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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.

The Guys Who Did This now are Doing More. . .

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Bruce

The wonderful organization who brought you this disaster for near-coastal waters of Nail Bay, Virgin Gorda, in November, 2003, are now bringing new wonders to the island. . . . this time with help of an Indian transnational corporation — The brow… Continue reading →

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Anticipating global warming, scientists measure the long-term effect of extra carbon dioxide on marsh

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Bruce

Great story from September 29th Baltimore Sun about CO2 research on marsh grasses being carried out — for the past 23 years!!! — by researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Mayo. . . . [See research by Bert Drake of SERC… Continue reading →

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Annapolis Sustainability Stewardship Project

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Bruce

Check the city’s web site at http://www.annapolis.gov//sustainability.asp?page=13703 for additional program details, but there is a current announcement of workshops for “Environmental Stewardship Training,” quoting: Annapolis Environmental Stewar… Continue reading →

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Agenda for Aaron Williams, new Peace Corp Director, RPCV in the Dominican Republic

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Bruce

Agenda for Aaron Williams As a former PCV, and specifically as Peace Corps Desk Officer for the DR when Director Williams was there, I congratulate him and wish him well. There are a lot of priorities and pressures to leap into large-scale expansi… Continue reading →

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New Seamounts and Arctic Ocean Shipping. . . .

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Bruce

from a blog about the voyage of the US Coast Guard Icebreaker Healey — http://arctic-healy-baker-2008.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-seamount.html TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 A New Seamount On the midnight watch we passed again by the seamount discover… Continue reading →

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Core Concepts of the No Growth Movement

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Bruce

August 31, 2009, 10:20 AM Do We Have to Outgrow Growth?By ANDREW C. REVKIN NY Times Blog at http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/daly-on/ Following the Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow, Herman Daly has responded to my query about whether there… Continue reading →

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Virgin Islands Natural Resources: Waves of Change – Description & Prescription by Marcia Taylor and Lihla Noori

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Bruce

UVI_Waves of Change_Taylor-Noori_2009_08.pdf

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DEET Problems Important for Tropical Islands

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Bruce

from Science Newshttp://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/46163/title/DEETs_nastiness_extends_to_humansDEET’S NASTINESS EXTENDS TO HUMANS Study finds the bug-repellent ingredient stopped an enzyme from doing its job By Rachel Ehrenberg Web editi… Continue reading →

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Why Science News is Getting More Worser. . . . .

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Bruce

Why Science News is Getting More Worser. . . . . It’s all a matter of opinion — several excellent links at the web page. . . . Janet Ralot’s excellent blog from Science News: http://snurl.com/or8si [www_sciencenews_org] Home / Blogs / Science & t… Continue reading →

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MAPPING resources — esp for communities and advocacy. . . and twitter

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Bruce

Sunday sermonette, sort of . . . . . . . People always ask,” What’s the good of Twitter” The answer of course is I don’t know, what do YOU want to do? One of the things I try to do for Island Resources Foundation is to pass appropriate technologie… Continue reading →

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