Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• A Global Plan to Save Corals from Extinction

  

  GR: We certainly need to do something soon. This is the kind of large-scale conservation effort that we should have applied to all our ecosystems. But now, we... Read more

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

• Stockholm’s Mayor is a True Leader for the People

  

  GR: Reduced air pollution, less noise, increased health, clear skies, and more jobs. All cities could follow Karin. Is there any movement stirring in your... Read more

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

• The Oceans Are Warming Faster Than Previously Thought; Rate of Heat Build-up...

  

  GR: We can now predict that increasing storms, droughts, crop failures, and mass emigrations will create global hardships and could destroy of our civilization. Read more

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

• 100 Days of Climate: Week 8 | Climate Central

  

  GR: Like Trump’s Russia connection, the global warming story is building strength. Here’s one of the best climate news sources on the web. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Population: Current State and Future Prospects

  

  GR: This video (https://youtu.be/zEO8p5BudUc) has a great discussion of the current and future human population. Population growth is ruining the Earth. Learn... Read more

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

• On Nature Conservation

  

  Defining Nature Conservation Wild animals live in constant peril from weather, predators, and competitors. Their plight evokes sympathy and is the most common... Read more

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

• Political Platform for Nature-Conservation

  

  Nature Conservation Platform We must apply much more effort to conservation if we want to keep the benefits we derive from natural ecosystems. Read more

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

• How US Nuclear Force Modernization is Undermining Strategic Stability: The...

  

  GR: Nuclear war poses a massive threat to life on Earth. In fact, few analysts believe that anyone would survive a nuclear war. The security achieved by mutuall... Read more

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

• Mass Mangrove Restoration: Driven by Good Intentions but Offering Limited Results

  

  GR: Ecosystem restoration is difficult and expensive. The mangrove example provided here shows how easy it is for even large-scale efforts to fail. Read more

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

• Politics, Leadership, and Responsible Nature Conservation

  

  Responsible Elected Leaders Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Barn Owls are the most widely distributed of all owl species. Photo: Female by Tony Hisgett). Read more

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

• Massive Permafrost Thaw Documented in Canada, Portends Huge Carbon Release |...

  

  GR: Permafrost melt is accelerating as climatologists have predicted. However, there is yet no sign of a truly catastrophic release of methane. Read more

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

• Antarctic Sea Ice Hits New All-Time Record Low | Robertscribbler

  

  GR: Here’s an update on climate-change developments in Antarctica. As in the Arctic, sea ice is melting. Losing sea ice increases solar heat absorption by open... Read more

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

• – UN Campaigns to ‘Turn the Tide’ on Ocean Plastics | ENS

  

  GR: There is growing realization that waste plastics including everything from packaging to the microfiber fabrics used in clothing, are harming wild plants... Read more

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

• Bed of Dan River is Poisoned by Coal Ash for 70 Miles: Turtles Emerging & Dying

  

  GR: Trump has removed protection from streams. He is probably unaware that the problem below is typical of many situations where mine wastes threaten or actuall... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• ‘It’s Very Scary in the Forest’: Should Finland’s Wolves Be Culled?

  

  Alaska wolf Yva Momatiuk-national-geographic-creative GR: How can 235 wolves be too many when Finland has 5,500,000 humans? Does nature hold no value in our... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Marine Hotspots Under Dual Threat from Climate Change and Fishing

  

  A beautiful split image of a school of yellow butterfly fishes and the blue sky in French Polynesia. Credit: Global_Pics/iStock/Getty Images. GR: Nature rarely... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Species Introductions Are Accelerating

  

  GR: Invasive plants and animals are destroying native ecosystems. Some species that we take from their homes and release in other regions explode across the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Images of New Bleaching on Great Barrier Reef Heighten Fears of Coral Death

  

  GR: An update on the continuing bleaching disaster. It appears to me that the fossil-fuel industry has purchased the Australian government and directing the... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Scientists Have Just Detected a Major Change to the Earth’s Oceans Linked to a...

  

  GR: Here’s some really bad news. It’s been expected, but it hasn’t been confirmed until now. Global warming is robbing the oceans of the oxygen necessary for... Read more

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

• ‘Extremely High Levels’ Of Toxic Pollutants Found In Deepest Parts Of World’s...

  

  GR: We can reverse some of our environmental impacts by removing toxic waste and restoring native species. However, some of the things we’ve done seem... Read more

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