Monthly Archives: January 2010

from Lexington’s column in The Economist, January 14th at http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15270716%5B . . . as the husband of a woman who walked out of The World Trade Center 10 minutes before it collapsed, I ag… Continue reading →

—– Forwarded Message —- From: Susan Zaluski To: Sent: Wed, January 20, 2010 4:04:24 PMSubject: Jost Van Dyke, BVI January 2010 Newsletter and Environmental ProfileDear All: Attached please find our January 2010 edition of the JVD Green Newsle… Continue reading →

This is taken from page 12 of Coral Reef Stars by Dr. Rogers . . . Squid are one of the stars of the Coral Reef Stars book — it’s available for only $25.00 plus shipping — a steal for some of the best marine photos I’ve ever seen. Write to Continue reading →

From Andrew Revkin’s NYTimes environment blog –http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/climate-whiplash-in-the-greenhouse/ Kenneth Caldeira, a climate researcher for the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University, criticized a British news… Continue reading →

at the url — http://caribbean-gis.blogspot.com/2010/01/earthquake-in-haiti-via-georss-feed.html Caribbean GIS Geographic Information Systems/ Science (GIS), and its application in and around the Caribbean. Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Earthquake i… Continue reading →

Sunlight in the Year Ahead For almost four years, the Sunlight Foundation has used cutting-edge technology and ideas to make government more transparent and accountable. Now, to really take things to the next level we are going to be launching a n… Continue reading →

Recommended –Ken Banks blog on KWANJA.NET, a developer of mobile technology tools for development from http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/about-kiwanjanet/ About kiwanja.net 0tweetstweet Since 2003, kiwanja.net has been helping empower local, national a… Continue reading →

Inquiry into Climate Change and Environmental Impacts on Coastal CommunitiesThis report by an Australian House of Representatives committee on climate change spells out policy options available to coastal communities in addressing sea level rise: … Continue reading →

Happy New Year.. . . Michael O’Neal, Senior Associate of Island Resources, and the former president of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College in Tortola, found this fascinating little squib from the National Parks Traveler blog:http://www.nationalpark… Continue reading →