Jeremy Rifkin.

Jeremy Rifkin (born 1945, Denver, Colorado), the founder and president of the Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET), is an American economist, writer, and public speaker. He is an activist who seeks to shape public policy in the United States and globally. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 416 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (510 × 734 pixel, file size: 43 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of economist Jeremy Rifkin, speaking on The European Dream at Geneva College. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 416 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (510 × 734 pixel, file size: 43 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of economist Jeremy Rifkin, speaking on The European Dream at Geneva College. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government  - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1]  - City & County  154. ...

He has testified before numerous congressional committees and has engaged in litigation extensively to ensure "responsible" government policies on a variety of environmental, scientific and technology related issues. Since 1994, Rifkin has been a fellow at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program, lecturing CEOs and senior corporate management from around the world on new trends in science and technology. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is a business school at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The school was founded by Joseph Wharton, who also was one of the founders of Swarthmore College (founded in 1864), in 1881 as the first collegiate business school in the United States. ...

Education

Rifkin earned degrees in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... For more information on international affairs, see one of the following links: Diplomacy Foreign affairs International relations This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Cabot Intercultural Center of The Fletcher School at Tufts University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, also called simply The Fletcher School, is the oldest graduate school of international relations in the United States. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ...

Published works

Rifkin has published 17 books, primarily focused on the impact of scientific and technological changes, in which he has speculated on the end or change of work, property, the American dream, the potential of dangers unleashed by biotechnology, and on the beginning of a new hydrogen economy. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see American Dream (disambiguation). ... The structure of insulin Biological technology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... A hydrogen economy is a hypothetical economy in which energy is stored and transported as hydrogen (H2), particularly as an energy carrier for vehicle applications (e. ...

Rifkin became one of the first major critics of the nascent biotechnology industry with the 1977 publication of his book, Who Should Play God? His 1995 book, The End of Work, an international bestseller, is credited by some with helping shape the current global debate on technology displacement, corporate downsizing and the future of jobs. His 1998 book, The Biotech Century, addresses the many critical issues accompanying the new era of genetic commerce. The End of Work: The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era is a non-fiction book by American economist Jeremy Rifkin, published in 1995 by Putnam Publishing Group. ...

Influence in Europe

In addition to his work in his native United States, Rifkin has significant influence in Europe, serving as an advisor to government leaders and heads of state, and has served as a personal advisor to Romano Prodi, the current Prime Minister of Italy and the former President of the European Commission, one of the governing bodies of the European Union. His columns appear in many leading European newspapers. Although many of his views are contested, he has genuine influence on public opinion and public policy in the U.S. and Europe. National Journal magazine listed him as one of the 150 most influential people in shaping U.S. policy for his "skillfully manipulated legal and bureaucratic procedures." His account of cultural or cognitive capitalism has influenced the philosopher Bernard Stiegler. World map showing the location of Europe. ...   (born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician. ... The Commission seat in Brussels The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ... Public Opinion is a book on media and democracy by Walter Lippmann. ... Public policy is a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to address a problem. ... National Journal is a weekly magazine that provides Insight for Insiders through nonpartisan reporting on the current political environment as well as emerging political and policy trends. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      This article is about the sociological concept. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Renewable hydrogen economy

After the publication of The Hydrogen Economy, Rifkin worked both in the U.S. and the EU to advance the political cause of renewably generated hydrogen. In the U.S., Rifkin was instrumental in founding the Green Hydrogen Coalition. The GHC consists of 13 environmental and political organizations (including Greenpeace and MoveOn.Org) that are committed to building a renewable hydrogen based economy. Greenpeace protest against Esso / Exxon Mobil. ... A group of MoveOn volunteers helped the get-out-the-vote drive in Cincinnati in the run-up to the 2004 U.S. presidential election. ...

In Europe, Rifkin was instrumental in building the political consensus amongst European Parliament members of renewable hyrdogen. On September 12, 2005 a parliamentary leadership group announced plans to promote a Green Hydrogen Economy across the EU. At a press conference held at the EU Parliament in Brussels, 50 European Union parliamentary leaders of all 6 major European political parties made the commitment to push ahead on plans to make the EU the first renewable energy hydrogen economy in the world. Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild...

Foundation on Economic Trends

The Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET), based in Washington D.C. is active in both national and international public policy issues related to the environment, the economy, and biotechnology. FOET examines new trends and their impacts on the environment, the economy, culture and society, and engages in litigation, public education, coalition building and grassroots organizing activities to advance our goals. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Criticism

Rifkin has sparked controversies about his positions. Critics in the U.S. have called him a professional scaremonger for supporting precautionary principles, one group going so far as to brand him "the intellectual guru of the neo-Luddites," as they view many of his positions as obstacles to technological advancement. Some even say his books are littered with errors and false predictions. Time Magazine went so far as to call him "the most hated man in science." [1] The precautionary principle is a moral and political principle which states that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not ensue, the burden of proof falls on those who would advocate taking the... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ...

Lately, his position on the "hydrogen economy" has come under fire, due to the relative inefficiency of hydrogen as a means of storing energy when compared to batteries, compressed air and hydroelectric options.[2]

Books

• 2004, The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream, Jeremy P. Tarcher, ISBN 1-58542-345-9
• 2002, The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth, Jeremy P. Tarcher, ISBN 1-58542-193-6
• 2000, The Age Of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism, Where All of Life is a Paid-For Experience, Putnam Publishing Group, ISBN 1-58542-018-2
• 1998, The Biotech Century: Harnessing the Gene and Remaking the World, J P Tarcher, ISBN 0-87477-909-X
• 1995, The End of Work: The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era, Putnam Publishing Group, ISBN 0-87477-779-8
• 1992 Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture, E. P. Dutton, ISBN 0-525-93420-0
• 1992, Voting Green: Your Complete Environmental Guide to Making Political Choices In The 90s, with Carol Grunewald Rifkin, Main Street Books, ISBN 0-385-41917-1
• 1991, Biosphere Politics: A New Consciousness for a New Century, Crown, ISBN 0-517-57746-1
• 1990, The Green Lifestyle Handbook: 1001 Ways to Heal the Earth (edited by Rifkin), Henry Holt & Co, ISBN 0-8050-1369-5
• 1987, Time Wars: The Primary Conflict In Human History, Henry Holt & Co, ISBN 0-8050-0377-0
• 1985, Declaration of a Heretic, Routledge & Kegan Paul Books, Ltd, ISBN 0-7102-0709-3
• 1983, Algeny, Viking Press, ISBN 0-670-10885-5
• 1980, Entropy: A New World View, with Ted Howard (afterword by Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen), Viking Press, ISBN 0-670-29717-8
• 1979, The Emerging Order: God in the Age of Scarcity, with Ted Howard, Putnam, ISBN B0006DCHX4
• 1978, The North Will Rise Again: Pensions, Politics and Power in the 1980s, with Randy Barber, Beacon Press, ISBN 0-8070-4787-2
• 1977, Own Your Own Job: Economic Democracy for Working Americans
• 1977, Who Should Play God? The Artificial Creation of Life and What it Means for the Future of the Human, with Ted Howard, Dell Publishing Co., ISBN 0-440-19504-7
• 1973, How to Commit Revolution American Style, with John Rossen, Book Sales, ISBN 0-8184-0041-2

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See also

• Biopolitics
• Frankenstein argument
• National Veterans Inquiry
• Winter Soldier Investigation

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External links

• FOET.org - The Foundation on Economic Trends

• FOET.org - 'About Jeremy Rifkin (biography)

• ActivistCash.com - 'Jeremy Rifkin Biography' (criticism)
• Guardian.co.uk - 'Sorry, Mr President, homilies won't stop the hurricanes: We Americans need to get out of our SUVs and learn the harsh lesson of Katrina and Rita: we are all to blame', Jeremy Rifkin, The Guardian, (September 23, 2005)
• NationalCenter.org - 'Dossier, Environmental Scientist: Jeremy Rifkin', National Center for Public Policy Research
• Speaking.com - 'Jeremy Rifkin, topics: Technology, Future, Economics, International Business; Fee Category: 20.0k to 25.0k'
• VJolt.net - 'Biotechnology Through the Eyes of an Opponent The Resistance of Activist Jeremy Rifkin', Paul S. Naik, Virginia Journal of Law and Technology
• WorldTrans.org - 'An Afternoon with Jeremy Rifkin'
• Green Hydrogen Coalition
• European Parliment Leaders announce Green Hydrogen initiative
• The Internationalist Review - Dossier on Mr Rifkin's position concerning ecological issues published by the Internationalist Review.