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About Bruce

Work for sustainable development of small islands and the Chesapeake Bay; ex-Peace Corps (Volunteer and staff) in LA & Caribbean; cruised Caribbean on S/Y Meander for three years; like small tropical islands, French canals, Umbria, Tasmania, and NZ. Married 52 years to the late Kincey Burdett Potter (see Kincey.org). President of the now-sunsetting Island Resources Foundation.

Get Girls Hiking

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Bruce

From High Country News — one of my favorite (weekly) newspapers <https://www.hcn.org/articles/hike-like-a-girl-to-close-outdoors-gender-gap?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&gt; ——— TrailPosse The outdoors gender gap needs to be closed Women’s tax dollars help fund public land – yet that public asset isn’t seen as safe for all … Continue reading →

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How Rising Seas Eat Home Values

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Bruce

The economic effects discussed here for mid-Atlantic coastal states in the continental USA also operate on housing and other coastal development in the Eastern Caribbean. Rising Seas Soaked Home Owners for $16 Billion over 12 Years The threat of flooding … Continue reading →

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Most US coal plants are contaminating groundwater with toxins, analysis finds

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Bruce

Another nice piece of reporting from The Guardian <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/04/us-coal-plants-contaminating-groundwater-toxins-analysisutm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVUy0xOTAzMDQ%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUS&CMP=GTUS_email&gt; Headlines Environment / Most US coal plants are ‘contaminating groundwater with toxins’ Of 265 US power plants that monitor groundwater, 242 report unsafe levels of at least one pollutant derived from … Continue reading →

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Blue Dolphin Cottages — 16 Feb 2019

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Bruce

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The Guardian Examines the US Empire in the 21st Century

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Bruce

From The Guardian — The long read: The United States likes to think of itself as a republic, but it holds territories all over the world – the map you always see doesn’t tell the whole story . The long … Continue reading →

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14 February, 2019 18:22

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Bruce
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“Heart Healthy” Means Healthy

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Bruce

From the Washington Post February 7th Opinions Americans have healthier hearts. We have a healthier budget, too. By Catherine Rampell, Columnist February 7 Thanks to preventive medicine, older Americans have healthier hearts. Which also means, incidentally, that federal budgets are … Continue reading →

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Another good one to toast. . .

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Bruce

From the Washington Post  When you make your list of heroes, save a spot for Ernest Fitzgerald: smart, fearless, witty. Makes James Comey (whom I like) look like sort of a doofus. He also gets bonus points for continuing to … Continue reading →

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Killed Off Half the Oysters in 20 Years

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Bruce

From the Bay Journal (you know, the one that EPA tried to de-fund — yeah, that Bay Journal) [This story is particularly poignant for me, given the recent death of Kincey Potter, my wife and a strong and effective advocate … Continue reading →

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Cape May – Thanksgiving 2018 – Thank You, America

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Bruce

So this year the Potter/Paganos’ holiday party happened to take place in Cape May, New Jersey last weekend. Here’s brother Peter Potter’s capture of the Inn at Cape May, followed by National Public Radio’s crowd-sourced “Thank You America,” assembled from … Continue reading →

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