Will water supplies provoke World War III?
Extreme climate change and a global scarcity of vital resources could prove to be an explosive combination
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 2:00 PM UTCBusiness TomDispatch.com, World War, Asia
Michael Klare
Business TomDispatch.com, World War, Asia
The XL stakes of the Keystone pipeline
Its construction hinges on the president's approval -- and the future of the planet may hang in the balance
Monday, Feb 11, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 13Politics TomDispatch.com
The World Energy Report’s scariest findings
The U.S. may surpass Saudi Arabia as the planet's leading oil producer -- and the cost could be catastrophic
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 3:30 PM UTC 11News An Inconvenient Truth
U.S. energy independence is a pipe dream
Oil operations are growing in North America, but don't expect it to supplant the Middle East any time soon
Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 3:31 PM UTC 15Business Alaska, Keystone Pipeline
Real-life hunger games
If earth continues heating at its exponential rate, our post-apocalyptic fantasies could become everyday realities
Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012 8:03 PM UTC 12Life TomDispatch, Global Warming
America, the new Saudi Arabia
As overseas production grows more expensive, Big Oil is pushing to turn the U.S. into a Third World petrostate
Monday, Apr 2, 2012 1:01 PM UTC 24News Environment
The new oil reality
Get used to $4 a gallon. The cost of extracting and refining petroleum is higher than ever -- and that won't change
Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012 2:37 PM UTC 124News Energy, Environment
If the Iranian powder keg explodes
Closing the Straight of Hormuz could ignite a war and a global depression. Oil's only one part of the picture
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012 3:49 PM UTC 24News Energy, Iran, U.S. foreign policy
Our looming energy wars
Three contested oil troves are on the brink of conflicts that could devastate the global economy
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012 4:36 PM UTC 16News Energy, Environment
The new Cold War
America's military buildup in Asia could launch a devastating arms and energy race between the U.S. and China
Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 3:38 PM UTCNews Foreign policy, Barack Obama
America’s oil-fueled collapse
The U.S. empire was built on petroleum. Our refusal to adapt to the resource's scarcity could be our downfall
Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 2:30 PM UTC 53Politics U.S. Economy, War Room
What will replace oil?
The next 30 years will see a competition between alternative energy sources. We assess the leading contenders
Monday, Jun 27, 2011 3:30 PM UTC 55Politics Energy, War Room
How the global energy crisis will change our lives
The Arab Spring, the disaster at Fukushima and worldwide droughts all have profound consequences for the planet
Monday, Jun 6, 2011 6:01 PM UTC 20Politics Energy, War Room, Environment
The planet strikes back
Why we underestimate the earth and overestimate ourselves
Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 6:45 PM UTC 38Politics Environment, War Room, Japan
The Gulf spill is no fluke
As corporations pursue extreme energy sources, a new oil rush endangers the planet
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:19 PM UTC 18All Salon Energy, Gulf Oil Spill
America the superpower melts down
American preeminence is disappearing 15 years early. Get ready to be an ordinary nation
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 12:29 AM UTC 40All Salon Afghanistan, China, Globalization
Brace yourselves for life after oil
Before we enter the age of renewable energy, get ready for the very bumpy era of extreme energy
Thursday, Sep 24, 2009 10:20 AM UTC 59All Salon Energy, Environment
Iraq, the world’s oil pump
After the disastrous Iraq war, the nation is now sadly set to serve as the supplier of the globe's energy needs
Friday, Jul 17, 2009 10:16 AM UTC 20All Salon Iraq war, Globalization, Peak Oil
Goodbye to cheap oil
The world's shrinking supply of oil may have disastrous effects on the economy and our security.
Monday, Jun 15, 2009 10:20 AM UTC 46All Salon China, U.S. Economy
A global epidemic of violent crime
The economic meltdown is playing into the hands of crime syndicates and corrupt governments, as people worldwide grow desperate to make ends meet.
Tuesday, Apr 7, 2009 10:26 AM UTC 21News Drugs, Crime
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Michael T. Klare is a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and the author of "Resource Wars," "Blood and Oil," and "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy."
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