Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• Scientists Say Deforestation May Threaten a Staggering Half of Amazon Tree...

  

  “Tropical tree species could be in much bigger trouble than scientists had thought: A new study, which involved collaboration from dozens of researchers,... Read more

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

• As Extinction Looms, Elephants DC Calls for Tighter International Controls To...

  

  WASHINGTON DC — “Elephants DC advocated for tighter legal controls to protect elephants on Saturday, Nov. 14 in America’s capitol city. At a two-day conference... Read more

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

• Permafrost: Hiding a Climate Time Bomb?

  

  “On the front line of climate change in the Canadian Arctic, scientists hunt for clues to a potentially catastrophic global warming trend: melting permafrost. Read more

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

• GOP Still Blocking The Land & Water Conservation Fund

  

  “Back in February, I wrote about how Congress has chronically stolen funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Check out that article. It will make you... Read more

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

• 4 Facts About Wildlife Trafficking in the United States

  

  “Wildlife trafficking is a global concern. Wild animals from all over the world are captured or killed, then brought into this barbaric trade, the shipments... Read more

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

• Forest Service Revs Up Push to Open Over 170 Million Tons of Coal to Mining...

  

  Proposed Loophole Could Cause Millions of Tons of Carbon Pollution, undermine Obama Administration Climate Goals, and Degrade Wildlife Habitat DENVER— National... Read more

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

• Arizona Water Experts Call for ‘culture of Conservation’

  

  Recommendations from the Arizona Town Hall include more use of reclaimed wastewater and stormwater runoff. From: azdailysun.com GR: It is interesting that... Read more

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

• Finland’s Nuclear Waste Burial Plan

  GarryRogers:As in all things we do, we humans have a very shortsighted view of the future. We have 5-year plans, we discuss what might happen by the end of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Our Ancient Woodlands Are Being Bulldozed | Patrick Barkham

  

  “An area forested since 1100 – as Smithy Wood in Sheffield has been – should not be turned into a motorway service station, surely. But there is little... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• A Successful Climate Change Conference Is The Best Response To ISIS Brutality...

  

  “Certain people have perhaps been thinking, after the immense shock of the attacks of November 13, that the only thing that matters from now on, as a response t... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Take Extinction Off Your Plate

  

  “Meat production is one of the main drivers of environmental degradation globally, and the crisis is rapidly growing worse. That’s why the Center for... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Cambodian Soldiers Kill Cambodian Police, as China Profits

  

  It is a familiar story in Southeast Asia. In truth, it has become a familiar story almost everywhere: China’s vast appetite for luxury items was the underlying... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• American Youths File Landmark Climate Lawsuit Against President Obama & U.S....

  

  On August 12, International Youth Day, 21 young people from across the United States filed a landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit against the federal... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Monster 2015 El Nino Likely to Be Most Intense Ever Seen

  GarryRogers:Everyone should prepare for winter-weather extremes. Originally posted on robertscribbler: For nearly two years now, we’ve had every indication... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Climate Change: Effects

  

  Global climate change has already had observable effects on the environment. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lakes is breaking up earlier, plant and... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Choking Air, Melting Glaciers: How Global Warming is Changing India

  

  Globally, India is the third largest carbon-emitting country—though its per capita emissions are only one third of the international average—according to the... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Are Some Wild Animals More Tolerant to Human Interaction Than Others?

  

  The researchers’ findings could ultimately help shape wildlife conservation practices. The paper notes, for example, that protecting smaller birds might be... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Desertification: The People Whose Land is Turning to Dust #Auspol #EarthToParis...

  

  “The UN predicts over 50 million people will be forced to leave their homes by 2020 because their land has turned to desert. This is already happening in... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• To Save Brazil’s Forests, Focus on Big Landowners – Futurity

  

  Richards and VanWey predict that Mato Grosso is entering a period of renewed high rates of deforestation because of several factors, including the increasing... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Japan Met Agency Confirms Early Concerns — October 2015 Shaping up to Be...

  

  GarryRogers:The Arctic anomaly is crazy. Originally posted on robertscribbler: There’s no rational reason at all to doubt that the globe is heating up. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT