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This one short article has more words that are totally foreign to me than I usually encounter in a week: Wordnik Word of the Day for August 29, 2016 vaticinate To prophesy; to foretell; to practice prediction; to utter prophecies. … Continue reading →

Passed along by Wendy Ann Lee, based on this account in the NOAA Sanctuaries web site. . . <http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/jul16/noaa-scientists-report-mass-die-off-of-invertebrates-at-east-flower-garden-bank.html&gt; NOAA scientists report mass die-off of invertebrates at East Flower Garden Bank in Gulf of Mexico Sanctuary recommends public avoid diving, … Continue reading →

from the Carib Journal <http://www.caribjournal.com/2016/07/21/op-ed-marine-pollution-caribbean/?utm_source=Caribbean+Journal&utm_campaign=59065adaf4-Caribbean+Journal&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ea4e1e4090-59065adaf4-188909129&gt; [Ship-borne waste may be a contributor to marine pollution in the Caribbean, but I question whether it’s a major source, and whether addressing ship-borne waste issues (with their high capital costs as outlined in this … Continue reading →

It made me proud to learn that a hometown company, the Delaware North Companies, with offices above the new Westin Hotel in BUFFALO, NEW YORK, is listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the richest US privately held companies. And … Continue reading →

The Secretariat of Ramsar Convention has just announced the launch of the first Handbook in the 5th Edition Ramsar Handbook Series. It is entitled “An Introduction to the Convention on Wetlands” and replaces “The Ramsar Convention Manual”. http://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/handbook1_5ed_introductiontoconvention_e.pdf “An Introduction … Continue reading →

Thank you! Gen Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, 23 Jun, 2016 at 6:15 pm, Bruce G. Potter <bpotter@irf.org> wrote: In reviewing the documentation from the International Society of Island Studies Association (ISISA), Islands of the World XIV … Continue reading →

In reviewing the documentation from the International Society of Island Studies Association (ISISA), Islands of the World XIV Conference in Lesvos last month, I learned that two Caribbean Scholars received 500 Euro awards sponsored by Island Resources Foundation and funded … Continue reading →

from Mother Jones Fully Loaded: America’s 10 Biggest Gunmakers Meet the moguls making a killing from gun sales in the United States. By Josh Harkinson | Tue Jun. 14, 2016 6:00 AM EDT [See links/footnotes at the bottom.] They are … Continue reading →

from the Waterkeeper Alliance — terrific foto if not photoshopped . . . . and incidentally, who thinks shipping highly volatile oil like the Bakken crude is a good idea, anyway? We cannot accept the inevitability of oil train derailments. … Continue reading →

Another case of untrammeled greed mascarading as business acumen, even virtue (“returning investment” to the stockholders — even if it is 100’s of times more than no-risk funds put in up-front.) Who’s downloading pirated papers? Everyone http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/whos-downloading-pirated-papers-everyone By John BohannonApr. … Continue reading →