Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• Current Paris Climate Pledges ‘won’t Limit Global Warming to 2C’

  

  “Pledges made by countries ahead of the Paris UN Conference in December are not sufficient to limit global warming to 2°C, according to analysis published... Read more

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

• Dolphin Health Predicts Human Health

  

  Dolphins are known to marine biologists as sentinel animals, if they are ailing, we humans may be next. The Indian River Lagoon, an ecologically diverse... Read more

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

• Real Life Imitating Art, and the Return of Soylent Green

  

  GarryRogers: Wouldn’t want to run out. Harry Harrison’s 1966 novel “Make Room! Make Room!” was made into the movie. The novel influenced my attitude and... Read more

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

• Lobster Population is Shifting North; Ocean Warming Blamed

  

  In 2013, the number of adult lobsters in New England south of Cape Cod slid to about 10 million, just one-fifth the total in the late 1990s, according to a... Read more

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

• Environment: Study Finds Neonicotinoid Pesticides Widespread in Streams Across...

  

  Will fish and water bugs be decimated by systemic pesticides? FRISCO — Neonicotinoid pesticides are spreading throughout the environment with as-yet unknown... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Dangerous Heat Sets Sights on Southern United States

  

  GarryRogers:Let’s hope the “greatest nation on Earth” can handle this emergency. Originally posted on robertscribbler: High wet bulb temperatures and related... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• New Idaho Wilderness Areas Also Offer a New Way to Retire Grazing Permits

  

  As much as 700,000 acres in and adjacent to the new designated wildernesses could possibly be retired from livestock grazing- Many people are celebrating the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Playing Chicken With Hothouse Extinction — Obama’s Shameful Shell Drilling...

  

  GarryRogers:It has seemed all along that Obama lacks background in the natural sciences. He often appears to lack the understanding that would let him fully... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Snail Analysis Could Help Assess and Save the 99 Percent

  

  According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, the most authoritative inventory of the status of the world’s... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Much Will Antarctica and Greenland Ice Raise Seas?

  

  Scientists have figured out the worst that could happen if the mammoth chuck of continental ice at the bottom of the world—the West Antarctic Ice Sheet—continue... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Global Warming: Central Asian Glaciers Dwindling Fast

  

  GarryRogers:The loss of these glaciers will impact the regional water cycle and will add a small amount to the problem of freshwater entering the oceans. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Human-Baked Baffin Bay Takes Biggest Bite Yet out of The Greenland Ice Sheet

  

  You wouldn’t generally think of ocean temperatures in the range of 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit (5 to 10 degrees Celsius) as hot. But to the great sea-fronting... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Staggering Amounts Americans Pay To Kill Exotic Animals

  

  – http://huff.to/1Jaqtm7Filed under: Animal Protection Sourced through Scoop.it from: animalsdeservetolive.com Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in ne... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Price of Wind Energy Hits All-Time Low in U.S.

  

  States hoping to increase their share of renewable energy to achieve the emissions reduction goals set forth in the President’s recently-announced Clean Power... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Harvesting Invasive Cattails to Restore Marsh Biodiversity

  

  CHEBOYGAN, Mich.—The diesel-powered harvester roars as ecologist Shane Lishawa crashes through dense, 7-foot-tall cattails toward an experimental plot... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• July’s Stupefying Heat Indexes in Southwest Iran. #Auspol #ClimateChange

  

  Stepping outside during the summer often leads to an immediate groan, as if you suddenly found yourself stuck in a sauna. But for people living in southwest Ira... Read more

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

• Toxic Threat of Cyanobacteria May Be Growing Worldwide

  GarryRogers:This is a serious threat to wildlife. Originally posted on Summit County Citizens Voice: Study calls for better monitoring, more warnings Staff... Read more

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

• Do Nanoparticles Threaten Sediment-dwelling Organisms?

  GarryRogers:The loss of wild animals, more than half, is scary. Anything that might harm them should be studied before it is used. Read more

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

• Public Lands: Feds Finalizing Management Plan for Wildlife Refuges in...

  

  Restoration and public use among the key focus areas Staff Report “FRISCO — After years of planning and public input, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials... Read more

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

• U.S. Forest Service Approves Massive Expansion of Summer Recreational...

  

  By Bob Berwyn FRISCO — The U.S. Forest Service is on track to approve a huge expansion of summer activities at Breckenridge Ski Area that will accommodate up... Read more

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