Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Thailand Closes Dive Sites Over Coral Bleaching Crisis | Environment | The...

  

  In a rare move to shun tourism profits for environmental protection, 10 popular dive sites have been shut down in a bid to slow a coral bleaching crisis... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• #ExxonKnew – and Chose to Lie | Climate Denial Crock of the Week

  

  What climate deniers call “Free Speech”, the rest of us call lying. Desmogblog: Anna Kalinsky, the granddaughter of former Exxon climate scientist James Black,... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Battle Lines Drawn Over New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

  

  GR: We need Clinton to follow Sanders’ stance on fracking. Summit County Citizens Voice Signs of oil and gas development are visible in eastern on a landscape... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Tottering Totten and the Coming Multi-Meter Sea Level Rise

  GR: Readers should think about what this means: “408 Parts per million CO2. 490 parts per million CO2e. This is the amount of heat-trapping CO2 and total CO2... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Together We Can End Wildlife Crime | Environment | The Guardian

  

  Paula Kahumbu: A global alliance to end wildlife crime is within reach. Let’s start talking about how it can be made to work Source: Together we can end wildlif... Read more

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

• Indonesian Birds Face Extinction Due to Pet Trade – Study | Environment | The...

  

  Indonesia’s national bird, the Javan hawk-eagle, is among 13 species threatened by illegal trade, warns a wildlife watchdog Source: Indonesian birds face... Read more

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

• Spring Means Nesting Sea Turtles – Defenders of Wildlife Blog

  

  Whether you live in the Sunshine State or are just visiting, as sea turtle nesting season hits Florida’s beaches, make sure you know what to do to keep these... Read more

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

• UN Calls for Overhaul of National Laws to Tackle Wildlife Crime | The Guardian

  

  All Earth’s creatures need protection from humans. Sad that the ones that serve as the top regulators of ecosystem function are also the most visible and... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• New Study Maps the Way for California Wolves, Highlights Key Strategies for...

  

  Now that wolves have returned to California after a nearly 90-year absence, where are they most likely to live? Will their new territories overlap... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Other Wolverine Who Rivaled X-Men for Fame – Defenders of Wildlife Blog

  

  Wolverine. By Robert Carleton. GR: The pointless killing of this special individual from a rare species indicates just how total is our threat to nature. Read more

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

• Biodiversity Day – May 22

  

  A Day for Biodiversity The United Nations has declared that May 22 is Biodiversity Day. The goal this year is to publicize biodiversity. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Beast That Burns; the Saviors We Kill

  

  Accurate and artistic discussion of wildfire and beavers. Exposing the Big Game Canadian Blog by Barry Kent MacKay, Senior Program Associate Born Free USA’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• NASA — World Just Had Seven Months Straight of Record-Shattering Global Heat

  

  Perhaps vengeance is ours after all. robertscribbler It’s not just that we’re seeing record global heat. It’s that 2016’s jump in global temperatures may be... Read more

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

• Climate: Why a Half-degree Matters

  

  GR: The temperature increases discussed in this article have drastic consequences for terrestrial species. Because temperature declines with altitude, a rise... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Soda Fire Recovery Not Going as Well as Portrayed in the Media

  

  Last week a Associated Press article proclaimed that the rehabilitation taking place after the Soda Fire, which burned 225,953 acres along highway 95 on the... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global 2040 Forecast Sees Only Slight Fall in Fossil Fuels

  

  Despite the urgency to cut greenhouse gas emissions as climate change bears down on the globe, fossil fuel use is not likely to change much in the coming... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• World’s Carbon Dioxide Concentration Teetering on the Point of No Return

  

  Future in which global concentration of CO2 is permanently above 400 parts per million looms From: www.theguardian.com Share this:Click to share on Twitter... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Satellite Images Map Forest-fungi Relationships

  

  Even in the desert, fungi and other soil surface microorganisms are critical to ecosystem stability. They capture moisture and nutrients, block invasive species... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Groundwater a Huge Factor in Sustaining Colorado River Flows

  

  Summit County Citizens Voice New study helps resource managers plan for climate change Groundwater is a huge factor in assessing climate change impacts on the... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Urban Population Growth and Demand for Food Could Spark Global Unrest, Study...

  

  A population explosion in urban center around the world is expected to fuel an unprecedented demand for food that – if not met — could trigger economic. . . .... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT