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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.

Chesapeake Region Featured in Site-Specific Non-Point-Source Pollution Control

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Bruce

Precision Conservation September 9, 2013 Agriculture conservationmagazine.org/2013/09/precision-conservation/ If we treat agricultural pollution with a scalpel instead of a hatchet, we might have a fighting chance of cutting the flow of fertilizers into rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. By John Carey … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Old Tradition on the South River . . .

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Bruce

from the Baltimore Sun: <http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-09-21/news/bs-md-ancient-south-river-club-20120921_1_charter-members-cell-phones-settlers&gt; Old South River Club has met for more than 320 years For more than 300 years, the Old South River Club has fostered “fellowship and fulsome discussion” and a social way of life The Old … Continue reading →

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Geekoid Tip for “Information Providers” — How to be (more) user friendly. . . . .

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Bruce

For the past month I’ve been taking a free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course — this course is “Data Driven Journalism” and it’s highly recommended — very likely to be offered again in both English and Spanish), presented by the … Continue reading →

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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies: Sea Level Rise

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Bruce

from a press release about the latest state projections of Sea Level Rise thru 2100 http://www.umces.edu/sea-level Sea Level Rise Projections for Maryland Sea level along Maryland’s shorelines could rise 2 feet by 2050 A new report on sea level rise … Continue reading →

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Sao Tomean Navy in full pursuit . . .

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Bruce

From the MARAPA (artisanal fisheries cooperative) Facebook pages — photo taken on a whale watching cruise organized by MARAPA. bp

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Learn Something New Friday . . . .

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Bruce

I don’t often enthuse over cookbook solutions to major strategic questions, but this article that Sean Southey recommended on his Facebook page makes a lot of sense for those of us involved in promoting change: From Forbes magazine <http://www.forbes.com/sites/skollworldforum/2013/08/01/the-5-secrets-of-storytelling-for-social-change/&gt; ENTREPRENEURS … Continue reading →

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The Local Government Ponzi Experiment — Vacation Reading, before you get back to that Spy Novel

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Bruce

Not sure I buy into “Strong Towns’” prescription (haven’t looked at the actual data, but there are several links at the bottom of this article), but their diagnosis is confirmed by a lot of our own experiences and observations, and … Continue reading →

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That’s the Problem with this Planet: Nature’s Hassles . . .

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Bruce

from a catalogue cover:

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Hovnanian to Sell Underwater Lots . . . .

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Bruce

Well, not exactly, but before you buy one of these 1000+ houses proposed for the mouth of the Chester River, you might want to check predictions for sea level rise in this part of the Bay — it’s big! from … Continue reading →

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IPCC Study by Stanford U Professor Says Pace of Climage Change is Very High

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Bruce

from a Stanford University press release. . . . . <http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/august/climate-change-speed-080113.html&gt; Stanford Report, August 1, 2013 Climate change on pace to occur 10 times faster than any change recorded in past 65 million years, Stanford scientists say Not only is … Continue reading →

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