Background
Weil, Gordon Lee was born on March 12, 1937 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Irving and Sadye (Gordon) Weil.
(An analysis of how America overreacted to Pearl Harbor at...)
An analysis of how America overreacted to Pearl Harbor at the outset of World Wart II by building the Alcan highway and other projects, believing that Alaska would be Japan's next U.S. target. This governmental panic to "do something" resulted in massive spending on unnecessary actions similar to what happened after 9/11-including waste, profiteering, bureacratic infighting, coverups, and an assertion of America's dominating role in the world. But the Alcan Highway let black soldiers achieve greater racial equality and gave Harry S Truman sufficient prominence to lead to his selection as Franklin Roosevelt's running mate in 1944.
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( In the midst of the sweltering summer of August 2003, t...)
In the midst of the sweltering summer of August 2003, the lights went out across northeast America. From Canada to Philadelphia, houses were plunged into darkness, elevators stalled, subway cars ceased to run, air-conditioners shuddered into silence, and the candle-lit 1890s streets of Brooklyn became a reality once more. Astonishingly, no company or individual has ever been held accountable for what cost affected regions millions of dollars in lost revenue and compensation. The electricity companies involved introduced no new rules, nor a single firing — nothing. As Gordon Weil explores in Blackout, this was the culmination of a long history of exploitation by the electric industry of its customers, coupled with the seeming indifference and incompetence of the regulators who were supposed to protect them. Weil describes the founding of the original electric monopoly by Edison and his secretary, Insull, and reveals how and why Roosevelt's efforts to control the company's excesses failed. Weil continues with the willful failure of the industry to integrate itself into the competitive marketplace; a failure in which the customer remains the biggest loser. Weil concludes that unless the government and the regulators undertake radical legislation, "lights out" remains a distinct possibility for us all.
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Weil, Gordon Lee was born on March 12, 1937 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Irving and Sadye (Gordon) Weil.
AB magna cum laude, Bowdoin College, 1958. Diploma in Advanced European Studies, College Europe, Belgium, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1961.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Niagara University, 2010.
Director United Nations Semester, Drew University, New York City and Madison, New Jersey, 1962-1963. Deputy official spokesman European Economic Community, Washington, New York City, Brussels, 1963-1966. Contributor to Washington Post, Newsweek, Business Abroad, Brussels, 1966-1968.
Research associate Twentieth Century Fund, New York City, 1968-1970.
Executive assistant Senator. George McGovern, Washington, 1970-1972.
Visiting professor government Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1973-1974. Correspondent, producer West National Educational Television/13, New York City, 1973-1975.
President Political Intelligence, Incorporated., Harpswell, Maine, 1974-1979.
Commissioner business regulation State of Maine, Augusta, 1979-1980, public advisory, 1981-1982. Director Maine Office Energy Resources, Augusta, 1980-1982. President Weil and Howe, Incorporated., Augusta, since 1982, Weil Public Company, Incorporated., 1989.
Chairman New England Energy Directors, 1982.
Staff chairman National governments Association Subcommittee Energy Conservation and Renewable Resources, 1981-1982. Vice chairman New England Power Planning Committee, 1982.
Chairman, board directors Energy Testing Laboratory Maine, 1979-1982. General manager Dirigo Electric Cooperative, Incorporated., 1983-1989.
Executive director Maine County Commissioners Association, 1986-1988.
Lecturer American government Colby College, Waterville, Maine, 1977. Lecturer international trade Baruch College, City University of New York, New York City, 1969-1970. Professor European institutions College Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 1966-1967, American University, Washington, 1963-1964.
Lecturer American government Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1962.
Member New England-Canada Business Council, 1984, Regional Power Planning Committee Northeast Public Power Association, 1987-1989. Board of directors American Lung Association of Maine, 1987-1993.
With United States Army, 1961-1962. Rockefeller Foundation fellow, 1966-1968.
Author: The European Convention on Human Rights, 1963.
A Handbook on the European Economic Community, 1965. Trade Policy in the "70s, 1969. A Foreign Policy for Europe, 1970.
The Benelux Nations, 1970.
(with Ian Doctorate. Davidson) The Gold War: The Story of the World"s Monetary Crisis, 1970. The Long Shot: George Mc Govern Runs for President, 1973.
The Consumer"s Guide to Banks, 1975. American Trade Policy: A New Round, 1975.
Election "76: A Complete Guide to the Campaign, 1976.
Sears, Roebuck, United States of America, 1977. The Welfare Debate of 1978, 1978.
(An analysis of how America overreacted to Pearl Harbor at...)
( In the midst of the sweltering summer of August 2003, t...)
(Authored by a former aide to McGovern, the book documents...)
(Book by Weil, Gordon Lee)
Member New England-Canada Business Council, 1984, Regional Power Planning Committee Northeast Public Power Association, 1987-1989. Board of directors American Lung Association of Maine, 1987-1993. Member Phi Beta Kappa (vice president 1994, board directors 1991).
Married Roberta Meserve, April 6, 1962. Children: Anne Inger, Richard Clement.