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Robert I. Bell

Professor   Department: Economics   Location: 218 Whitehead Hall   Phone: 718-951-5317   Fax: 718-951-4867   Email:   Robert I. Bell's Web site

Robert Bell, Ph.D., Professor of Management and Chairman of the Economics Department, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, is the author of THE GREEN BUBBLE-Waste into Wealth: the New Energy Revolution, revised edition Abbeville Press, N.Y., 2008; originally published by Editions Scali, Paris, 2006; French edition, LA BULLE VERTE, Editions Scali, Paris, 2007. He was the featured speaker at the Fast 50 awards ceremony at the Paris Bourse, November 2007; the inaugural speaker, the HEC-Deloitte Club of Energy and Finance, La Maison des Polytechniciens, Paris, November 2007. He was a keynote speaker at Les Respirations d'Enghien-les-Bains, November 2008 and was the green keynote speaker at the international real estate congress, MIPIM, Cannes, March 2009. Prof. Bell's previous books include BEURSBEDROG, De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam, 2003; LES PECHES CAPITAUX DE LA HAUTE TECHNOLOGIE, Seuil, Paris, 1998; IMPURE SCIENCE, Wiley, N.Y., 1992. Education: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY - 1972 (CYBERNETICS) Areas of Expertise: 1)Green investment 2)Transition out of fossil fuels 3)Role of conflicts of interest in financial markets 4)High tech civilian and/or military mega-projects 5)Science fraud Books and Publications Bell, R. I. (2008). The green bubble: Waste into wealth: The new energy revolution.; Abbeville Press, N.Y. (Books and Publications: Book) 2008 Bell, R. I. (2007). La Bulle Verte: La Ruee vers l'Or des Energies Renouvelables. Paris: Scali. (Books and Publications: Book) 2007 Bell, R. I. (2007). The green bubble: Waste into wealth: The new energy revolution. [English language version of French book published in 2007]. Paris: Scali. (Books and Publications: Book) 2007 Bell, R. I., Friedman, H. H., & Friedman, L. W. (2005). Conflict of interest: The common thread underlying ethical lapses.  Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies, 10 (1), 4-8. http://ejbo.jyu.fi/pdf/ejbo_vol10_no1_pages_4-8.pdf (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005 Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums Bell, R. I. (2007). About the green bubble. Presentation for company management of Veolia Proprete, Brussels, Belgium, September 11, 2007. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007 Bell, R. I. (2007). Green tech: Europe's high card. Presentation at the Technology Fast 50 Conference and National Awards Ceremony, Paris, France, November 19, 2007. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007 Bell, R. I. (2007). Investing in renewable energy. Presentation at the Club of Energy and Finance, La Maison des Polytechniciens, Paris, France. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007 Bell, R. I. (2007). Is clean growth possible? Presentation at the International Clean Air Conference--Les Respirations, Enghien Les Bains, France, November 9-11, 2007. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007 Bell, R. I. (2007). Sources of renewable energy and reductions of greenhouse gases. Presentation at the 17th Ecological Meeting of the French Senate, Paris, France, November 19, 2007. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007