Garry Rogers
Garry Rogers is an advocate for wildlife and nature. He writes books and articles about animals, and he writes novels about an Earth on which the animals are smarter than humans.
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GarryRogers
http://garryrogers.com/
Advocate for wildlife and nature conservation.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2756 )
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Gradual CO2 Buildup Can Trigger Sudden Climate Tipping Points
GR: Turning points, cascading failures, tipping points, and positive feedback loops are some of the terms used to describe our precarious thin-ice position. Read more
Posted on 25 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Human Race is Doomed If We Do Not Colonise the Moon and Mars, Says Stephen...
Saving Life on Earth GR: Hawking is right about the threat from an extinction-level meteorite strike, and it is certainly true that we are ruining this planet... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Billions to Face ‘deadly Threshold’ of Heat Extremes by 2100, Finds Study |...
GR: It is important to remember this feature of global warming. Lethal heatwaves are spotty now, but they will spread as the years pass. Read more
Posted on 20 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Antarctica Is Melting, and Giant Ice Cracks Are Just the Start
GR: Glaciers are melting at the North Pole, the South Pole, and in mountains around the planet. Sea level is rising. If we stop adding greenhouse gasses to the... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Climate Change Is Shrinking the Colorado River
Predicted Growth of Drought in the U. S. Southwest GR: Here’s a helpful article that explains the drought disaster that is spreading across the southwestern U.... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
We’ll Soon Be Using More Than Earth Can Provide: How Myopic Humanity Committed...
Soybean farm in Brazil. GR: Each year, the Global Footprint Network calculates the date at which we humans have used as much biomass as the Earth/Sun system... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
This Summer’s Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ Could Be Bigger Than Connecticut
GR: Farms are a far greater source of toxic wastes than urban areas. Farming does it all. First, it obliterates natural habitats, second, it increases soil... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
U.S. Quietly Removes 17 Sites From UN Biosphere Reserve Network
GR: Few attacks on nature would be more pointless than this. Is the goal simply to smash anything beautiful and valuable for all people? Of course, somebody... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Yellow-billed Cuckoos at Coldwater Farm, Arizona
Yellow-billed Cuckoos in the Willows Today Yellow-billed Cuckoo by mdf Yellow-billed Cuckoos (Coccyzus americanus) were calling from perches in the willows... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -
DAPL Approval by Corps of Engineers Illegal, Judge Finds
GR: Government control over environmental decisions leaves nature open to political depredation by greedy politicians and their corporate handlers. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Dams Could Permanently Damage Amazon
GR: Deforestation on the land and dams on the river are eating away at the Amazon rainforest ecosystem. EDGARGO LATRUBESSE Image caption The Amazon basin is... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Old Energy Left Behind — Equivalent of 7 Gigafactories Already Under...
GR: Prices are falling and production is accelerating. Interesting comments. “In an interview with Leonardo DiCaprio during late 2016, Elon Musk famously claime... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Pesticides Impair Honey Bee Flying Abilities
GR: More evidence on pesticide impact on bees. Pesticides are toxic to many more animals than bees. The economic importance of bees, however, has served us all... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Intense Storms May Diminish Protective Ozone in Central US
GR: This is something we will have to watch. As the planet warms, evaporation increases. If the moisture reaches the upper levels of our atmosphere, it can... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Santa Barbara Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Commits to 100% Renewables
GR: Though I’ve often criticized local governments for their excessive support for development, American cities and counties are proving that in some... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Average Annual Wildfire Number and Size Increasing in the Great Plains
GR: Large fires occur during periods of high temperature and drought. The fire increase across the North American Great Plains is typical of many other regions... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Brazil Following US in Rolling Back Climate Protections
GR: It is not good to see Trump’s Paris retreat mentioned in stories of other countries rolling back their climate commitments. It is especially disappointing t... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Warmth Will Worsen Wet and Dry Extremes – Climate News
GR: This warning is worth repeating. It needs to reach the ears of the climate-change deniers whose willful ignorance is endangering all of us and all the... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Trump Administration One Step Closer to Approving Seismic Airgun Blasting
GR: Seismic prospecting harms marine creatures. The danger is so severe that no reasonable person would permit the practice. However, the corporate assault on... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT -
Can “Regenerative Farming” Save Us From Global Catastrophe
GR: Here’s an optimistic article that explains how to save the future of farming and control climate change. However, it requires that we act in the next five t... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT