Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• Livestock and Humans Have Replaced Most Wild Animals

  

  GR: In this study, the investigators analyzed global biomass, a common measure of animal and plant abundance, to estimate changes in the abundance of organisms. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Toxic Pesticide Use in National Wildlife Refuges

  

  GR: Most of us take for granted that national land management agencies work to protect wildlife refuges and other public lands. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Weeds, Nature’s First Responders

  

  My weed book is in print. It focuses on the weeds in Dewey-Humboldt, a small town in central Arizona. There are 40 families, 163 genera, and 214 species of weed... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Disappearing Wildlife and Nature Conservation

  

  GR: This is an urgent message that everyone should receive: We must act to stop the global deterioration and loss of forests, shrublands, grasslands, soil, and... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Global Solution to Extinction – The New York Times

  GR: In this article, E. O. Wilson gives numerical estimates of the relationship between the protected area of the Earth’s surface and the number of wildlife... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• NATIONAL WEED APPRECIATION DAY – March 28 | National Day Calendar

  

  GR: Today is National Weed Appreciation Day. As the benefits of weeds are the subject of my new book, I thought it appropriate to mention the day. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Plight of Phoenix: How Long Can the World’s ‘least Sustainable’ City Survive? |...

  

  GR: Taking a longer view of this subject, the demise of Phoenix and its satellite towns might be good for the land and for people because it will give natural... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Weeds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona

  

  Weeds A draft of my new weed book is available for review. Download the .PDF if you want to take a look. Weeds of Dewey-Humboldt SCREEN RES PDF Name(required)... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Decline of Journalism in the Mainstream Media

  Corporate control over news media is a symptom of the end times (or something that is as bad as that sounds). Antinuclear Independent media: Our democracy... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Switch to Renewable Energy

  

  Storm Coming (NASA) GR–Ode to concerned scientists: They see the danger, they sound the horns and clang the bells, and they wait. But the ramparts remain empty. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Many of You Switched to Renewable Energy?

  

  Storm Coming (NASA) GR–Ode to concerned scientists: They see the danger, they sound the horns and clang the bells, and they wait. But the ramparts remain empty. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Bird-Friendly Are Your Windows?

  GR: Here’s a guest post from Sally Perkins. https://unsplash.com/photos/4EMljshk4kk Bird-Friendly Windows It’s our responsibility to take care of all animals... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Asking for More: Additional Carbon Cuts Please

  

  GR: Moving from theoretical to practical, an article in Nature reports on the use of observed global warming to choose the best models for predicting future... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Time is Growing Short

  

  GR: An article from last June should be on everyone’s mind now. Here’s my discussion followed by a link to the article. A group of scientists analyzed the... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Warn Humanity of Environmental Catastrophe

  

  GR: This is the 25-year update of the warning scientists gave in 1992. “More than 15,000 scientists have signed a chilling article titled “World Scientists’... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global CO2 Emissions Are Rising in 2017 After Three-Year ‘Plateau’

  

  GR: Cinch up your seat belts; CO2 emissions are still rising. “Over the past three years, global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels have remained relatively flat. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Should We Look on the Bright Side of the 6th Mass Extinction? – Animalista...

  

  GR: Here’s the case for optimism for the great loss of species and a literate response that the arguments supporting the case are rubbish. And rubbish they are. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Republicans Seek to Use Tax Bill to Suppress Climate and Clean Air Saving...

  

  GR: By eliminating the all-electric vehicle tax credit, the Republicans are trying to slow the switch from gas burning to clean powered vehicles. They don’t wan... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Time of Great Dying: Population Bomb Bursts, the End of Old-Growth Forests, and...

  

  GR: Like an empty deck chair bumping in the wind, I’ve repeated this warning over and over. I’ve tried to find new ways to phrase it, new associations to tie... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• National Forests, Endangered Species Under Attack as House Republicans Pass...

  

  GR: The bill is just as bad as we feared it would be. Click here for the earlier discussions. Using catastrophic fires as cover, House Republicans passed a... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT