Spring Check-In: Deep Seas, Big Waves, and a Few Curveballs
Remember blogging? I'm trying to blog more. If you're one of the handful of people who read this blog, maybe you've noticed an uptick in my writing here? I started my first blog in 2004. It was mostly about my life and as I developed a voice it eventually evolved into The Saipan Blog . The kids today are really into the 1990s. So it's only a matter of time until they're into the 2000s again, too, right? In the spirit of self-absorbed blogging from the mid-2000s these are a few of the things I've been up to in recent weeks. Deep-Sea mining is keeping me busy. A year ago I wouldn't have said I worked on deep-sea mining. But thanks to the Trump administration, I’ve been writing about it, talking about it, and occasionally yelling about it (in a professional, policy friendly way). I recently published a piece at the Center for American Progress on why Alaska and U.S. territories often get damage instead of dollars when it comes to extractiv...