Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Frightened by Donald Trump? You Don’t Know the Half of It

  

  GR: Monbiot explains that the staff Trump is assembling has no ideology; its members are paid representatives of large corporations and the very rich. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• North Dakota to Block Supplies from Pipeline Protesters’ Camp | Reuters

  

  GR: Initiating a siege that blocks emergency vehicles and supplies from reaching people on tribal treaty lands is an obvious next step for a law enforcement... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Standing Rock ‘Water Protectors’ Vow to Stay No Matter What the Government...

  

  GR: The Corr of Engineers did not send an eviction notice. The letter was merely trying to avoid liability. There isn’t much new here, but we have to be... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Park and Flood: Why Do We Let Planners Pave Over Our Green Valleys?

  

  GR: This article points out how tempting the blank spaces are for planners and developers. Of course, the blank spaces are usually critical bits of nature in... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Bolivian Water Crisis as Glaciers Vanish, Population Grows

  

  GR: Many places will have to begin pumping groundwater. That’s a temporary solution, however. Here in the arid western United States, we’ve seen what happens... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Remembrance Day for Lost Species

  

  GR: Some people feel care and sympathy for wild animals. Many of us have grieved for the passing of a family pet. The subject here is the death of a species, no... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Coyotes and Badgers Hunt Together

  

  GR: Fascinating photos. A coyote and badger stalk prey together on the prairie surrounding the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Obama Kicks Off Trump’s Dirty Energy Agenda by Moving to Open Colorado Roadless...

  

  GR: Obama tries again to help out the fossil-fuel industry. This time he’s working for coal. It is unlikely that he believes this will benefit anyone except... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Avoiding the Ecocidal “Black Friday” — Growthbusters and Good Books

  

  GR: Here’s some great Thanksgiving entertainment that I plan to spring on my guests (🙂 ). It’s a bit of a test? Is a system that celebrates, and... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• DAPL Protesters Digging In. Here’s What They Need

  

  DAPL Protest Needs Winter Supplies GR: You can send supplies or cash to the DAPL protestors that will help them continue this winter. Here’s the link for the... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Attention New Mexico: Urge Santa Fe County Commissioners to Restrict Trapping...

  

  GR: Here’s a chance to give some support to wildlife. “On Tuesday, November 29, 2017, the Santa Fe County Board of Commissioners will consider a resolution... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Ants Behave as Mini Farmers in Fiji

  

  GR: We just discovered something about ants that has gone on for millions of years. “Ants found in the Pacific islands of Fiji behave as miniature farmers,... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Why the Global Coral Bleaching Event That Began in 2014 May Just Keep Going and...

  GR: Natural disasters are growing, but media attention focuses on politics and material matters, giving emphasis to wealth and society and overlooking... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Overpopulation Clouds India’s Future

  

  GR: You may find it interesting that Indians are calling for government intervention to slow population growth. They already tried that beginning in the... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Drought Breaks out This Fall

  GR: I recommend that you follow the continue reading link. The figures for the country and lots of specific cities are included. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Why Don’t We Grieve for Extinct Species?

  

  GR: The book, “Lost Animals” by Errol Fuller brings out a tear or two. The sixth Remembrance Day for Lost Species is November 30th. “In early 2010, artist,... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Rates of Hothouse Gas Accumulation Continue to Spike as the Amazon Rainforest...

  

  GR: Earth’s lungs weakening. “Back in June, atmospheric carbon monitors indicated that the Amazon Rainforest was leeching out more carbon dioxide than it was... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• “Surreal” U.S. Wildfires Should Not Be Burning in Mid-November | Robertscribbler

  

  GR: Nature, in this case the Southeast’s wildfire regime, is adjusting to changing climate. The speed of the human-caused change is wiping out wild plants and... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Stop Wildlife Trafficking | ForceChange

  

  GR: Here’s a petition with a tight focus on a high-volume wildlife-crime center. “Target: Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Sunday Set: Eyes Wide Open – Summit County Citizens Voice

  

  GR: More from Summit County Citizens Voice. “The Summit Voice Sunday Set is set aside for scenic landscape shots or nature photo essays, which is usually a... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT