Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• 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

• Boreal Forests Challenged by Global Change

  

  Management of boreal forests needs greater attention from international policy, argued forestry experts from the International Institute for Applied Systems... Read more

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

• Climate: West May Be in Permanent Drought by 2060s

  

  GarryRogers:So. . . , we get catastrophic floods, but the drought continues–great. Originally posted on Summit County Citizens Voice: Is western drought the... Read more

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

• Monster El Nino Turns Typhoon Eyes Toward Arctic

  

  What does a Monster El Nino look like? In two words — climate change. And by the end of August climate change’s Monster El Nino may have spawned two strong... Read more

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

• Eco-Sabotage is Planetary Self-Defense | Deep Green Resistance Blog

  

  Max Wilbert and other members of Deep Green Resistance Seattle participated in a May “ShellNO” protest against Shell’s arctic drilling rig. Read more

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

• Lawsuit Filed to Protect Canada Lynx from Trapping Deaths, Injuries in Maine

  

  Reblogged on WordPress.com Sourced through Scoop.it from: garryrogers.com Government natural resource managers often do a haphazard job even when they aren’t... Read more

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

• Lawsuit Filed to Protect Canada Lynx from Trapping Deaths, Injuries in Maine

  

  GarryRogers:Government natural resource managers indeed do a haphazard job even when they aren’t purposefully mismanaging for the benefit of special interests.... Read more

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

• Massive Sargassum Seaweed Bloom is Choking The Caribbean — Climate Change a...

  

  “According to Carribean leaders, it’s a disaster that will take at least 100,000 people and 120 million dollars to clean up. And disaster may not be the best... Read more

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

• Arizona Game & Fish Department – Small Game

  

  Get ready! Dove hunting like the good ol’ days! Other great news for dove hunters -15 bird daily bag limit-10 white-winged daily bag limit (early season only)-4... Read more

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