For those of you without enough patience to watch the full version, I ran into this condensed version. It takes out all of the pauses and a tiny bit of info, but still manages to convey the same message quite well.
Jeremy Rifkin is and economist, political advisor and renewable energy specialist. In Backlight Talks he talks about the changing energy market during the Third Industrial Revolution.
After several months of debate, officials in Kazakhstan's capital city of Astana have chosen a final design for the massive site that will host the World EXPO 2017. The sprawling, wind- and sun-powered neighborhood was designed by Chicago architects Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the designers of Kingdom Tower—the forthcoming world's tallest building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
ASTANA. October 22. KAZINFORM President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with a renowned American economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin in the Akorda presidential residence, the president's press service reports.
Jeremy Rifkin, president of the FOET and best-selling author of the book The Third Industrial Revolution, just finished a two-week-long first visit to (China and the Third Industrial Revolution - Bloomberg interview with Jeremy Rifkin -
Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, speaks at the Wermuth Asset Management 5th Annual Investors Event regarding nuclear power and ...
Jeremy Rifkin, author of the New York Times best-selling book, "The Third Industrial Revolution," speaks to VPRO Backlight about the necessity for a renewable energy revolution, the role of the internet and entrepreneurship in sharing energy, and the consequences of not making a change in our habits.
Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, discusses peak oil, the current energy crisis, and setting the stage for The Third Industrial Revolution at the 2011 International Transport Forum.
There is something unfair in the way this world is organised. Why is our environment deteriorating? Why is unemployment rising? We want a new vision for the future. The upcoming third industrial revolution needs a new economic paradigm.
Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and best-selling author of The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World, just finished a two-week-long first visit to China, where he met with local and national officials, laying out his vision of a post-petroleum, Internet-connected world.
Way back in 1995, 18 years ago, Jeremy Rifkin, the futurist and brilliant social scientist, wrote a great book called The End of Work. Almost to the day, he has been able to paint the scenario that is being played out now in our lives.
Dr Rifkin said, “Energy prices in the U.S. have fallen because of huge shale gas finds – at the moment there is a gold rush, a buzz around the extraction of shale gas. All exploit the occurrence at the same time. Therefore, the prices are low. But the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that shale gas is available only short term. Even before 2020, the production will have peaked – from then on it’s all downhill”.
Economist and author Jeremy Rifkin joins Jonathan Hart to discuss climate change, the increasing demand for energy, and the huge energy dilemma that our soci... (Author Jeremy Rifkin says #energy efficiency is the key to dealing with climate change.
Unitech International is a network of prestigious technical universities and companies across Europe. During General Assembly 2013, a day was devoted to economic growth and sustainability in Europe. Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends took part in the event.
It's happened before, in 1848 and in 1968. The youth of the world took to the streets to protest the injustices of autocratic political regimes and rapacious business interests and to demand the most basic human right to participate as equal citizens in the affairs of society.
"There are currently 1.28 billion cattle populating the earth. They take up nearly 24 percent of the land mass of the planet and consume enough grain to feed hundreds of millions of people. Their combined weight exceeds that of the human population on earth."
Jeremy Rifkin, author of The Third Industrial Revolution, discusses the necessary environments for industrial revolutions and lays out his supporting argument for a future of renewable energy
Jeremy Rifkin, President of The Foundation on Economic Trends and author of the New York Times best-selling book, "The Third Industrial Revolution," addresses The Solar Future Conference with his thoughts on the world's energy future, the effects of Newton's laws on the field of Economics, and the possibilities of renewable energy.
Jeremy Rifkin, author of The Third Industrial Revolution, along with the Chairman of UN-Energy, discusses UNIDO's involvement with UN-Energy, job creation, and the framework of The Third Industrial Revolution
The Rhinebeck, NY-based Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) this past weekend hosted "Where We Go From Here: Opportunities & Solutions for an Interdependent World," a conference aimed at addressing sustainability issues from a "holistic perspective based on the interconnection between human behavior, economic and social systems, and the environment."
Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and best-selling author of The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World, just finished a two-week-long first visit to China, where he met with local and national officials, laying out his vision of a post-petroleum, Internet-connected world.
At 674 pages, 57 of which are notes and index, Jeremy Rifkin's The Empathic Civilization is not a book you'll sit down and read in an afternoon or evening. But if you're a person who is concerned about global or local issues, it is a book you will want to read. It is packed with invaluable information and insight about steering a (relatively) safe course through the sometimes rough seas of our rapidly changing, interconnected world. Though it took me a while to read, I find every minute spent with it informative and valuable. The information alone makes The Empathic Civilization worth reading because of the insights the information brings.
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