Environmental Geography

10/31/2024

Comedienne Rosie Perez produced this documentary to educate herself and her friends and family about the history and geography of Puerto Rico. It is a few years old, but not at all dated. In fact, this is an excellent time to watch it!

Puerto Rican History, Yo Soy Boricua Pa'Que Tu Lo Sepas! I'm Boricua Just So You Know Documentary.

10/28/2024

They said the quiet part out loud last night at Madison Square Garden, regarding Puerto Rico. The terrible comments of the opening act are entirely consistent with the real-life treatment of our fellow citizens during and following Hurricane Maria.

I started this blog post just after Hurricane Maria made landfall, as it became clear that an unprecedented onslaught of back-to-back maj...

10/27/2024

My hometown (DC) no longer has a newspaper. That ended when Bezos bought WaPo, and this was made very clear this week.

10/23/2024

I learned only yesterday about the encouraging story of Upham's Corner, a neighborhood within the larger Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. This post includes a study of close to 200 similar stories around the country.

From the WBUR podcast The Common comes the encouraging story of Upham's Corner , a Boston neighborhood within the bigger Boston neighborho...

10/22/2024

If you missed my coffee conversation last night, you can catch it on the ILV YouTube channel. My blog post also includes a link to something I should have mentioned but did not think of until this morning.

The Institute for Liberal Values (ILV) is a community of people committed to the free exchange of ideas. I have known it primarily through ...

10/21/2024

I'll be doing a Coffee Talk with ILV this evening at 7pm Eastern Time. Join us for a quick chat about where coffee comes from, where it is, and why this matters! There will be plenty of time for questions.

The Institute for Liberal Values (ILV) is a community of people committed to the free exchange of ideas. I have known it primarily through ...

10/17/2024

WBUR examines the somewhat nerdy details of the transit and housing standoff in Milton.

The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) of Massachusetts is hearing a very nuanced case at the intersection (pun intended) of transit policy and ho...

10/15/2024

I was happy to listen to this story with my two favorite librarians. Invest in libraries: they have great returns!

The public library in Toledo, Ohio, is one of a number across the U.S. that have become entrepreneurial hubs. Business-specialist librarians are helping aspiring small-business owners and nonprofits for free.

10/03/2024

On top of everything else, there was an earthquake in Nicaragua today. Not a huge one by Nicaraguan standards, but after days of flooding and with a hostile national government, this is bad news.

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09/30/2024

From How It Started to How It Ended -- I'm remembering this book today, the last day of coal-fired electricity generation in England.

William Smith was not rich or well connected, but his p…

09/30/2024

Story Time! Crumpet loves podcasts.

09/29/2024

Early rowing means even earlier walking with . With the sun off visiting the southern greenish, we explored the town and campus under cover of darkness.