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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.

“Luck” Is Not An Oil Train Disaster Plan

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Bruce

from the Waterkeeper Alliance — terrific foto if not photoshopped . . . . and incidentally, who thinks shipping highly volatile oil like the Bakken crude is a good idea, anyway? We cannot accept the inevitability of oil train derailments. … Continue reading →

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Who’s downloading pirated papers? Everyone

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Bruce

Another case of untrammeled greed mascarading as business acumen, even virtue (“returning investment” to the stockholders — even if it is 100’s of times more than no-risk funds put in up-front.) Who’s downloading pirated papers? Everyone http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/whos-downloading-pirated-papers-everyone By John BohannonApr. … Continue reading →

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ICIJ Corporate Database

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Bruce

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists database of Offshore Corporations from the files of Mossack-Fonseca is here. There are 39 offshore corporations registered in the British Virgin Islands with PARADISE in the name.

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AEROSOLS: A New Climate Change Challenge

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Bruce

[From the March/April edition of Foreign Affairs (page 135). I am surprised by the breadth and complexity of the aerosol issues, which add a major dimension to my understanding of the climate change dilemma.] The Next Front on Climate Change How … Continue reading →

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Projected World Fisheries Management Strategies

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Bruce

From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (open access) — for detailed examination of the background data for this important study, download the article WITH Supplemental Informaiton at <http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/03/28/1520420113.full.pdf?with-ds=yes&gt; This is interesting, important stuff — wish I were … Continue reading →

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Citizen Science: Tools for the Masses in the Digital Age

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Bruce

From the Washington Post — <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/how-to-find-a-flying-squirrel-citizen-scientists-are-enlisted-to-help-scientists/2016/03/21/6c32ffd2-cb63-11e5-ae11-57b6aeab993f_story.html&gt; “Citizen Science” tools are the kind of projects that the new NatureTech.Solutions grant program will be looking to reward — stay tuned for details. . . . Health & Science How to find a … Continue reading →

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Competitive Yoga?? This is just Wrong. . . .

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Bruce

from Racked <http://www.racked.com/2016/2/24/11054576/yoga-competition-olympics#6332049&gt; Champions of Zen Inside the controversial world of competitive yoga CHAVIE LIEBER Feb 24, 2016, 9:00a Photos by Cole Wilso, Picture this: a hundred people sitting around a boxing ring at a Brooklyn gym one snowy evening … Continue reading →

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An Example: Caribbean “Priority” for Information Technology

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Bruce

But it should be understood that outsourcing is a meaningful alternative to building in-house capacity. Of course. And somehow there is no dollar cost associated with outsourcing. Or we could call it “mainstreaming.” from the CIVIC e-mail dGroup, quoting the … Continue reading →

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The Wise Ass on a Hill Speaks

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Bruce

A note from Bruce Potter

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New Country Income and Well Being Analyses . . . .

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Bruce

Focus on Poverty: Hidden inequality data unmasked By Sally Murray Off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria, land is being reclaimed from the sea to host Eko Atlantic, a futuristic new city for the mega-rich. Touted as the ‘Hong Kong of … Continue reading →

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