Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• Why Wild Giraffes Are Suffering a ‘silent Extinction’

  

  The iconic animals have declined 40 percent in just 15 years, a plight that has gone largely unnoticed until recently. Source: www.mnn.com GR: This first... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Monsanto Demands World Health Organization Retract Report That Says Roundup Is...

  

  Monsanto is demanding the World Health Organization (WHO) retract the report that says glyphosate, found in the herbicide Roundup, is linked to cancer Source:... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• We Could Stop Global Warming by Spraying Particles into the Air—but It’s a Very...

  

  Ken Caldeira on geoengineering. Source: www.motherjones.com “Caldeira, now a climate scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science, recently contributed to ... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Forbes Billionaires Top US Welfare Ranchers List

  

  What do the Koch Brothers, Ted Turner, and the Hilton family have in common with Cliven Bundy? They’re among a group of powerful welfare ranchers that take... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• One in Ten European Wild Bee Species Face Extinction

  

  Source: www.wildlifearticles.co.uk GR: This is a global problem. This morning I stood inhaling the sweet scent beneath the magnificent plumb tree that shades... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Annual Changes in Hummingbird Migration Revealed by Citizen Naturalists

  

  By Victoria. “Imagine circling the Earth twice on foot while drinking your weight in flower nectar each day. That’s the human equivalent of what Calliope... Read more

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

• Lactella: A Make-Believe Story of True Evil

  

  Evil Lactella Warning, “Lactella” is an evil character. This is not a nice story. Ivan Johns’ Tragic Encounter Ivanstor Johns, the new Mountainview City Manager... Read more

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

• What’s Going on in the North Atlantic?

  

  The North Atlantic between Newfoundland and Ireland is practically the only region of the world that has defied global warming and even cooled. Read more

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

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

  

  Forgive this diversion into the world of the Tsaeb (silent T, long a). It’s where I go to find answers to Earth’s persistent questions. Read more

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

• World Ocean Heartbeat Fading? ‘Nasty’ Signs North Atlantic Thermohaline...

  

  “Scientists call it Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). But we may as well think of it as the heartbeat of the world ocean system. Read more

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

• Lost Animals–Garry Rogers Goodreads Comment

  

  Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record by Errol Fuller Garry Rogers rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was hard to read. As you pass from one tragedy... Read more

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

• Guardian Climate Change Petition Reaches 100k Signatures

  

  Sign the Guardian’s Climate Change Petition. “Actor Tilda Swinton and chef Yotam Ottolenghi are among 100,000 people who have supported the campaign calling... Read more

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

• Legislative Moves to Give Public Lands to the States Advance Despite Little...

  

  “All of the Western states except Montana now entertain bills to take the public lands from the United States and give, transfer or take them for the... Read more

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

• Cascades Study May Rewrite the Textbook on Forest Growth and Death

  

  “A century-long study in the Oregon Cascades may cause scientists to revise the textbook on how forests grow and die, accumulate biomass and store carbon. Read more

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

• The Fate of Trees: How Climate Change May Alter Forests Worldwide

  

  By the end of the century, the woodlands of the Southwest will likely be reduced to weeds and shrubs. And scientists worry that the rest of the planet may see... Read more

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

• Keep It in the Ground: Guardian Climate Change Campaign

  

  Join us in urging the world’s two biggest charitable funds to move their money out of fossil fuels. Evidence shows that proven fossil fuel reserves are more tha... Read more

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

• Climate Change: UN Backs Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign

  

  Framework convention on climate change says it shares aim for strong deal on fighting global warming at Paris summit The UN organisation in charge of global... Read more

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

• Unlike Temperatures, Climate Change Deniers Are Falling Fast

  

  If you’re hoping to deny the reality of global warming, things aren’t looking so good for you right now. A couple of events are making it ever more clear that... Read more

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

• These Urban Farmers Want to Feed the Whole Neighborhood — for Free

  

  “The Beacon Food Forest is giving away dozens of strawberry plants. For free. “For now, the cooperative food forestry idea is at least spreading like those... Read more

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

• How Ignorance and Indifference Are Contributing to Climate Change

  

  Uganda: In the current decade, features such as Namanve Forest have simply disappeared under unclear circumstances and turned into industrial parks and slums…... Read more

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