Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• ALEC Works to Scuttle Global Climate Agreement

  

  In Paris, 120 world leaders are meeting under the auspices of the United Nations in an urgent effort to prevent catastrophic climate change, which threatens... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Devastating Link Between Wildfire and Sprawl

  

  On Tuesday at COP21, the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, global leaders are talking about forests, and how to protect and restore the world’s remaining... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• World Leaders Outline Forest Vision at Climate Change Talks

  

  “World leaders at the climate summit today presented a joint statement in support of new partnerships for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from deforestation... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Partnerships, Progress to Protect & Restore Forest

  

  “Leaders in the global drive to protect and restore forests met on Tuesday to announce a new focus on implementing partnerships with additional resources to... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• New Platform Reveals How Much Carbon is Locked in Tropical Forests – and How Muc...

  

  “Between 2001 and 2013, greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation across the world’s tropical forests were, on average, larger than Russia’s economy-wide... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Paris Climate Conference ‘At the Limits of Suicide,’ Commitments Nowhere Near...

  GarryRogers:It must be the disinformation team; never in my knowledge has everyone remained so indifferent to an impending disaster. How can we pull Congress ou... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Doomsday Revisited: Will Warming Deprive Us of Oxygen?

  

  “Global warming has triggered an array of apocalyptic scenarios for future generations, from worsening drought, storms and floods to melted icesheets and... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Brazil’s Great Amazon Rainforest Burns as Parched Megacities Fall Under...

  

  “One need only look at today’s satellite image of Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest to notice something’s terribly wrong. A vast 1,000 mile swath of what should be som... Read more

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

• Demonstrate Today for an End to Global Warming

  

  Today’s demonstrations are in response to climate change. We want to show our leaders that we want them to take steps to stop global warming. Read more

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

• Deforestation in Colombia up Nearly 20 Percent Last Year

  

  “A total of 140,356 hectares (346,827 acres) of forest cover was lost in Colombia in 2014 versus 120,934 hectares (298,834 acres) in 2013, per IDEAM, a... Read more

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

• Education the Path to More Support for Shark Conservation

  

  “The data also revealed that many recreational anglers are supportive of marine protected areas for threatened shark species, however that climate change is a... Read more

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

• Psychological Reality Equals Orphaned Bear Cubs

  

  GarryRogers:Killing bears to reduce a risk for humans is a horrible plan in this time of nature’s crisis; a crisis we have produced. Read more

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

• 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