Category Archives: Governance

Critical Review of Lima Climate Change Output by Slate Blogger

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Bruce

from Slate’s Future Tense: <http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/12/14/lima_peru_climate_change_negotiations_one_word_undermines_the_entire_thing.html&gt; [My imposed emphasis in blue.] THE CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE DEC. 14 2014 8:28 PM A Single Word in the Peru Climate Negotiations Undermines the Entire Thing 6246 16 By Eric Holthaus People ride … Continue reading →

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A Reason NOT to Tinker with Coastal Processes

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Bruce

Flagged by Franklin McDonald, from yesterday’s NY Times Obviously the issues discussed in this opinion piece are not limited to the US coastline and the US Army Corps of Engineers. The MOST important point for small islands is that the … Continue reading →

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Nate Silver’s Take on Republican Senate Gains in November 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Bruce

From the Silver “538 Blog” Headline: Republicans Remain Slightly Favored To Take Control Of The Senate . . . .and a reason to again support Michelle Nunn in Georgia, please . . . We also have Republican chances slightly improved … Continue reading →

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Wealth versus Opportunity . . . US right up there with Argentina

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Bruce

from a recent post to Quora <http://www.quora.com/&gt; — How true is it that “poor people” are “better off” in Canada than in the U.S.? Jay Kim119 upvotes by Scott Welch, Jason MacDonald, Brett Williams, (more) You should look at the … Continue reading →

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From the Liberation Tech E-mail Group: Launching Panic Button in Public Beta

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Bruce

If you have one app on your Android device . . . . . . from a great community of humanitarians . . . Dear LibTech, I’m glad to announce that today we’re releasing Panic Button in public beta on … 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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Erik Michelsen Starts Work at Anne Arundel County DPW as Stormwater Czar

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Bruce

from the Baltimore Sun <http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-ar-stormwater-profile-20140206,0,1882288.story&gt; — also, Pat Furgurson has a similar, page-one story in the Annapolis Capital: <http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/environment/environmental-leader-takes-reins-of-stormwater-restoration/article_d68ef993-63e0-536c-ba69-19aa5b08ffe8.html&gt; South River environmentalist wades into Arundel’s stormwater program By Pamela Wood, The Baltimore Sun 5:16 p.m. EST, February 6, 2014 As … 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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“Facing Tough Times, Barbuda Continues Sand Mining Despite Warnings”

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Bruce

[Thanks to Bill Rainey for passing this along, and thanks to Desmond Brown of IPS for several excellent articles about the local/Carribean impacts of climate change.. . . . The folks in Barbuda (and Antigua) need to understand that it’s … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Both Congress and the Executive, the Sequester Now Reigns

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Bruce

from the Washington Post: The Washington Post As red ink recedes, pressure fades for budget deal After four years of trillion-dollar deficits, the red ink is receding rapidly in Washington, easing pressure on policymakers but shattering hopes for a summertime … Continue reading →

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