Monthly Archives: December 2014

Dealing with Bird Die-Offs at Poplar Island in the Chesapeake Bay

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Bruce

Rona Kobell, writing in the current edition of The Bay Journal <http://www.bayjournal.com/article/new_practices_mulled_to_thwart_bird_die_offs_at_poplar_island?utm_source=Chesapeake+Bay+News&utm_campaign=50ec4a931f-Chesapeake_Bay_News4_23_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71ced15df1-50ec4a931f-61676821&gt;, describes the multiple secondary problems that arise from the successful “restoration” of Poplar Island in the middle Chesapeake. These issues are not trivial, easily foretold, or cost-free to … Continue reading →

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Well, THAT Didn’t Work….

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Bruce

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Critical Review of Lima Climate Change Output by Slate Blogger

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Bruce

from Slate’s Future Tense: <http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/12/14/lima_peru_climate_change_negotiations_one_word_undermines_the_entire_thing.html&gt; [My imposed emphasis in blue.] THE CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE DEC. 14 2014 8:28 PM A Single Word in the Peru Climate Negotiations Undermines the Entire Thing 6246 16 By Eric Holthaus People ride … Continue reading →

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Dr Kenrick Leslie, CBE, ED of the CCCCC on Deeper Caribbean Climate Change Partnerships

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Bruce

from Caribbean Climate, “the region’s premier climate change blog,” published by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, <http://caribbeanclimateblog.com/2014/12/12/partnering-for-survival-dr-kenrick-leslie-calls-for-deeper-partnerships-to-address-climate-change-at-cop-20/&gt; “Partnering for Survival” – Dr Kenrick Leslie calls for deeper partnerships to address Climate Change at COP 20 Dr Kenrick Leslie, CBE, … Continue reading →

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NY Times: Where You From? — The Persistence of Upbringing . . . .

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Bruce

There’s an on-line, 25-question test you can take on the NY Times web site that will show where you’re from . . . . The link is also circulating on Facebook these days. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html Here’s my result — Red is … Continue reading →

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