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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.

New Financing Tool from The Nature Conservancy

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Bruce

Behind one of the Nature Conservancy’s largest ever forest purchases Backing a $134m land acquisition is a financial institution which wants to raise money from investors who care about the environment The Nature Conservancy bought land in Montana’s Blackfoot River … Continue reading →

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Property Shenanigans (again) in TCI

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Bruce

From the Washington Post, Sunday, January 25 Business At Emerald Cay — paradise to the 1 percent — at the glimmering edge of good sense Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email More Options Resize … Continue reading →

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Endangering the Earth

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Bruce

from a Mother Jones reprint of a Guardian article at <http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/01/humans-destorying-planet-earth&gt; ENVIRONMENT→ Climate Change, Climate Desk, Top Stories We’re Destroying the Planet in Ways That Are Even Worse Than Global Warming 4 ways humans are endangering life on Earth —By … Continue reading →

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Memorial for Capt. Jake (Walter Franklin) Jacobs, Pilot and South River Environmental Champion

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Bruce

Family and friends of Walter Franklin (Jake) Jacobs celebrated a memorial on Sunday (11 January, 2015) morning commemorating the late Captain Jacobs, who passed away this past Thursday. Jake’s family asked that donations in lieu of flowers be made to the … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Bird Die-Offs at Poplar Island in the Chesapeake Bay

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Bruce

Rona Kobell, writing in the current edition of The Bay Journal <http://www.bayjournal.com/article/new_practices_mulled_to_thwart_bird_die_offs_at_poplar_island?utm_source=Chesapeake+Bay+News&utm_campaign=50ec4a931f-Chesapeake_Bay_News4_23_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71ced15df1-50ec4a931f-61676821&gt;, describes the multiple secondary problems that arise from the successful “restoration” of Poplar Island in the middle Chesapeake. These issues are not trivial, easily foretold, or cost-free to … Continue reading →

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Well, THAT Didn’t Work….

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Bruce

(See end of first paragraph.)

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Critical Review of Lima Climate Change Output by Slate Blogger

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Bruce

from Slate’s Future Tense: <http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/12/14/lima_peru_climate_change_negotiations_one_word_undermines_the_entire_thing.html&gt; [My imposed emphasis in blue.] THE CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE DEC. 14 2014 8:28 PM A Single Word in the Peru Climate Negotiations Undermines the Entire Thing 6246 16 By Eric Holthaus People ride … Continue reading →

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Dr Kenrick Leslie, CBE, ED of the CCCCC on Deeper Caribbean Climate Change Partnerships

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Bruce

from Caribbean Climate, “the region’s premier climate change blog,” published by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, <http://caribbeanclimateblog.com/2014/12/12/partnering-for-survival-dr-kenrick-leslie-calls-for-deeper-partnerships-to-address-climate-change-at-cop-20/&gt; “Partnering for Survival” – Dr Kenrick Leslie calls for deeper partnerships to address Climate Change at COP 20 Dr Kenrick Leslie, CBE, … Continue reading →

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NY Times: Where You From? — The Persistence of Upbringing . . . .

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Bruce

There’s an on-line, 25-question test you can take on the NY Times web site that will show where you’re from . . . . The link is also circulating on Facebook these days. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html Here’s my result — Red is … Continue reading →

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Woodcock

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Bruce

Photo by one of my favorite photographers — Emily Carter Mitchell — of the Anne Arundel Bird Club (you can follow her on Facebook — also publishes stuff under the name Bella Remy), who took up birding and wildlife photography … Continue reading →

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