Monthly Archives: November 2015

Pacific Island Youth Speak Out on Climate Change

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Bruce

from the Deutsche-Welle web site: <http://www.dw.com/en/pacific-islands-youth-skeptical-of-cop21/a-18873278&gt; PACIFIC ISLANDS Pacific islands youth skeptical of COP21 While small Pacific islands are in danger of vanishing due to rising sea levels, their younger inhabitants are skeptical that the climate summit in Paris will … Continue reading →

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Funny Story from The Week Magazine

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Bruce

> “A Singapore Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing after emissions from a flock [sic] of flatulent goats triggered smoke alarms. The cargo plane was en route from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur, carrying 2,186 goats, when crewmembers heard … Continue reading →

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Twenty-first Century Ambition . . .

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Bruce

from Dustin: <http://dustincomics.com/comics/november-14-2015/&gt;

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Routledge Handbook of Ocean Resources and Management

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Bruce

[From Tundi Agardy, Island Resources friend and an expert on the Caribbean Sea, among other marine topics.] Edited by Hance D. Smith, Juan Luis Suárez de Vivero, Tundi S. Agardy © 2015 – Routledge 612 pages | 103 B/W Illus.  Look Inside Description Contents Editors … Continue reading →

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Civil Society Under Assault

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Bruce

An excellent overview by Doug Rutzen, president of the International Center for Non-Profit Law (ICNL, http://www.icnl.org) documenting steps taken in the last decade to restrict actions and freedoms of organizations of civil society. Published in the Journal of Democracy Volume 26, … Continue reading →

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Living Wall on PNC Bank, Baltimore

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Bruce

Nice work, thanks PNC. Yeah, those are plants on the front of the PNC Building in downtown Baltimore . .

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