Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• How Farm Subsidies Could Save the World, Not Trash It

  

  “Agricultural subsidies are, let’s face it, incredibly complicated and boring, and that’s the eternal problem with changing them: It’s just too hard to get the... Read more

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

• Can This Book Help Stop The Current Mass Extinction?

  

  “There have been five known mass extinctions in Earth’s history, the most recent of which took out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Read more

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

• New Wolverine Sightings

  

  “With fewer than 300 individuals in the Lower 48, the wolverine is one of the most imperiled species in the U.S. Wolverines once thrived throughout the West’s... Read more

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

• Wildlife Managers Assessing Fire Impacts

  

  “For a second consecutive year, state wildlife managers are scrambling to assess the damage caused by massive wildfires that scorched four state wildlife areas... Read more

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

• Thousands of Turtles Nest on Costa Rica Beach – Video

  

  Thousands of sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on the coast of Costa Rica. The incredible scenes were filmed by local wildlife experts in north-western... Read more

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

• Tree Planting Can Harm Ecosystems

  

  The world’s grassy biomes are key contributors to biodiversity and ecosystem services, and are under immense pressure from conversion to agriculture and tree... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• World Must Avert Devastating Flood of Climate Refugees – Climate News Network

  

  By Alex Kirby A senior British politician says we face a humanitarian crisis on an immense scale if millions of people have to flee the impacts of global... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Population Impacts

  

  “There are thousands of essays, articles and books dealing with population but “Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot” provides a convincing new way of... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Native Tribe Fights to Save Boreal Forest in Quebec

  

  Mandy Gull holds back tears as she steps off the helicopter in northern Quebec. “I’ve never seen anything so sad,” says the young woman whose aboriginal tribe i... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Ants on the March in Non-native Conifer Forests

  A species of ant is thriving in habitats created by thousands of acres of coniferous forest planted in a UK National Park in the last 60 years, according to... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Elephant Seal Molt Raises Mercury Levels in Coastal Water

  

  “Researchers link seasonal fluctuations in toxin with elephant seal fur “FRISCO — So much mercury has accumulated in the ocean food chain that, when northern... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Tallying up the Climate Pledges: How Close Are Current INDCs to Reaching the...

  

  “So far, 57 countries have submitted their intended climate contributions ahead of the Paris conference – but their combined pledges aren’t enough to keep globa... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Failure to Act on Climate Change Means an Even Bigger Refugee Crisis

  

  Global warming does not cause the conflicts that have caused mass movement of people, but it would be wrong to say it does not contribute As I looked in on my... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Rate of Global Forest Loss Halved, Says UN

  

  But global decline continues and woodland the size of South Africa has been lost since 1990, reports UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation The rate at which th... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Aerial Pictures Reveal Rampant Illegal Logging in Peru’s Amazon Forest

  

  Up to 30 trucks are plying on a 32-mile purpose built road illegally carved out in the jungle in Ucayali region, smuggling out tree trunks on an industrial scal... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• California Drought Cause of Odd Animal Activity?

  

  LOOMIS, Calif. — “The scarcity of food in the wild has been blamed for unusual animal activity during California’s drought including a recent bear attack,... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• THE COMING ERA OF ABUNDANT CLEAN ENERGY #Auspol

  

  In the 1980s, leading consultants were skeptical about cellular phones. McKinsey Company noted that the handsets were heavy, batteries didn’t last long,... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Are Colorado Wildlife Biologists Apologizing for the Energy Industry?

  

  ‘Just pointing fingers at the energy industry is not a helpful solution to this difficult issue’ FRISCO — “A recent study showing that energy development in... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Do We Really Need “Hypoallergenic Parks”?

  

  “Hypoallergenic parks: Coming soon?” That was the headline on the press release, and the specter of sanitized nature made me mutter “Oh, crap.” So I downloaded... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• #feel Free Friday ~ 44

  

  So many people justify cruelty towards nonhuman animals with the argument that animals are considered property in law. In other words, they are simply products... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT