Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2814 )

• Why the White House Posted a Video Linking the California Wildfires to Climate...

  

  Firefighter Keith McMillen at a controlled burn in Washington state. (David Ryder/Reuters) Wildfires are tangible. Carbon dioxide is not. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Sala Burning: Worst Fire in 40 Years Rages in Sweltering Sweden

  

  Originally posted on robertscribbler: (Sala Fire on August 5, 2014 as seen in this LANCE-MODIS satellite shot. For reference the fire front in this shot is abou... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Water Costs up 1,000% Where Half of US Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts Grow

  

  Drought and Human Demand Wiping Out Natural Water Resources GR: The rising cost of vegetables and the crops fed to livestock may alter the diets of the... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• We’re Eating Pangolins Off the Face of the Earth

  

  by Alicia Graef July 31, 2014 “While we’ve been focused on the poaching crisis that’s threatening the future for charismatic animals like elephants, rhinos and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• England: 8/8/14 Is ‘World Cat Day’ – The BUAV Exposes Cats Born To Die In UK Lab...

  

  “On the 8th of August, cat lovers around the world will celebrate a day dedicated to all things fantastic and fascinating about felines. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Chinese Must Pay More for Tiger Penis, Rhino Horn, and Other Endangered Animal...

  

  Source: Vice News. “Rare animals are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for supposed health benefits, and are also consumed as a mark of status. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Divers Pull Fishing Hook from Jaws of 6ft Shark

  

  A pair of amateur conservationists film themselves removing a fishing hook from a shark’s mouth off the coast of Jupiter, Florida Source: www.telegraph.co. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Scientists Explain How Arctic Warming is Wrecking Our Weather and Pushing World...

  

  Must-watch video that includes direct observation and analysis of Arctic tipping points provided by a number of the world’s top climate scientists. You don’t... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Indigenous Seed Savers Gather in the Andes, Agree to Fight Climate Change With...

  

  As climate change makes it more difficult to practice agriculture in their ancestral homelands, indigenous communities are exchanging seeds in hopes of finding... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• White House OKs Underwater Seismic Surveying

  

  By Karen Garcia, Sardonicky Photo by Hannes Grobe (talk) “This is the propaganda that lulls the public into thinking that a meaningless balanced approach which... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• US FWS Ending Neonic and GMO Use in Most National Wildlife Refuges

  

  These elements of “industrial agriculture” are not needed at refuges. Pressure to ban neonictinoid pesticides and mobilization against GE crops has been growing... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Wisconsin: A Sadist’s Paradise

  

  GarryRogers:Traditions that were never moral now have ultimate consequences for many species. Originally posted on Our Wisconsin, Our Wildlife: It’s not just... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Hallmark is Selling Ivory….as a Perfect 14th Anniversary Present

  

  Source: Condofire Hallmark is selling ivory….as a perfect 14th anniversary present “Hallmark is promoting IVORY as a 14th wedding anniversary gift on their... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why Killing Wildlife Is Very Bad For Our Health

  

  “A just-published study in the online journal PLOS Biology says that shrinking biodiversity means a rise in tropical diseases including malaria and dengue fever. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Plant Trees, Save Lives

  

  Plant a tree, save a life Jason G. Goldman Conservation This Week Cottonwood Tree “Air pollution is a serious problem in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Following ‘Rim Fire,’ What Should Be Done with the Trees Left Behind?

  

  BY Xander Landen August 3, 2014 at 4:24 PM EDT “A year after a California wildfire known as the “Rim Fire” burnt through over 250,000 acres of Sierra Nevada... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Tanzanian Conservationists Propose Ways of Securing the Eastern Arc Mountain...

  

  RT @CommunityCEPF: Tanzanian conservationists propose ways of protecting #biodiversity in the @Data_EACF, http://t.co/8Glq2VUaqp @BirdLife_… Source:... Read more

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

• Commend Organizations for Rescuing Animals From Puppy Mill

  

  Target: Quebec Agriculture Ministry and other organizations Goal: Praise organizations for rescuing animals from deplorable conditions at puppy mill Quebec... Read more

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

• 350 New Bird Species; More Than 25% Threatened

  

  From Birdlife One tenth of bird species flying under the conservation radar More than 350 newly recognised bird species have been assessed by BirdLife... Read more

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

• Sign the Animal Bill of Rights

  

  Animal Bill of Rights (ABR) Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. Through the ABR, the Animal Legal... Read more

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