Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2813 )

• Plants of the Post Anthropocene: 3. Annual Yellow Sweetclover

  

  Weed No. 3. Annual Yellow Sweetclover (Melilotus indicus) This Mediterranean and Middle Eastern clover is probably present in Dewey-Humboldt, but I haven’t yet... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Half-way to Catastrophe — Global Hothouse Extinction to Be Triggered by Or Befor...

  

  GR: It’s not all of humankind that is responsible for the great danger we face, It’s particular members of the species. The fossil fuel companies in America... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Weed No. 2. Annual Bluegrass (Poa Annua)

  Annual bluegrass (Poa annua) My first year in Humboldt, exceptional summer monsoon and winter rains kept the ground soft for months. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Weeds–Nature’s Emergency Technicians: Alkali Heliotrope

  

  Introduction to the Weeds While I studied vegetation ecology at Arizona State University, my boys and I would sometimes walk the two miles from our apartment... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• European Glyphosate Safety Report Copy-Pasted Monsanto Study

  

  GR: We need more regulator regulators. Regulatory government agencies are often so close to the businesses they regulate that they achieve very little control... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Illegal Pot Farms Are Fouling California Waterways with Banned Pesticides

  

  GR: Legalizing marijuana has been a progressive goal for many years. Over the same period, illegal pot farming and distribution has been one of the nation’s... Read more

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

• Invasive Species Shift Great Lakes Ecosystems – Summit County Citizens Voice

  

  GR: Invasive species are weakening and eliminating ecosystems around the world. In many instances, people introduced the invasives to increase food production... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Did Monsanto Write Malawi’s Seed Policy?

  

  GR: Monsanto did. The company’s unscrupulous efforts to increase profits are harmful to humans and nature. This story may raise your blood pressure a bit. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Ask Your Governor to Stop Monsanto’s Deceptive Marketing

  

  GR: Here’s an opportunity for you to oppose the spread of Monsanto’s dangerous herbicide RoundUp. “Tell your Governor to stop Monsanto from making false and... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Weed Killer Designed to Save Farms is Devastating Them

  

  GR: With the chemical industry in control of Congress and government regulators, every plant and animal of every country on Earth is in danger. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Tell Congress: Vote No on Clovis for USDA Chief Scientist

  

  Sam Clovis, Trump’s choice for USDA chief scientist. GR: The USDA Chief Scientist must be a scientist. The USDA evaluates the safety of outdoor activities... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Monsanto Calls for Investigation Into WHO Agency for Ignoring Monsanto-Funded...

  

  GR: Here’s an example of a common industry ploy to discredit science using paid researchers. Monsanto knows Roundup causes cancer and endangers wildlife, but... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Protect Kids from Pesticides as They Go to School

  

  Pesticides Poison Children of All Species GR: The article below focuses on human children. Many of us would like to focus on wildlife as well. All young... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Coincidence Or Collusion? Records Show EPA Slowed Glyphosate Review in...

  

  GR: The case for collusion looks stronger than the one for coincidence. This story makes one think of our lying president and the fear that the lies and... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Pruitt’s EPA Cedes Pesticide Oversight to Corrupt USDA

  

  GR: Corrupt interaction between U. S. government agencies and pesticide manufacturers poisons people, pets, plants, and wildlife. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Present Threat to Coastal Cities From Antarctic and Greenland Melt

  

  GR: With rising global temperature and increasing threat of rapid glacial melt, Scribbler concludes: “The only way to lower this risk [coastal city inundation]... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• World Population Will Grow 30% To 9.8 Billion by 2050

  

  GR: By 2050, our global population will increase by more than 2 billion people. That’s if nothing gets in the way. The projected growth comes at a time when... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• When and How Will Growth Cease?

  

  GR: The three ways that Jason Brent (article introduced below) believes our unsustainable economic and population growth will end make sense, but choosing... Read more

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

• The Poison Papers – Documenting the History of Pesticide Hazards in the United...

  

  GR: Many of the documents uncovered by the Poison Papers project have yet to be read. Here’s your chance to become an investigative reporter. Follow the link... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Poison Papers: Monsanto Knew PCBs Were Toxic for Years But Sold Them Anyway

  

  GR: Monsanto is facing enormous financial penalties for their continued production and sale of toxic chemicals. This post (and earlier stories) discusses PCBs. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT