“Is Coal losing its share of America’s Energy Mix?” Mickey Glantz. October 28, 2012
October 28, 2012 | 2 Comments
Mickey Glantz. October 30, 2012. “Is Coal losing its share of America’s Energy Mix?” There is a ‘war on coal,” so says the coal industry, its representatives and those vulnerable communities dependent on the coal…
Rio1992, Rio+20 and the UNFCCC
June 28, 2012 | 1 Comment
- Conference of Parties: Don’t compare apples to oranges! I started to write about the happenings at Rio+20, while sitting in one of its food courts. But I realized I needed more time and distance…
Climate Change and Energy Development
April 30, 2012 | 1 Comment
- We Live in Two Different Worlds If the climate scientists’ projections about the dangerous impacts of the increasing emissions of greenhouse gases are valid and if the energy community’s optimistic projections about future fossil…
Global Warming: Stakeholders can’t see the forest for the trees.
January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments
Each tree represent an organization or perspective about the climate change issue. Without looking at the big picture — climate change as a global phenomenon — one’s views are distorted by what is going on…
Insight into the American Election Re-Cycle
January 06, 2012 | 3 Comments
I was listening to election results on the radio recently and a phrase caught my attention. The commentator said that the Iowa caucus in the first week of 2012 was the beginning of the 2012…
“On Retiring the Concept of Retirement.” Mickey Glantz. written in Tokyo, in Starbucks while on travel (May 18, 2010)
May 28, 2010 | 3 Comments
The term retirement, despite its definition is apparently reserved for the aged not the young because the young are, expected to go on to another job. But then what is the definition of work or…
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“Who’s in control of our attention span”? Mickey Glantz. May 28, 2010
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Who’s in control of our attention span? Mickey Glantz May 28, 2010 Back in the early 1960s my Political Theory professor mentioned that a study then showed that the attention span to any particular issue…
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“Is ‘the enemy of my enemy Really my friend?’ Diplomats, corporate leaders, among others, don’t believe everything you think.”
April 08, 2010 | 2 Comments
Mickey Glantz. April 8, 2010. Written in Mexico City. The phrase “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” has always captured my attention for some unknown psychological reason. It has been used in military…
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“The Conference Bully: Some thoughts and observations,” Mickey Glantz. April 6, 2010 (written in Africa in midst of an environment conference).
April 06, 2010 | 2 Comments
“The Conference Bully: Some thoughts and observations” The idea for this editorial came from recent participation in an international conference that involved participants for national governments, multinational organizations and non-governmental organizations. It became apparent that…
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“Where in the World is… Mickey? Imaginary Tourism as a New Sport, ” Mickey Glantz.18 March 2010
March 21, 2010 | 2 Comments
I thought I would blog on events on getting to and in China, Thailand and Kenya, as there is a lot going on in each of these countries. This is like an imaginary trip for…
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“A Curse on Being Creative” GUEST EDITORIAL by Ilan Kelman, CICERO, Norway. September 24, 2012
September 23, 2012 | No Comments
“A Curse on Being Creative”. GUEST EDITORIAL by Ilan Kelman, CICERO, Norway September 24, 2012. I am often treated to the quotation, or variations thereof, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of…
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