Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Canadians Back Bold Climate-change Action, Poll Finds

  

  “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to global climate talks in Paris with a new pledge of billions for the cause and a call for a strong international... Read more

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

• In Brazil, Deforestation Is Up, And So Is The Risk Of Tree Extinction

  

  The rate of deforestation in Brazil has increased by 16 percent over the past year, the country’s Environment Ministry announced. Read more

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

• Global Warming Will Be Faster Than Expected.

  

  “Global warming will progress faster than what was previously believed. The reason is that greenhouse gas emissions that arise naturally are also affected by... Read more

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

• Amazon Deforestation Report is Major Setback for Brazil Ahead of Climate Talks

  

  “Satellite data revealed that 5,831 square kilometers of land was cut down or burned in the Brazilian Amazon in year to 1 August: a 16% increase on the... Read more

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

• Overgrazing is a Major Cause of the Horror in Syria

  

  “In 1958, the vast semi-arid to arid Syrian steppe was made into a free access (unrestricted) commons by the Syrian national government. This overturned the... Read more

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

• Consume More, Conserve More: Sorry, but We Just Can’t Do Both | George Monbiot

  

  “Governments urge us both to consume more and to conserve more. We must extract more fossil fuel from the ground, but burn less of it. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• For T-Day: Save Yourself from the Digital Zombie Apocalypse

  

  “Kids should be outside for an hour or two every day between school and dinner. That doesn’t mean parents have to drive them someplace. Unorganized playtime is... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Toxic Interests: In Lead-up to Paris Summit, Conservative Politicians Around...

  

  “US Solar energy adoption rates continued to soar in 2015, jumping to 40 percent of all new installed energy capacity for the first half of the year. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Humankind’s Last Days Below 400 PPM CO2?

  

  By mid November of 2015, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels as measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory had again risen above 400 parts per million. Over the past... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Two-faced Exxon: the Misinformation Campaign Against Its Own Scientists

  

  “It appears that the only difference between the behavior of Exxon and the tobacco industry is that cigarette companies didn’t publish their research linking... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Billions Worth of EU Imports Linked to Illegal Deforestation | The Parliament...

  

  “According to Fern’s report, “the EU is one of the largest importers of products resulting from illegal deforestation [and in] 2012 imported €6bn of soy, beef,... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Can the Planet Handle China’s New Two-child Policy?

  

  “China has a knack for world-changing policy shifts, whether it’s devaluing its currency, launching a national carbon cap-and-trade system or, most recently,... Read more

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

• Are Mini-nuclear Reactors the Answer to the Climate Change Crisis?

  

  “Mini nuclear power plants could be trucked into a town near you to provide your hot water, or shipped to any country that wants to plug them into their... Read more

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

• Subsidies for Deforestation-driving Commodities Dwarf Conservation Finance New...

  

  “Agricultural subsidies worth at least $486 billion per year dwarf the $8.7 billion total committed to avoiding deforestation in tropical countries, a new... Read more

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

• More Than Half of the World’s Primates on Endangered Species List

  

  “Experts highlight threat to lesser-known apes and monkeys from large-scale habitat destruction and illegal wildlife trade More than half the world’s primates,... Read more

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

• Commentary by Wildlife Defence League: Government Stoops to New Low in BC Wolf...

  

  Source Wildlife Defence League November 19, 2015Government Stoops to New Low in BC Wolf Cull Commentary by Wildlife Defence League Shocking new information has... Read more

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

• GMO Food Animals Should Be Judged by Product, Not Process, Scientists Say

  “In a world with a burgeoning demand for meat, milk and eggs, regulatory policies around the use of biotechnologies in agriculture need to be based on the safet... Read more

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

• ‘Traditional Authority’ Linked to Rates of Deforestation in Africa

  

  New analysis reveals a strong correlation between precolonial institutions in Africa and current levels of deforestation. phys.org GR: It’s certainly true in th... Read more

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

• Enhancing Our Soils’ Biodiversity Can Improve Human Health

  

  Colorado State University’s Diana Wall and coauthors make the case to integrate soil biodiversity research into human health studies in a paper published... Read more

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

• Sociologist Suggests Corporate Disinformation at Root of Climate Change...

  

  (Phys.org)—”Justin Farrell, a sociologist with the School of Forestry Environmental Studies at Yale University, has conducted a study looking into the questio... Read more

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