“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…
Climate Change, 2020, and the notion of ‘the new black’
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 1 April 2009 The phrase “the new black” was used repeatedly in the 1980s to indicate that other colors (frequently brown, navy blue, or grey) had temporarily displaced black’s position in fashion or…
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Capacity Building by Proxy : Putting African development on a faster and cheaper track
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
2 March 2009 I have an idea that I think is important to talk about. I call it Capacity Building by Proxy. The idea is to build institutional and human capabilities on the African continent…
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The times they are a-changin’: and not just for the climate
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 1 December 2008 Just wanted to say that “the times they are a-changin’.” They are a-changin’ for those involved in climate science research and modeling, and they are a-changin’ for those engaged in…
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People-Focused Biofuels Development in Africa
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 20 November 2008 By Dr. Tsegay Wolde-Georgis & Dr. Michael H. Glantz African governments are continuing to join the worldwide rush to develop biofuels in response to record oil prices. Their leaders perceive…
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People-Focused Biofuels Development in Africa
October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Fragilecologies Archives 13 November 2008 By Dr. Michael H. Glantz and Dr. Tsegay Wolde-Georgis African governments are continuing to join the worldwide rush to develop biofuels in response to record oil prices. Their leaders perceive…
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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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