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.

  • The Lion Queen

    When you discuss the Lion King with your students, perhaps you should mention that lions have a female dominated social structure. Therefore, Mufasa’s loss would have been no big deal, Scar could not take over and no one would have gone to look for Simba…Oh yeah, they did not. Maybe even the subtlest media elements…

  • Sex Education

    So…I have two sons. I expect to teach them good family values and to be respectful of women. (Admittedly, I am still working on it for myself.) When do we start sex education though? When is it no longer appropriate for. Either of the boys to bathe with mommy or daddy? Or see us changing?…

  • How my day is going…

    La Guapa makes delicious food for me to eat. YES pack food and forget to bring eating utensil. UGH! find chopsticks in drawer. YES. suck at eating rice with chopsticks. BOOOO! ask neighboring grad students if they have utensils. OH THE HUMILITY get plastic spoon and warning it might be dusty. WIN! Try to rinse…

  • Diversity is…(not)

    Diversity is not a personal characteristic. Diversity is a characteristic of a population. Ancilleno Davis, PhD. Candidate Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology- Miami University, Oxford Ohio

  • The thing about Mangoes

    If you have ever tried to offer me a mango, or eaten a mango in my presence, you have probably heard this already and you are on the “mango people” list. There is no redemption. Even #LeonardoDavis is on there. If you are not yet on the list… be warned. I grew up in the…