Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Chain-Free Elephant Volunteer Program 2015

  

  GR: Like elephants and want to visit Nepal? This might be just for you. Build Chain-free Corrals in Nepal~Unshackle 32 Elephants A life-changing experience—for... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 38 Federal Agencies Reveal Their Vulnerabilities to Climate Change — and What...

  

  GR: Interesting that NASA worries that climate change might interfere with the agency’s ability to launch. Good. Shut ‘em down and focus on Earth until we... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Birth Control Enters Mainstream Concern

  

  GR: Good. This is long overdue. Reducing the human population by encouraging birth control will take generations. In the short term (like in the next five... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Big Coal Dumps on Wildlife in a Biological Motherlode

  

  GR: Just like my dogs’ manic pursuit of squirrels. The following by Richard Conniff. “When most people think about a biological hotspot, a motherlode of species... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Pesticides-L Mailing List: Creating a Global Conversation on Pesticides Issues

  

  GarryRogers:Pesticide use and safety is the focus of the online forum, Pesticides-L. To subscribe, email ‘[email protected]’. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Harvard Announces New Animal Advocacy Program Endowed by Bradley L. Goldberg

  

  Said Goldberg: “Animals have rights to experience a life of respect, free from unnecessary suffering, and the animal advocacy movement needs and deserves a new... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Join Us to Discuss Democratization of Science at Citizen Science 2015

  

  GR: Scientists: This is the place to go for ideas and support if you are planning to invite citizen participation in your research. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• U.S. Mulls Adding Turtles to Endangered Species List

  

  GR: Turtles are resistant to toxic wastes, but they are helpless against water diversions, hunters, and pet collectors. In my home state, wildlife biologists... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Snap to It: U.S. Mulls Adding Turtles to Endangered Species List

  

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has proposed adding four types of freshwater turtles to an international endangered species list, in part to better... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Winter Finch Forecast: Help Monitor Wild Bird Health

  

  GR: Here’s another great citizen naturalist opportunity. Birds, like butterflies, are excellent indicators of ecosystem health. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Will There Be a ‘hostile Takeover’ of Western Public Lands?

  

  GarryRogers:Would states manage land better than the feds? The choice is for the better of two evils. Federal management is biased toward land abusers (e.g. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Wolves Are Beneficial

  

  GarryRogers:This article claims that the Utah State government has been paying lobbyists. I haven’t verified the claim. State governments should not use taxpaye... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Lockheed Aims for Commercial, Compact Fusion Reactor Within Ten Years

  GarryRogers:Technology Saves the Earth? I once thought abundant, non-polluting energy could be the solution to all our problems. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Butterflies as Indicators of Ecosystem Change

  

  Butterfly Canaries in the Earth Ecosystem Coalmine Two-tailed Swallowtail Guest post by Leslie Olsen Predicting the effects of climate change and other human... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• The Second American Revolution Is Brewing in Oregon

  

  Materialism Dominating World Governments GR: The materialism that is dominating world governments is destroying the health of Earth ecosystems. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Parrots Over Puerto Rico: An Illustrated Children’s Book Celebrating the Spirit...

  

  GR: Will the Puerto Rican parrot survive? It is the only remaining native parrot in Puerto Rico. Parrots of the region began disappearing in the 1700’s due to... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Feds Launch Ocean Biodiversity Monitoring Network

  

  GarryRogers:GR: We should be monitoring the species that define biodiversity in all habitats. It seems foolish for our government to ignore the drastic... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Statewide Pesticide Use–California Draft Environmental Impact Report

  

  California Statewide Pesticide Use The California Department of Food and Agriculture is preparing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a Statewide Plant Pes... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Vegan Because Plants Don’t Have Feelings? You’re Going to Need a New Reason.

  

  Have fun eating air. Source: grist.org GR: The title is just a bit misleading. Unlike most animals, plants can lose parts with minimal harm. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Development Could Lead to Extinction of Rare Australian Bird

  

  The critically endangered Regent Honeyeater could be at risk of extinction if plans to develop an industrial estate in New South Wales in Australia goes ahead,... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT