Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Support for Fracking Has Declined to 24 Per Cent, Energy Department Finds –...

  

  By Emily Gosden, Energy Editor Less than a quarter of the public now supports shale gas extraction, energy department research suggests, contradicting findings... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Celebrate World Elephant Day With 5 Great Organizations

  

  GR: Here are some elephant conservation organizations you can visit to show support. “August 12 is World Elephant Day, which means it’s a great time to recogniz... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 14 Pgymy Elephants Poisoned in Malaysia! Let’s Remember That on World Elephant...

  

  GarryRogers:It is World Elephant Day. Here are some things to do: http://bit.ly/1l07wcb. Originally posted on gettingonmysoapbox: THIS IS ABOUT THE SADDEST PHOT... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• 5 Ways to Celebrate World Elephant Day

  

  Today, August 12, is #WorldElephantDay. It’s a day to bring the world together to help elephants. Here’s a few simple ways YOU can get involved! Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• End Ecocide in Europe | A European Citizen Initiative to Give the Earth Rights

  

  GR: Here’s a direct approach to industry environmental impact. Make it ALL a crime! You can read an example of how this works in the novel “Corr Syl the Warrior. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Fractured Fracking Tails: Self-Destruction of an Industry on the Ropes

  

  GR: This story accuses frackers of ignoring environmental responsibilities. It sounds like some of the stories we hear about the coal, oil, and gas sectors of... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Now the Size of Connecticut

  

  Source: donlichterman.wordpress.com “We Need To Move Away From allowing these private oil companies to continue the Drilling In OUR Oceans (I assume Everyone... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wildlife Photographer, Paul Goldstein Makes an Impassioned Plea to the Public...

  

  More than 20,000 elephants were killed on the continent last year for their ivory tusks – which earn a fortune as they are traded illegally in China and... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Just Because You’ve Had Enough Doesn’t Mean You Wanted Too Much

  

  What would the world be like if everyone looked inside a slaughterhouse truck for 2 minutes? Watch these remarkable acts of bearing witness. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• BS in Britain: Fracking Campaigners Criticise ‘censored’ Report on House Prices

  

  Government urged to publish sections cut from study into impact of shale gas wells on local communities Source: www.theguardian.com Share this:MoreGoogle+... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Dog Meat Transport Trucks in China Intercepted, Evacuated

  

  Originally posted on Life or Lunch?: I’ve got a dog rescue story out of China that will warm your heart – and also demonstrate that the cause of animal... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Desperate Times, Desperate Measures in Battle to Save Rhinos

  

  “The latest development from Kruger National Park is the possibility of moving approximately 500 rhino in an effort to stop the slaughter. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• EPA Forced to Study Pesticide Impacts on Endangered Species

  

  “Legal settlement requires agency to analyze effects of 5 common pesticides Staff Report FRISCO — Under legal pressure from conservation advocates, the EPA... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Thank Animal Conservationists for Saving Rhinos

  

  Petition Target: National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Derek and Beverly Joubert. Goal: Thank Derek and Beverly for their efforts to save rhinos. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Forests for the Future: Kenya’s Carbon Credit Scheme

  

  “When 61-year old Mercy Joshua was young, the vast forests of southeastern Kenya teemed with wildlife, but decades of unchecked deforestation by locals have... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Ban Grouse Shooting in England

  

  Petition for British residents. “Responsible department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Intensive management of upland areas for the ‘sport... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Women Warriors Take Environmental Protection Into Their Own Hands

  

  “Aleta Baun has been at the forefront of her tribe’s efforts to stop mining companies destroying the forests of the Mutis Mountains that hug the western part... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Petition: Elephants Do Not Belong In Circuses

  

  GarryRogers:Circuses and zoos give children the wrong idea about animals. It is not alright to imprison and enslave other species. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• India: Selling Out To Monsanto. GMOs and the Bigger Picture

  

  On 15 August, India will mark its 67th anniversary of independence from Britain. It may seem strange to some that a nation would publicly celebrate its... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Positive Steps Towards Preserving Our Pollinators!

  

  An article recently posted by SAVES, Student ActiVists for Endangered Species, reports that the U.S. government is banning the use of bee-killing pesticides... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT