Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• 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

• A Call to UN/UNESCO to Establish “World Heritage Species” Program

  

  “Lions are not protected! We can change this. “Join the petition that calls on the United Nations to establish a World Heritage Species program. “Imagine the... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Address the Cause, Not the Symptoms

  

  “We must recognize that we shot past the opportunity to stabilize our population at a sustainable level of 2 billion about 80 years ago. We must now focus on... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Fighting Climate Change with Trees in Africa

  

  “Restoration holds the potential to shield us from those dangers while also providing a wide range of benefits: trees as a source of energy; trees as a source o... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Decline of Tropical Animals Could Hasten Climate Change

  

  “Hunting and poaching threatens 19 percent of all tropical forest vertebrates, with large vertebrates, including frugivores, disproportionately favored by... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• NASA Reports 2015 Hottest Year Yet

  Record Breaking Heat as Climate Change Accelerates NASA reports that 2015 average temperature was .84 C above the 20th Century baseline. The Northern... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Decline in Over Three-quarters of UK Butterfly Species is ‘final Warning’, Says...

  

  “More than three-quarters of Britain’s 59 butterfly species have declined over the last 40 years, with particularly dramatic declines for once common farmland... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Butterflies Decline at Coldwater Farm

  

  Butterfly Decline in Arizona Coldwater Farm butterflies have declined over the past few years. This year (2015) was the worst with many of my butterfly/bee... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Audacious ‘Desert Wheat’ Scheme Wilts in Saudi Arabia

  

  With depletion of fossil aquifer used for irrigation, cultivating wheat in Saudi Arabia’s desert proves just another pipe dream. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How the Paris Agreement Falls Short – from Our Children’s Trust

  

  Email from The Children’s Trust: Why the Paris Agreement Falls Short GR: The Paris Agreement does not call for action soon enough to avoid catastrophic change.... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT