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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.

So after two or three generations of small island systems studies, this is the best we can do?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Bruce

This from “Mr. Wu’s Blog” on the official United Nations SIDS2014 web site at <http://www.sids2014.org/index.php?menu=1579&gt;. This web site brings together most of the UN background information in preparation for the Third Conference on Small Island Developing States, which will be … Continue reading →

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Enviros Seeking to Overturn 30 Years Practice in City-County Development Permits BEWARE

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Bruce

Keep in mind the figure “$5 million” — that’s likely to be the right ballpark for a total legal costs budget for groups seeking a TOTAL DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM (at least for more than three weeks!) plus NEW LAW, seeking to … Continue reading →

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What Development Projects Really Produce

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Bruce

Happened to run across this Table of Contents for the reports of an important (some would claim the MOST important) small island capital program in the Caribbean. The program has several parallel tracks in several locations. In duration, it is … Continue reading →

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How the New Digital Age Will Affect Us in the Future: e.g., Farming

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Bruce

A good example from the Schumpeter Blog in the Economist, May 14th <http://www.economist.com/news/business/21602757-managers-most-traditional-industries-distrust-promising-new-technology-digital>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Schumpeter Digital disruption on the farm Managers in the most traditional of industries distrust a promising new technology May 24th 2014 | From the print edition INNOVATION … Continue reading →

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NY Times: Buying Insurance Against Climate Change — Mentions Caribbean Models.

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Bruce

from the Sunday NY Times <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/upshot/buying-insurance-against-climate-change.html&gt; Buying Insurance Against Climate Change MAY 24, 2014 Photo The Alliance of Small Island States has been arguing for an international approach to dealing with losses from climate change. Here, Tarawa in Kiribati, an … Continue reading →

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Aquaculture and Mariculture

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Bruce

The National Geographic Magazine for June, 2014, has an excellent article on aquaculture <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/aquaculture/&gt;, an important resource management tool for small islands. Here’s a summary graphic:

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An NGO Making a Difference: South River Federation, Annapolis, MD

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Bruce
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College Grads Past 10 Years: Income Flat; Debts Up 35%

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Bruce
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Beavers versus Humans — A Case of Underfunded Infrastructure

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Bruce

The April 13th Bay Journal has a great OpEd by Tom Horton <http://www.bayjournal.com/article/core_sediments_reveal_when_a_wetter_bay_was_wildly_healthier&gt; about Grace Brush’s research, and beavers, that spells it out: Chesapeake Born Core sediments reveal when a wetter Bay was wildly healthier By Tom Horton on April … Continue reading →

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governance Big Data – Big Problem

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Bruce

The Big Caveats for Big Data, as summarized by Tom Simonite of the MIT Technology Review is at: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/527071/five-things-obamas-big-data-experts-warned-him-about/ Five Things Obama’s Big Data Experts Warned Him About The rise of big data techniques poses risks to society that call … Continue reading →

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