As Oil Declines, So Does America As Oil Declines, So Does America
America and oil. It’s like bacon and eggs, Batman and Robin. Now, it’s a guarantee of a trip to hell in a handbasket.
Sep 15, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come Winners and Losers in the Great Global Energy Struggle to Come
A thirty-year war for energy pre-eminence? You wouldn’t wish it on a desperate planet. But that’s where we’re headed and there’s no turning back.
Jun 27, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life Three Energy Developments That Are Changing Your Life
How droughts, the Arab Spring and the decline of nuclear power are shaping the future of global energy consumption.
Jun 6, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
Why We Underestimate the Earth and Overestimate Ourselves Why We Underestimate the Earth and Overestimate Ourselves
Bill McKibben is right: we no longer live on the “cozy, taken-for-granted” planet formerly known as Earth. We inhabit a new place, already changed dramatically by the interve...
Apr 14, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
The Oil-Food Price Shock The Oil-Food Price Shock
The cost of food skyrockets as oil prices rise, triggering political unrest.
Mar 10, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
The Collapse of the Old Oil Order The Collapse of the Old Oil Order
Whatever the outcome of the protests, uprisings and rebellions now sweeping the Middle East, one thing is guaranteed: the world of oil will be permanently transformed.
Mar 3, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
Resource Revolts Resource Revolts
From crippling droughts in the Ukraine and Russia to region-shaking unrest in Tunisia, rising commodity prices and extreme weather events are already threatening global stability.
Jan 24, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
China, Energy and Global Power China, Energy and Global Power
Because energy is tied to so many aspects of the global economy, and because doubts are growing about the future availability of oil and other vital fuels, the decisions China ma...
Sep 20, 2010 / Michael T. Klare
Clean, Green, Safe and Smart Clean, Green, Safe and Smart
Why the United States needs a new national energy policy.
Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
The Coming Era of Energy Disasters The Coming Era of Energy Disasters
In our extreme energy era, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico isn't a one-shot disaster but an arrow pointing to a nightmarish future.
Jun 24, 2010 / Michael T. Klare