Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Biodiversity Emerges as Key U.N. Development Goal – The Korea Herald

  

  PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― The 12th meeting of members of the Convention of Biological Diversity closed Friday with the global community showing its... Read more

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

• Roads Benefit People But Can Have Massive Environmental Costs

  

  “Road-killed tapir in Peninsular Malaysia (photo © WWF-Malaysia/Lau Ching Fong). Located in the wrong places, roads can open a Pandora’s Box of problems,” says... Read more

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

• Sex? It All Started 385 Million Years Ago (w/ Video)

  

  It may not have been love as we know it, but around 385 million years ago, our very distant ancestors—armoured fish called placoderms—developed the art of... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Developing a Taste for Animal Rights: For Our Health, for Our Planet, for Our...

  

  There is no greater example of inequality than the question of animal rights and our diet choices. When will we stop eating animals? Source: eatdrinkbetter. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Australia Aims to End Extinction of Native Wildlife by 2020

  

  Australia’s Environment Minister Greg Hunt has pledged to end the extinction of native mammal species by 2020, with a focus on culprits such as feral cats.... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT