Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Proposed for Protection Under Endangered Species...

  

  MINNEAPOLIS— In accordance with an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity that speeds up protection decisions for 757 species, the U.S. Read more

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

• New York City Flood Risk Rising Due to Climate Change

  

  “The risk of major New York City flooding — such as what happened during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 — is likely to occur once every 25 years, rather than once ever... Read more

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

• How Does Climate Change Fit Within the Sustainable Development Goals? #Auspol

  Originally posted on jpratt27: On Friday in New York, countries will adopt a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will guide global development up t... Read more

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

• The Illegal Timber Trade Is Destroying Myanmar’s Forests and Wildlife

  

  Myanmar’s ancient and biodiverse forests are once again under threat. A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency has found that millions of... Read more

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

• Forests and CO2 — Don’t Ignore the Scientific Background

  

  “Loss of nitrogen a key factor in forest equation “Forests may grow faster as atmospheric CO2 increases, but that doesn’t mean they’ll absorb more of the... Read more

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

• Global Warming

  

  Melting Arctic Ice Causing More Methane EmissionsThe melting of the Arctic ice cap is encouraging more natural emissions of methane — one of the most potent... Read more

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

• Wildlife Weekly Wrap-Up

  

  Written by Melanie Gade with contributions from Courtney Sexton and Haley McKey The Future of Sage-Grouse is Still Uncertain This week the federal government... Read more

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

• Cormorant Massacre Underway

  

  http://www.animals24-7.org/2015/09/25/cormorant-massacre-underway/ September 25, 2015 by Merritt Clifton 1 Comment by Bob Sallinger, conservation director,... Read more

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

• Patricia Randolph’s Madravenspeak: Black Bear Diaries: The Pending Murder of My...

  

  Originally posted on Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife:“The fear of bears comes out of the hunting culture. To feel good about killing these animals, w... Read more

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

• Why Obscure Species Matter

  

  Without bats, a lot more corn would look like this. (Photo: Flickr)Odd bits of recent wildlife news, mostly about very small and obscure species, have left me... Read more

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

• Global Warming Consensus Extends Beyond Climate Scientists

  

  “The consensus on the reality of climate change extends beyond the field of climate science to other disciplines, according to a new study out of Purdue... Read more

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

• Floods After Drought: Why El Niño Might Not Revive California

  

  Sarah Kaplan for the Washington Post: “Vast swathes of forest are so brittle and bone-dry that they burn up in an instant. A vicious wildfire, whipped up by hot... Read more

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

• US EPA Q&A for Owners of Diesel Volkswagens

  

  “EPA issued a notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on September 18, 2015. Read more

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

• How Protecting the Biodiversity of Our Planet Protects Us All

  

  “The number of living animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, has been halved since 1970, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report. Read more

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

• Global Warming: Are Trees Going on Strike?

  

  “Trees, crucial absorbers of climate-harming carbon dioxide gas, may finally be balking at an ever-earlier spring season brought on by global warming,... Read more

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

• Sage Grouse Politics: the Emperor Has No Clothes

  

  Failure by U. S. Government Land Managers “The decision by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) not to list the Greater Sage Grouse under the Endangered... Read more

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

• Study: First Signs of Global Warming Felt in the 1960s

  GarryRogers:Aw shucks, well, maybe we can do better on our next planet. Originally posted on Summit County Citizens Voice: Parts of U.S. Read more

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

• Sage Grouse Plan Aims for Balance Between Industry, Wildlife

  

  A cooperative effort to save a ground-dwelling bird has diverted it from possible extinction, federal officials declared Tuesday, as they sought to safeguard th... Read more

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

• We Need to Stop Eating the Oceans

  

  from: Yana Rusinovich and Paul Watson “For centuries, the oceans have fed humanity. But in the last century, humans has destroyed oceanic ecosystems with an... Read more

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

• August 2015 Sets New Record for Area Burned by Wildfire | NOAA Climate.gov

  

  Last month, our “Climate Challenge” online game pitted experts against players to answer the following question: What will be the total area burned due to... Read more

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