New York Times, the problem is so... Read more

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

• Intelligence Community to Trump: When It Comes to Global Warming, You’re Wrong

  

  GR: Trump would prefer a few ignorant cheering supporters to a thoughtful response to dangers in the world. Of course, the U. S. oil-money Congress has its own... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Feds Halt New Drilling on Rover Pipeline After Massive Spills Destroy Ohio...

  

  GR: Hmm, Energy Transfer Partners–why is that name familiar? “The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) halted new drilling Wednesday on the Rover... Read more

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

• Responding to the Conservative War on Nature

  

  GR: How should we respond to the war on nature? Monkey Wrench Gang (by R. Crumb) Violent acts, no matter the goal, are never an effective long-term solution.... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Human Ecological Predicament: Wages of Self-Delusion | MAHB

  

  GR: Here’s a thoughtful article about the absolute necessity to reject the global “growth at all costs” philosophy that dominates our businesses, governments,... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Zinke Releases National Monument Hit List

  

  GR: The anti-nature Trump administration guided by our corrupt congress, has launched yet another attempt to enrich the fossil-fuel industry. This attempt is... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Anthropogenic Noise Pollution is Threatening Wild Spaces

  

  GR: Earth’s wildlife decline is caused by construction, invasive species, climate change, and many other human impacts. For instance, scientists have shown... Read more

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

• Call For Population Papers: Spring 2018

  

  GR: The European Journal of Literature, Culture, and Environment recently issued a call for papers to appear in a special section of the Journal. Read more

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

• Worrisome First Quarter of 2017 Climate Trends – Yale Climate Connections

  

  GR: Here’s a handy summary of global temperature, sea ice, and coral reef changes so far in 2017. “With the first quarter of 2017 now past, the year is shaping... Read more

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

• Paul Hawken: “Game On” for Global Warming

  

  GR: What can we do to reverse global warming? Lots. The list of proposals contained in this work is by far the most comprehensive I’ve seen (Project Drawdown).... Read more

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

• Moving Away From the Pro-Growth Economy | MAHB

  

  GR: Here’s an annotated bibliography that explores alternatives to perpetual growth. Perpetual growth is the idea that economies will fail without continuous... Read more

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

• 180 Climate Deniers in Congress Received $82 Million in Dirty Money

  

  GR: “Trump himself received $1,132,996 in dirty energy money.” If we can’t get money out of politics, human weakness will destroy the world. This EcoWatch... Read more

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

• It’s the End of the World and We Know It: Scientists in Many Disciplines See...

  

  GR: Here’s an article that I hope at least my friends and family read. If it doesn’t worry and motivate you, then you are a victim of “willful blindness” a... Read more

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

• Merkley, Sanders Goal: U.S. on All Renewables by 2050

  

  GR: The U. S. has begun adopting renewable energy. For instance, the number of us solar jobs (not even counting wind) surpassed coal, oil, and gas jobs... Read more

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