Energy and Environment

Op-Ed: Five Years Later: A Transformative Virgin Islands Is Still Possible

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FIVE YEARS LATER: A TRANSFORMATIVE VIRGIN ISLANDS IS STILL POSSIBLE    Like many Virgin Islanders, September 6, 2017, is forever etched in my mind. For what seemed like an unending day, Hurricane Irma relentlessly pummeled the territory, and Virgin Islanders watched in mute shock as the Category 5 storm shredded roofs, uprooted trees, and shattered lives. Then, exactly…

Op-Ed: Sharks in the Water: The Need for Improved U.S. Geo-Diplomacy & Trade Policy in the Caribbean

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SHARKS IN THE WATER: THE NEED FOR IMPROVED U.S. GEO-DIPLOMACY & TRADE POLICY IN THE CARIBBEAN As the United States prepares to host the Summit of the Americas next month in Los Angeles, the preeminent nation of the hemisphere has an opportunity to demonstrate forward leaning leadership by inaugurating a new relationship with its Caribbean neighbors. With 14 votes in the United…