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.

  • “It’s a F*$<ing African American!"

    *Note: if you follow me, you know I avoid profanity. This post does contain a few instances, because they are direct quotes and pertinent to the discussion. Read on accordingly. Sitting in an office at Peabody Hall on Miami University’s Oxford Campus, I hear the drone of a motorized scaffold (the lift machines that painters…

  • Rats, pigs, dogs, boys

    I find myself in conflict with my growling belly and my gnashing teeth.I cannot separate the eyes and the soul. I have looked into the face of too many animals. I have looked with earnest. some have died on my spear or needle, some crushed in my hands, my soul is stained. I think of…

  • Worldview

    Some people seem to have a 200 year old oil painting restored over the generations, which they continue to use as their worldview. My worldview involves getting outside and looking around. Ancilleno Davis, PhD. Candidate Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology- Miami University, Oxford Ohio

  • The six P’s of leadership decisions: Perspective, price, purpose, prejudice, potential, prerogative.

    Hello everyone, This text is going to be shared in video format as well on my youtube channel so check there as well. As leaders in any field, there seems to be issues related to understanding the needs of your constituents; the costs of your decisions; the reason for making your decision; things that affect…

  • Empathy and poetry

    Without empathy, there is no poetry. The writer cannot reach out. The reader is not touched.