Author Archives: Bruce

Unknown's avatar

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.

IRF Scholarships to Two Caribbean Scholars Who Attended ISISA XIV

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Bruce

In reviewing the documentation from the International Society of Island Studies Association (ISISA), Islands of the World XIV Conference in Lesvos last month, I learned that two Caribbean Scholars received 500 Euro awards sponsored by Island Resources Foundation and funded … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Inside the Shadowy World of America’s 10 Biggest Gunmakers

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Bruce

from Mother Jones Fully Loaded: America’s 10 Biggest Gunmakers Meet the moguls making a killing from gun sales in the United States. By Josh Harkinson | Tue Jun. 14, 2016 6:00 AM EDT [See links/footnotes at the bottom.] They are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

“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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Climate Change, Governance | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Civil Society, Science | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Access, Governance, Information, Small Island | Leave a comment