Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• 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

• Discover How UNEP is Setting the Global Environmental Agenda in Its Annual Repor...

  

  United Nations Environment Programme. From: www.unep.org GR: The loftiest goals, the finest presentation, for the glossiest oxymoron: “sustainable... Read more

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

• About This Section Archives – Nonhuman Rights Project

  

  GR: This page on the Nonhuman Rights Project website has an interactive map that gives you information about each U. S. state’s laws and regulations for animals. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• #ClimateKids Win Again!

  

  In a surprise ruling from the bench, King County Superior Court Judge Hollis Hill ordered the Washington Department of Ecology to promulgate an emissions... Read more

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

• NCAR: Global Temperature Increase Depletes Oxygen in Most Ocean Zones by the...

  robertscribbler A reduction in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the oceans due to climate change is already discernible in some parts of the world and should b... Read more

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

• Saving Life on Earth–Saving Biodiversity

  

  Human Impact on Biodiversity Unaware of the consequences of its behavior, the growing human population is erasing sixty-five million of years of biodiversity... Read more

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

• In The Fall

  

  A short hand-drawn animation created in Adobe Flash and After Effects about one mans reflection on his life. Music by Guided by Voices. From: www.youtube.com GR... Read more

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

• A Death of Beauty — Climate Change is Bleaching the Great Barrier Reef Out of...

  “And then we wept.” On land and at sea, we are destroying nature. robertscribbler Extinction. It’s a hard, tough thing to consider. One of those possibilities... Read more

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

• Tell Your Senators to OPPOSE S.659 – ‘Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2016’

  

  Sportsmen There are people who kill animals for enjoyment or to demonstrate their skill. Such “sportsmen” are not interested in the future of wildlife; they’re... Read more

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

• Canadian Fire Season Starts Far Too Early as Fort St. John Residents Are Forced...

  Fires can be beneficial by removing ladder fuels, but they are not a valuable maintenance force in the deserts I frequent. Here, fire is destructive and recover... Read more

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