Garry Rogers

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2800 )

• Wind Energy Now Cheaper Than Coal

  

  Source: RobertScribbler Running the world on renewable energy. “If you listen to the fossil fuel cheerleaders, the possibility is more remote than ever. Read more

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

• The King’s Decree of 7-28-14, “Regarding the United States Navy and the...

  

  This letter (decree/edict) was written by Ali’i Nui Mō`ī Edmund K. Silva, Jr. Selected highlights are below (bolding is the King’s). “…the U.S. Read more

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

• Protect Tigers: Keep Them out of American Backyards

  

  Remind President Obama that our government’s inaction to close loopholes on captive tigers leaves wild tigers–and people–vulnerable. Source:... Read more

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

• Negatives of Neonicotinoids

  

  Insecticides eliminate pollinators and they are correlated with bird decline. Source: garryrogers.com “The history of modern synthetic insecticides is filled... Read more

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

• Negatives of Neonicotinoids

  

  Source: Living With Insects Blog “The use of neonicotinoid insecticides was widely adopted in the 1990s as one of the few effective pesticides against sweet... Read more

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

• RACOON DOGS: Under the Knife

  

  China has virtually no animal protection laws and is flooding the market with “budget” fur. Chinese exporters frequently label cat or dog fur as “faux fur” or a... Read more

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

• Oppose Montana Fur Farm

  

  Fur Farm Proposal Source: Exposing the Big Game Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is considering a proposed bobcat fur farm. Click here to state... Read more

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

• How Monsanto and Biotech Companies Violate the Nuremberg Code

  

  “The basic human rights protections established by the Nuremberg Code, which was adopted immediately after the end of World War II, continue to serve as a globa... Read more

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

• Tiger Day Starts an Avaaz Petition to Close Chinese Tiger Farms

  

  “No tiger cub deserves to be born into a life of suffering and eventually be killed for its fur, and other parts used for “chinese magic” or bogus potions. Read more

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

• International Tiger Day

  

  The official International Tiger Day Poster for 2014. Source: tigerday.org GR: During the past century, we lost 97% of all wild tigers. Habitat loss and... Read more

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

• Protect Ocean Animals from Plastic Pollution

  

  Target: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Goal: Save seals, birds and other animals from more than one trillion pieces of plastic released by melting ice... Read more

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

• Global Biodiversity Losses May Need to Be Stopped with More Drastic Measures –...

  

  Science World Report Global Biodiversity Losses May Need to be Stopped with More Drastic Measures Science World Report The researchers examined the growing... Read more

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

• Hundreds of Animals Disappear as Humans Multiply

  

  As the number of humans on Earth has nearly doubled over the past four decades, the number of bugs, slugs, worms and crustaceans has declined by 45 per cent, sa... Read more

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

• The NOAA Ocean Acidification Program | Environm…

  

  Too much acid in the ocean is bad news for sea life. Acid eats away at calcium carbonate, the primary ingredient of shells and skeletons that many ocean... Read more

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

• Say NO to Arctic Drilling

  

  The U.S. government is starting to prepare a five-year program—spanning the years 2017 to 2022—that could open the Arctic Ocean to oil and gas drilling. Read more

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

• DiCaprio Raises $25 Million to Protect Environment | Ecorazzi

  

  Leonardo DiCaprio has friends in high places, which comes in handy when he’s trying to raise money to save the planet. The award winning actor raised $25 millio... Read more

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

• Invasive Plants Are Destroying North American Desert Ecosystems

  

  Invasive species, like storm troopers leading the surging ruin of global warming, are overwhelming Earth’s ecosystems. Introduction to Invasive Plants in Desert... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Why We Need to Save Wildlife to Save Ourselves

  

  Midway through the new special issue of Science, about the global loss of wildlife, my heart caught on this idea: We now live with a steady, imperceptible loss... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• Extreme to Exceptional Drought Now Covers Over 80 Percent of California

  

  It’s no longer a question of 100% drought coverage for the stricken state of California. That barrier was crossed months ago. Today, it’s how severe that drough... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT

• How Fussy Pandas Maintain a Balanced Bamboo Diet

  

  (Phys.org) —Pandas are famously fussy eaters, but new research suggests there is method to their madness, with the animals switching between different species... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, BOOKS, ENVIRONMENT