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.

  • Speaking to the youths

    Speaking to the youths

    Today (April 21,2016), I got to have a meeting with David Dabney, a first year student here at Miami University. Among other things, we spoke about his music industry goals and he gave me a preview of one of his singles. I was impressed. His word play and rhythm, cadence and presence etc. were good,…

  • next to famous

    Fame amuses me. It is all based primarily on probability. what are the chances, you were born here, met this person or that, got into this school, had parents who introduced you to some art etc. How many grades, paychecks, missed buses, hospital visits, letters written and emails unsent have put you where you are…

  • I hit snooze

    I hit snooze

    To some this may seem mundane, a common everyday thing, but not for me. Each day my alarm goes off I pop out of bed and get to it. Pray, wash the dishes in the sink, walk the dogs, get dressed, go to work and school etc.  Yesterday was different, because over the past week,…

  • Science Lost in Translation

    Science: Lost in translation. Academia is rife with opinions and cultural norms. Often they come across as best practices. This is because that is the way things are done and therefore that is how those in leadership learned to do them, the way they teach their academic offspring and so it is perpetuated. Historically, wealthy,…

  • The screaming silence

    If you don’t use the stereotype, but do not stand against it, you still support it. If the oppressor labels all those who look like him as allies and none of them deny it, what does that mean?