Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• How Cheap Will Solar Get? #Auspol

  

  If current rates of improvement hold, solar power will be incredibly cheap by the time it’s a substantial fraction of the world’s electricity supply, writes... Read more

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

• Climate: Planning for the Polar Meltdown

  

  “Can the world find a realistic way to deal with changing conditions at the ends of the Earth? “FRISCO — Climate scientists and policy makers from around the... Read more

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

• Study Says Some Forests May Not Recover from Mega-disturbances in the Global...

  

  Giant fires, insect outbreaks could be ‘game-changer’ for some forests Staff Report FRISCO —Forest Service researchers say “mega-disturbances” like giant... Read more

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

• Mass Whale Death in Northeastern Pacific — Hot Blob’s Record Algae Bloom to...

  

  Something lurking in the Northeastern Pacific is killing off the graceful giants of the world’s oceans. For since May of 2015 30 large whales have been... Read more

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

• Dry Rivers, Low Prices Make a Double Whammy for Tar Sands Oil

  GarryRogers:Let’s hope that Harper’s folly is seen for the disaster that it was. Perhaps a new government can drop the greed act and refocus on protecting the... Read more

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

• Humans Are Set To Wipe An India-Sized Chunk Of Forest Off The Earth By 2050

  

  “In this Sept. 15, 2009 file photo, a deforested area is seen near Novo Progresso in Brazil’s northern state of Para. “By 2050, an area of forests the size of... Read more

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

• Scientists Warn Only ‘simplified’, Degraded Tropical Forest May Remain by End...

  

  A new and more dangerous phase of impacts on the world’s remaining tropical forests is emerging, threatening to simplify the world’s most diverse ecosystem... Read more

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

• Global Warming

  

  Boreal forests cover the northernmost regions of Canada, Russia, Alaska, and Scandinavia, and make up about 30 percent of the planet’s total forest area. Source... Read more

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

• Big Oil Hates a California Climate Bill So Much That It’s Telling Outright Lies...

  

  As Western wildfires follow the worst drought in modern history, the impacts of global warming have never been more stark. And as electric cars, LED light bulbs... Read more

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

• US Experiencing Worst Fire Season on Record as Blazes in Washington and Oregon...

  

  GarryRogers:Instead of the gradual death of forest trees due to drought stress and insects, fire can cause abrupt changes in vegetation cover. Read more

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

• Grazing Leads to Blazing

  

  “Livestock grazing in southwestern Idaho and across the West has contributed significantly to intensity, severity, and enormity of fires this summer. Read more

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

• California Drought May Exacerbate Wildlife-human Encounters – Sacramento Bee

  

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

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

• Climatebabes Competition

  

  Fight extinction! #biodiversity more climatebabes : http://t.co/pOtPVCdowd http://t.co/UvnTMg0ZiO. Sourced through Scoop.it from: climatebabes.com GR: Not... Read more

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

• Slowing Africa’s Population Boom to Save People and Wildlife Both

  

  “Ask any serious conservationist to name the most pressing issues today for African wildlife, and right at the top of the list, you’ll almost certainly hear... Read more

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

• The Birds of Summer

  

  Originally posted on strange behaviors: (Photo: Roger Phillips/Idaho Statesman, via Associated Press) My latest for The New York Times: THE other morning, as I... Read more

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

• Drought-Fueled Wildfires Burn 7 Million Acres in U.S.

  

  Bobby Magill: “Sap a forest of rain — say, for three or four years — toss in seemingly endless sunshine and high temperatures, and you’ve got just the right... Read more

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

• When Surging Seas Meet Stronger Rain: Nuclear Techniques In Flood Management

  

  Unusually high rainfall in many parts of the world is a result of climate change, scientists say. Since warmer air can hold more water, the rationale goes,... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Ocean Acidification Shakes the Foundation of Cold-water Coral Reefs

  

  “The longest-ever simulation of future ocean conditions, undertaken by researchers at Heriot-Watt, shows that the skeletons of deep-sea corals change shape and... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Climate Change is Spawning a New View of Conservation

  

  “Conservation has long been about protecting communities of plants and animals where they are. But climate change is leading to a nascent form of conservation... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Resilient Federal Forest Act Will Diminish Resilience of Forests

  

  George Wuerthner: “Oregon Congressman’s Greg Walden’s (other western legislators also are sponsors) support of the so-called Resilient Federal Forests Act is... Read more

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