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The Sea Level Rise Foundation was an early partner in the establishment of GLISPA — The two articles copied below suggest that newest scientific studies may indicate that Sea Level Rise will exceed earlier (IPCC) estimates because apparently more of … Continue reading →

A well-deserved rave endorsement for Chris Trumbauer for Anne Arundel County Council, District 6, by the Annapolis Capital-Gazette, 20 October 2014: Excerpt: DISTRICT 6 The candidates in this Annapolis-area district live within a few doors of each other in Bay … Continue reading →

from the blog of NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration <http://usresponserestoration.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/pcbs-why-are-banned-chemicals-still-hurting-the-environment-today/&gt; PCBs: Why Are Banned Chemicals Still Hurting the Environment Today? February 7, 2014 by Office of Response and Restoration 1 Comment PCB contamination is high in the Housatonic River … Continue reading →

An article from Islands Business (of Port Moresby, PNG) forwarded by Franklin McDonald <franklin.jmcd> — couldn’t say it better myself . . . . http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/usa/6083/why-island-wisdom-is-crucial-to-help-adapt-and-pre/ Why Island Wisdom Is Crucial to Help Adapt and Prepare for the Impacts of Climate … Continue reading →

I bring this to your attention only because right wing, anti-environmental movements that start in the US often infect the rest of the world. Also, in the Caribbean, some fisheries limits might be affected by this new interpretation — if … Continue reading →

From those wonderful guys (see mention of Goldman Sachs key role toward bottom of article below), who brought us “Super Recession 2007,” Social Impact Bonds. . . or SIBs, if you prefer. (Twitter version might be: “From the WS SOBs, … Continue reading →

[In my experience in the Caribbean, the problems of LACK of COOPERATION do NOT come from independent SIDS failing to cooperate, but rather from TERRITORIES of major nations who do not share available information. The best example was Hurricane Marilyn … Continue reading →

This is one of those disruptive concepts that get you thinking about other interesting options. . . . – – – – from the Scientific American <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/if-poachers-and-illegal-loggers-strike-this-forest-phones-it-in/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook&gt; If Poachers and Illegal Loggers Strike, This Forest Phones It In Environmentalists are … Continue reading →

This from the IISD reporting service <http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/climate-adaptation-marketplace-launched-on-coral-triangle-day/&gt; [I have to say, with no animus at all against this particular event and initiative, that every once in a while all of these special pre- and post- conference events or side events … Continue reading →

Bruce, It is said that adult development is based on experiential learning, and as you noted many years ago in a somewhat different context, we have experienced more than we have learned. It is sad that we seem to be … Continue reading →