Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Great Basin Rangeland Facing Challenges with Climate Change

  

  “Fighting the effects of climate change in Great Basin rangeland is drawing together federal, state and private interests to deal with what scientists say is... Read more

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

• 2015 Review: We Are the Asteroid

  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPq9YAg9mfc From: climatecrocks.com GR: Clear explanation of our impact on the Earth’s wildlife. Read more

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

• Animal-themed Condoms Aim to Slow Population Growth – with Grandpa’s Help

  

  “. . . will ramp up their attempts to curb what they see as harmful population growth by distributing thousands of condoms adorned with pictures of polar... Read more

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

• Amidst Disasters Around the World, Top Scientists Declare Links Between Extreme...

  

  But it is in the North Atlantic that the influences of human-forced climate change upon the weather are starting grow most starkly clear. There the impact of... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Extinction is Forever

  

  Humanity is continuing to drive species into extinction at a terrifying rate, writes Robert J. Burrowes – not just nameless beetles and midges, but mammals,... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• NASA: Worst of El Nino Still to Come. With Climate Change in the Mix, 2015-2016...

  GR: Perhaps a year of extremes will help bring more people to their senses. Human population pressure (building, farming, logging, grazing, poisoning) has... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Warm Storm Brings Rain Over Arctic Sea Ice in Winter

  

  “As the first front of warm air proceeded over the ice pack to the north of Svalbard, the rains fell through 35-40 degree (F) air temperatures. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Theory of ‘smart’ Plants May Explain the Evolution of Global Ecosystems

  

  “It’s easy to think of plants as passive features of their environments, doing as the land prescribes, serving as a backdrop to the bustling animal kingdom. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wilderness and Economics

  

  “Wildland preservation is motivated by a variety of ethical, biological, cultural, and recreational concerns. Rarely are efforts to protect wildlands motivated... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Casualties of the Vanishing West

  

  Wild horses compete with deer, antelope, and other wildlife. They also compete with cattle, the principal occupant of the western ranges. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Warm Arctic Storm To Hurl Hurricane Force Winds at UK and Iceland, Push Temps...

  

  “These winds will bring with them extraordinarily warm temperatures for the High Arctic region during Winter time. By Wednesday, the North Pole is expected to... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Where Have All the Goldfinches Gone?

  

  Lesser Goldfinches (Spinus psaltria) Decline These fussy little birds have been common around my house for years. I feed them thistle seeds, let Barnyard Grass... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• This Christmas (2015) Shattered Heat Records

  

  “There was no white Christmas for the eastern half of the U.S. this year, far from it in fact. Record high holiday temperatures in several states — 86 degrees i... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• A Weapon Against Climate Change May Be Right Under Our Feet

  

  Healthy soil may play a huge role in mitigating global warming and helping us adapt to it. From: www.huffingtonpost.com GR: Healthy soil contains a rich array o... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Climate Denial Crock of the Week

  

  As the eerily warm, moist autumn in Eastern North America dribbles into an even eerier, water logged Christmas season, we’ve seen a lot of ham fisted reporting... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• What Exxon Knew, Texaco and Other Oil Companies Knew Too

  

  All the Oil Companies Knew GR: Hard evidence shows that our major oil companies knew the damage they were doing and it shows that they spent money to hide the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Decision to Declare Lions Endangered Comes Just Months After the Death of...

  

  GR: American trophy hunters just aren’t rich enough to stop this move. In other instances, it is clear that protecting economic interests is more important to... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• What Happened to the Polar Vortex?

  

  “It has been ridiculously warm across the eastern half of the country this month, with many spots likely to see their warmest December on record. New York City... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Paper Estimates Widespread Tree Death in Southwestern Forests Under Global...

  

  A research paper published today in Nature Climate Change predicts widespread death of needleleaf evergreen trees (NET) within the Southwest United States by th... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Record Hot Arctic: NOAA’s 2015 Report Card Shows Signs of Failing Climates

  

  Overall warming of the Arctic is at a much more rapid pace than the rest of the world. This accelerated pace of warming is due, in large part, to loss of snow... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT