STWR - Share The World's Resources

For the first time, the well-respected Energy Information Administration appears to be joining with experts arguing that the era of cheap and plentiful oil is drawing to a close. With Asia's insatiable demand for energy, it suggests that a new era of cutthroat energy competition is upon us, writes Michael T. Klare.

The future of the world’s water supplies is contested between campaigners that understand water as a basic human right, and corporations that see 'blue gold' as a profitable commodity - leading to a crisis that can only be resolved if water is reclaimed as a public trust and sustainably shared.

Policymakers and scientists are increasingly proposing nuclear energy as the solution to reducing carbon emissions. Yet nuclear power remains a safety hazard and its proliferation is an obstacle to investment in renewable alternatives, writes the Great Transition Initiative.

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea was intended to promote international cooperation on sharing and protecting marine resources - but does the present trend of ‘underwater land grabbing’ show the system of global governance to be inadequate? 

Economic growth, population increases and climate change are all contributing to stress on the world's water resources. By 2030, nearly fifty percent of the world population will be living under high-water stress, and 5 billion may be without water sanitation, according to a report by UNESCO.

A swelling global population, changing diets and mankind's expanding “water footprint” could be bringing an end to the era of cheap water, according to The World's Water 2008-2009 report by the Pacific Institute.

To overcome what President Obama calls the "tyranny of oil," he must repudiate the Carter Doctrine and reject the use of military force to ensure access to Middle Eastern petroleum - while becoming less dependent on oil, period. By Michael T. Klare.