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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.

RESEARCH REPORT: Real Estate at Risk, by State, from Sea Level Rise until 2050

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Bruce

This research study by Climate Central and Zillow, the real estate listing firm, contains a great deal of data and information graphics that we urge you to check out in the original website, below: http://www.climatecentral.org/news/ocean-at-the-door-new-homes-in-harms-way-zillow-analysis-21953#article-comments Ocean at the Door: New … Continue reading →

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Playing Catch Up in the War Against Domestic Terrorism

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Bruce

This article from Janet Reitman appeared in the NY Times Magazine — I’d urge you to read it there (in hard copy or the link here —<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/magazine/FBI-charlottesville-white-nationalism-far-right.html&gt; — for the graphics, but the information is important enough that I thought … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Suppression: Gun Injuries to Children — first study ever

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Bruce

from the Associated Press: Guns send over 8,000 US kids to ER each year, analysis says By LINDSEY TANNER       —        29 October 2018 FILE – In this Jan. 26, 2013, file photo, handguns are … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Chaos: Trump, Tillerson, Pompeo Now Have the State Department They Wanted

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Bruce

via The Cost of Chaos: Trump, Tillerson, Pompeo Now Have the State Department They Wanted

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Fracking May be Safe; Companies Fracking are Criminally Negligent

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Bruce

From the best regional journalists in the USA — High Country News. [A great article, written OK . . . . but the issue itself is really important . . . ] Energy & Industry When your neighborhood goes boom … Continue reading →

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Chesapeake Bay Program version 1.0, 35 Years Ago

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Bruce

This is the Chesapeake Bay Program that was voluntary and did not work. Celebrating 35 Years of Restoration In 1983, a partnership was born with the signing of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement The Chesapeake Bay Agreement is signed on … Continue reading →

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Doctors Can’t Do Math

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Bruce

[Frankly, I’m getting a bit impatient with the number and variety of problems in the medical professions that seem to stem directly from the inability — even refusal — to address the self-generated errors that practitioners inflict on patients. At … Continue reading →

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Seeming Failure to Curtail Fake News Twitter Sites Operating in 2016

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Bruce

We’ve posted this report in our Wake Me blog, but it also points to a core cybersecurity problem we all need to be aware of — via Seeming Failure to Curtail Fake News Sites Operating in 2016

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The Best Local/Regional Reporting in America

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Bruce

Well, probably. In any case, if you care about resource management issues in the American West, you cannot not read High Country News. Subscribe and then give them an extra donation — they’re that good. Here’s a story of the … Continue reading →

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An appreciation of Kincey Potter: ‘She was just a force’ – Capital Gazette

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Bruce

[A touching tribute to Kincey by Pat Furgurson — with my thanks for a wonderful synthesis. http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-kincey-potter-appreciation-20180923-story.html] An appreciation of Kincey Potter: ‘She was just a force’ Kincey Potter, who died Sept. 15, leaves a deep legacy for area waterways through … Continue reading →

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