Don’t Worry About Trump. In his own mind he will be OK.
January 06, 2021 | No Comments
Thinking about Trump’s entrance into the Presidential Race in America in late 2015, coming down the escalator in Trump Tower with Melania at his side, sparked a flashback to a symbolic staircase scene. I have…
‘Mask-wearing’ as a Social Invention: Coping with the Covid-19 Pandemic
December 29, 2020 | 1 Comment
“A social invention is a new [concept], law, organization or procedure that changes the ways in which people relate to themselves or to each other, either individually or collectively.” The following images provide examples of…
Do they give a Nobel Prize for Bullying?
June 03, 2018 | No Comments
Update: I wrote the comments that follow 2 years ago, about half way into the Trump presidency. The US President’s proverbial Bully Pulpit had been converted by Trump’s operating style into the fact that a…
Mexico Hurricane Patricia
October 23, 2015 | No Comments
México.- protection is important to emphasize that we can not skip hydrometerological concerns. The magnitude of this phenomenon we have never seen in this country, there is a history of hurricanes we’ve had in the…
Expert Forum Video on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Antalya, Turkey 2015
June 08, 2015 | No Comments
Disasters occur when natural extremes encounter communities who are ill-prepared to cope with these forces. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies outline preventative measures to reduce the impacts of foreseeable hazardous events. Time and time…
GUEST EDITORIAL “Politicians need to get their act together on climate change“ Justus Morisse (Germany)
August 30, 2014 | No Comments
“Politicians need to get their act together on climate change.“ This quote from Chancellor Angela Merkel´s climate advisor Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is almost two years old now and was originally pinpointed at the global warming…
“An IPCC dilemma: Who to trust talking to the media, its critics or its colleagues? ” Mickey Glantz (July 12, 2010)
July 12, 2010 | 2 Comments
The title of this editorial is a play on words with a bottom-line message: whom should you keep your eyes on — your enemies (critics) and or your colleagues, when it involves talking with the…
Posted in Climate Affairs, Climate Change, Politics
GUEST Editorial by Edward Carr. July 9, 2010. “Apparently, we have learned nothing . . .”
July 09, 2010 | 4 Comments
GUEST Editorial by Edward Carr (University of South Carolina) July 9, 2010 “Apparently, we have learned nothing . . .” www.edwardrcarr.com/opentheechochamber/ I am part of Working Group II of the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of…
Posted in All Fragilecologies
“Global Warming ate my homework: In Defense of Legitimate Skepticism About Climate Change.” Mickey Glantz. June 30, 2010
June 30, 2010 | 2 Comments
Poor “global warming.” It seems it is getting blamed for everything under the sun! It is blamed for droughts, floods, forest and bush fires, heat waves, disease outbreaks and the spreading of desert-like conditions. It…
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“’Robocopping’ the Planet: Geo-engineering the Planet’s Climate system,” Mickey Glantz 1 June 2010
June 01, 2010 | 4 Comments
Mickey Glantz, 1 June 2010 Almost twenty-five years ago, the Hollywood movie Robocop appeared on the silver screen. The plot summary was quite simple, according to IMDB: “In a dystopic** and crime ridden Detroit, a…
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“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…
Posted in All Fragilecologies, Human Condition
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