Garry Rogers's Blog, page 21
July 1, 2017
Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona Wins Gold
Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona Wins Literary Classics Gold July 1, 2017 –Literary Classics International Youth Book Awards (LC) announced award winners today. LC previously awarded Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona the LC Seal of Approval. Today the book was honored with … Continue reading →
June 30, 2017
Trump “Review” Includes Seven of California’s National Monuments
"These seven monuments represent the best of California’s wildlife and wild places and are broadly supported. Mirroring the strong public support for continued protection of these monuments in California, the state Legislature passed Assembly Joint Resolution 15 in June. This resolution called on Congress and the president to respect and protect California’s seven monuments currently under review. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke should listen to the wishes of the overwhelming majority of Californians and people throughout the country who love their national monuments and want them to remain intact and protected for future generations." --Kim Delfino Continue reading →
June 29, 2017
Three Years to Safeguard Our Climate
The upcoming G20 meeting in Hamburg is the perfect moment for heads of state to integrate the six milestones into their discussions on how to ensure a resilient, prosperous, inclusive and interconnected global economy. This would pave the way for a year of raised ambition in 2018, when nations take stock of progress and revise national commitments under the Paris agreement. Continue reading →
Sea-Level Rise: Bubble, Bubble, GigaTons of Methane Trouble | Paul Beckwith
Human forced climate change is happening much faster than predicted. Sea-level rise is discussed in this post. Continue reading →
June 28, 2017
Global Warming Effects Map – Effects of Global Warming
"Explore the signs of global warming on this map or Google Earth. The evidence of climate change includes heat waves, sea-level rise, flooding, melting glaciers, earlier spring arrival, coral reef bleaching, and the spread of disease." Continue reading →
EPA Chief Met With Dow Chemical CEO Before Deciding Not to Ban Toxic Pesticide
"The Associated Press reported in April that Dow is pressuring the Trump administration to throw out a 10,000-page government risk study on three pesticides under review, including chlorpyrifos. The government scientists found that chlorpyrifos is "likely to adversely affect" 1,778 of the 1,835 animals and plants in its study." --Lorraine Chow. Continue reading →
INTERIOR: 3 BLM state directors removed in reorganization
Alaska, Colorado and New Mexico have all been involved in controversial energy development and natural resource issues in the past few years, and sources say Interior brass do not view the three state directors at issue as being compatible with the Trump administration's stated push to promote more oil and gas development and mining activity on federal lands. Continue reading →
June 27, 2017
Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona Awarded Literary Classics Seal of Approval
Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona, by Garry Rogers, has been selected to receive the Literary Classics Seal of Approval. Continue reading →
Proposed Seismic Blasting Would Devastate Ocean’s Most Vital Organisms
"With this additional scientific evidence of the harm seismic does at an ecosystem level, it is clearer than ever that the proposed permits for blasting along the Atlantic coast—from the New Jersey/Delaware border to Florida—should be denied." Continue reading →
