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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.

Just to keep us from getting too complacent. . . “emerging contaminants of concern”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110921142029.htm Public release date: 21-Sep-2011 [ Print | E-mail | Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Todd McLeishtmcleish@uri.edu 40-187-478-982University of Rhode Island ‘Emerging contaminants of con… Continue reading →

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Developer BSJ Partners LLC fined $500,000 for Dumping Untreated Sewage into Bay

Now THAT’s the way to get their attention!from the Baltimore Sun at http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bs-gr-choptank-river-20110811,0,7519456.storyCambridge country club fined $500,000 for pollution violationsHorn’s Point accused of disch… Continue reading →

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Urban Design Buzz. . . . .

from the NY TimesSQUARE FEETCities See the Other Side of the TracksRyan Collerd for The New York TimesThe Reading Viaduct, an old elevated railway line in Philadelphia, would cost $50 million to demolish versus $36 million to retrofit, according t… Continue reading →

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NASA LAUNCHES NEW OPEN GOVERNMENT BLOG

What a great idea — maybe they could sell it to Congress? Continue reading →

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Sugar-Coated Satan Sandwich . . .

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 08/01/2011A sugar-coated Satan sandwich, with a side of peas, pleaseBy Melissa BellThe U.S. Capitol building on Monday morning. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)With a debt deal reached after weeks of negotiations, the country might… Continue reading →

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Councilman Grasso and Restore Rock Creek

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Stormwater Projects Going forward in Anne Arundel County

from the Stormwater site at http://www.stormh2o.com/july-august-2011/restoring-chesapeake-watershed.aspx July-August 2011 1 2 3 4 Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Federal and state grants, combined with matching local funding, help pay for p… Continue reading →

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West Virginia. . . Massey Mountain. . .

SOOO, is this what John Denver was singing about? West Virginia. . . Continue reading →

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Socialized US Medical Care: circa 1798

from a Forbes blog — http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/01/17/congress-passes-socialized-medicine-and-mandates-health-insurance-in-1798/Congress Passes Socialized Medicine and Mandates Health Insurance -In 1798Jan. 17 2011 – 9:08 pm | 179,899… Continue reading →

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Great Statement: Why I Love America by Fred Tutman, Patuxent River Keeper

from the Capital, July 3rd: http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/nbh/2011/07/03-43/Why-we-love-the-USA.html#cfirstWhy we love the U.S.A.And how we’d make it betterBy SCOTT DAUGHERTY, Staff WriterPublished 07/03/11What do you love about America? W… Continue reading →

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