This page will eventually become a collection of my reviews of Environmental Impact Assessments conducted in the Bahamas. The links lead to a Science and Perspective copy of the EIA as published, then a link to my comments on the EIA as submitted to the developer and the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection. I will also include a brief summary of the EIA. Enjoy.

  • Perspective on criticism

    So I am inherently the type of person who wants to do something important, and I want my work to be the best I can make. I do take into account time constraints and available materials etc. but I still push myself to do more or better than before or than expected. This means I…

  • Did you say something?

    A student left the university because of the racism they experienced. Hopefully it wasn’t you…but if it wasn’t you. Have you spoken out directly, explicitly, and publicly against racism? If not, it’s too late for one student but there are many more waiting too hear you say something.

  • Quick Solar charger hack

    The Bahamas has about 360 days of sun per year. Yet Solar energy has not been broadly adopted. THere is definitely a significant conversion cost, but if we look at the long term savings to human health and the environment, the financial savings against the import of fossil fuels… what do we have to lose?…

  • gutter art: Palace Art

    If you are lying in the gutter, make art with the mud;If you live in a Palace, make Art with the Light. -Leno 10/2018

  • Biodiversity monitoring and racism

    Class identifies plants in a field. Me: do you see what is different in the following three classifications? Duchesnia indica; Medicago lupulina; Grasses Students: *blank stares* Me: do we recognize that grasses are a large group that includes more than one species? Nodding. affirmative grunts. Me: Why do you think we do that? It’s easier,…