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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.

Learn Something New Friday . . . .

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

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 . . .

from a catalogue cover:

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Hovnanian to Sell Underwater Lots . . . .

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

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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Development Conflicts in the Caribbean

In response to a recent tweet from the CaribJournal that we relayed to some of our e-mail groups, we got the following tongue-in-cheek response to the linked press release extolling the completion of four units of the Zemi Beach (Anguilla) … Continue reading →

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Florida: The Future of Maryland’s Coastal Waters?

This article from the CARE-2 web site seems to describe a progression from dirty water to dead manatees . . . the description near the bottom of the article of the brown algae bloom on the Mosquito Lagoon in Florida … Continue reading →

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Kind of Issues Facing Anne Arundel County in Face of Sea Level Rise

[Was surprised to note that NY City and Anne Arundel County have the same length of shoreline (~525 miles). This might be a useful article to circulate to policy makers and managers. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/nyregion/debate-over-cost-and-practicality-of-protecting-part-of-queens-coast.html&gt; . Also encourage folks to review the … Continue reading →

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Science from VIMS: Hypoxia Affects Bottom Feeders

from Science Daily: <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130708143150.htm&gt; [As an aside, it seems to me that the low levels of oxygen (e.g.,”below about 4 milligrams per liter“) being measured in the main stem and feeder streams of the South River should cause some re-thinking … Continue reading →

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Comment Not Posted: Chrystal Spring Farms Public Meeting 26 June 2013

I restrained myself from commenting on Elvia Thompson’s Facebook post showing the very big audience attending the meeting on Chrystal Springs Farm. I post it here because it won’t be read — It is wonderful to see such interest; it … Continue reading →

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