Resource Conflict

Why Ostrom's Nobel Is Even More Shocking Than Obama's

Randall Amster | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business


Randall Amster

Make no mistake, despite the somewhat tame Nobel committee description, Ostrom's body of work is inherently radical, demonstrably anti-corporate, and implicitly socialistic.

Will We Heed the Wake-Up Call in Africa's Resource Conflicts?

Alex Thurston | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Alex Thurston

Westerners must do more than sympathize with Africans. We must seek to understand the causes of their predicaments: a deadly intersection of climate change, war, and displacement.

Multinationals Going Shopping For Lithium Below Bolivia's Salt Desert

The Guardian | Rory Carroll and Andres Schipani in Salar De Uyuni | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green


Stand in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, the world's greatest salt desert, and the first word that springs to mind is ­nothing. As far as the eye can s...

Water Wars: Arrowhead Water Vs. Colorado Residents

Los Angeles Times | DeeDee Correll | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green


The conflict is the latest skirmish in an ongoing battle against the bottled water industry, which has enjoyed strong growth over the last decade than...

More Natural Resource Conflicts To Come (AUDIO)

WorldFocus | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green


Competition for natural resoures often lies at the heart of human conflict, from oil and water in the Middle East to contested coltan in the Democ...