Driven by depletion -- Deep-offshore oil and gas -- Invading the Arctic -- Tar sands, shale gas, and other unconventional hydrocarbons -- Mining's new frontiers -- Rare earths and other critical minerals -- Global "land grabs" and the struggle for food -- Shaping the course of history
Summary
Journalist Klare describes the impact the coming shortage of natural resources will have on the future of the human race