Entering a Resource-Shock World

By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch Apr 22, 2013 Two nightmare scenarios -- a global scarcity of vital resources and the onset of extreme climate change -- are already beginning to converge and in the coming decades are likely to produce a tidal wave of unrest, rebellion, competition and conflict. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

World Energy Report 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Really, Truly Ugly

By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch Nov 28, 2012 The “good news” of the World Energy Outlook 2012 is really the bad news: The energy industry’s ability to boost production of oil, coal, and natural gas in North America is feeding a global surge in demand for these commodities, ensuring ever higher levels of carbon emissions. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Romney Would Hand Oil Decisions to the States

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 28, 2012 “[W]hat Romney seeks to do is roll back 50 years of environmental legislation in the United States,” says Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare in a podcast discussion of his new piece “The Race for What’s Left: The Global Scramble for the World’s Last Resources.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )