Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• Spatial Conservation and Choice of Biodiversity Surrogates and Species...

  

  From the abstract: “Pressure to conserve biodiversity with limited resources has led to increasing use of species distribution models (SDMs) for spatial... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Old-Growth Forest with Astonishing Biodiversity

  

  Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Whale & Dolphin Meat Tested in Japan Exceeds Mercury Limits

  

  Whale dolphin meat samples tested in Japan exceed safe mercury limits LONDON: The Government of Japan and the country’s largest online marketplace for whale... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Evils of the Livestock Industry

  

  The following is by Rosemary Lowe: Thinking Beyond the Animal Factories to Save This Planet Those out there who are concerned about this planet, the wildlife,... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Greater Sage-grouse Face Serious Global Warming Threat

  

  Greater sage-grouse may lose ground to global warming. Photo courtesy USGS. Source: summitcountyvoice.com GR: Of course, the overwhelming threat to the... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• IUCN – Human Development and Biodiversity Conservation Can Go Hand in Hand, Stud...

  

  For A development scenario involving reduced meat consumption and crop waste, as well as less energy-intensive lifestyles can help us reach global development... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 8 Maps Showing American Lands Are Changing

  

  “Maps are great tool for locating wildlands and wilderness areas we might want to visit, but they can also tell us much more. Maps can shed light on much... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• NASA: Evidence for Global Climate Change

  

  The Earth’s climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 650,000 years there have been seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with the abrupt... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Pejorative Journalism Spreads Wildfire Myths

  

  This article is full of misinformation, untested assumptions, and pejorative language–it is so typical of the way the timber industry and FS have “framed” the... Read more

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

• YA SciFi Novella – Corr Syl the Terrible – Coming May 2, 2015

  

  Corr Syl the Terrible by Garry Rogers This young-adult science-fiction story follows the warrior Corr Syl as he searches for kidnapped Rhya Bright. Read more

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

• Investing in Nature

  

  “A new first-ever survey of conservation impact investing reveals a market of approximately $23 billion across just the last five years, and finds that... Read more

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

• Prevent Road Development from Harming Animals

  

  Target: Prime Minister of Malaysia Perdana Menteri. Goal: Implement regulations in Malaysia for road development to protect animals. Read more

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

• Man Lives Alone in a Radioactive Town to Care for the Abandoned Animals

  

  Source Ecorazzi By Brianne Hogan Naoto Matsumura has refused to leave the radioactive town of Fukushima, Japan in order to take care of its abandoned animal... Read more

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

• Critical Fire Weather Forecast Across Big Swath of Southwest

  

  All of Arizona, New Mexico encompassed in weekend warning from National Weather Service Staff Report FRISCO — In what may signify an early start to the western... Read more

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

• New Ocean Energy Plan Could Worsen Global Warming

  

  GR: Unintended consequences lurk behind many of our ideas and our practices. Reducing our population and learning the equality of other species are the... Read more

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

• Soil Isn’t Sexy

  

  “Soil is the earth’s fragile skin that anchors all life on Earth. It is comprised of countless species that create a dynamic and complex ecosystem and is among... Read more

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

• Making Sacramento a Haven for Honeybees

  

  Sacramento is the latest city to become an official honeybee haven. More residents are interested in keeping their own hives. But how do you catch this buzz?... Read more

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

• Quantum Physics, Rainbow Gravity, and My Next Novel

  

  One of the biggest problems with quantum physics – apart from the way it attracts new age woo – is that it doesn’t reconcile with Einstein’s General Theory of... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Dead Zones: Massive Loss of Ocean Biodiversity From Warming May Take Millennia t...

  

  Image from the Washington Post. “. . . the effects of the current rise in temperatures of our oceans is worse than you or I could have imagined. It’s so bad tha... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Battling Drought with Private Reservoirs

  

  With Gov. Brown announcing emergency statewide water restrictions this week, pumping out free rain barrels by local water agencies is one way to make a dent in... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT