Mineral-Fueled Conflict: Chapter Summary

In terms of oil dependence, most of the general public believes that the world has enough oil to support us for the next hundred years; in truth we are rapidly depleting our petroleum sources due to the increasing population and demand. In fact, as was initially theorized by the Hubbert Peak Theory in 1950, Earth peaked in oil supplies in 1973 and the largest oil resources that have been discovered since then have been in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. Here it must be

Oil has often been referred to as any economy’s lifeblood. Although this is an overemphasis, oil has been the key, nonhuman resource of the economy throughout the largest part of the 20th century. In the book “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, And Power” by Daniel Yergin, the author illustrates the political, societal, economic, and geo-strategic importance of this product.

While analyzing the North Africa conflict, a combination of service capabilities would be required to achieve the desired end state of deterring and if necessary, the defeat of Algerian guerilla aggression to prevent regional and global destabilization. Taking into account the current military landscape that exists today, a joint task force (JTF) would be the ideal military response of the United States and collation partner’s while utilizing the regional military assets. Intelligence suggests guerilla forces are capable of a full scale offensive into Morocco in less than 36 hour notice, bringing the factors of time, force and space into consideration.

Wars were one example of conflict. Some wars were the French and Indian war of 1754, the war of 1812, WW1 and WW2, rebellions, and the Gold Rush in Klondike.

War enables societies to bolster their supply of non-renewable resources. Because non-renewable resources diminish at a faster rate than they can be replenished, many countries will go to war over these resources which include oil, coal, and natural gas. Although this may seem foolish, it is necessary because of the consumption of non-renewable resources are unable to be kept at a sustainable level

The book, Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil is a warning to the world about the great harms that have been imposed on people and the earth by our need and dependence on petroleum products. The story is much darker than most people know and Maass is hoping to change that.

Coal was still efficient, but the massive space needed to burn it was only available in factories and large-scale transportation like trains. Oil was the miracle fuel people found to remove the complication that stood before them. Oil and coal are both the compressed remains of long deceased beasts unimaginable but unlike coal, oil has a higher energy density thus it burns more efficiently. Under this circumstance, oil became much more widely used. In the end, oil ended up with much better transportation infrastructure and became required in certain manufacturing process’ (Green World Investor (GWI) ). I use oil products every day, accompanying every other person on earth. Cars, trains, water bottles, cleaning products, computers, packaging, and even some furniture all use oil and oil products as a fuel source, or in the production of said object. All this oil usage equates to massive greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide is released from the refining process in addition to “hydrocarbons with traces of sulfur and other compounds” (GWI). These chemicals mix in the atmosphere to form acid rain, pollute rivers and kill thousands of fish, and devastate the environment through accidental spills and leaks. Equally important to this is the fact that the majority of oil is imported from some of the most tyrannical and oppressive dictatorships in the world (GWI). These countries are

Both events prevented the major powers from utilizing the carbon resources (Miller 74). He states that World War I was the “first carbon-fueled conflict”(Miller 68), drawing on the use of coal to fuel the factories that produced the weapons and ammunition as well as the food and clothing that were needed for the battles. Oil also played a role in the post-war politics as countries debated how to best maintain control of the areas where the resource was abundant. Miller expands these ideas as he explores the mechanisms used to maintain control of the areas where oil was found and transported. He introduces the concept of self-determination, or “consent of the governed” (Miller 78) and how this idea was used to maintain Imperialism by ascertaining that the less developed areas were not capable of governing themselves and needed the assistance of the European powers to do so (Miller 80). This viewpoint allowed Europe to remain a superpower in the years following the war despite the location of the oil reserves in the Middle

In the 1870’s through the 1900’s, the Standard Oil Company (SOC) has been the largest company in one of the most rich industries in the world. The Standard Oil Company held a monopoly over the entire industry, which meant that their wide variety of products must have been essential to many types of people and industries. The SOC’s ability to spread awareness of their company and their products is a main reason why they became so powerful. The Standard Oil Company would not be nearly as successful as it was if not for its widespread consumer base, the company became one of the largest in history. This success lead it’s CEO and founder, John D. Rockefeller, to become one of the most rich people to ever live; he also gave away an extremely large portion of his wealth and make the world a better place. Another way that the company 's massive amount of various customers allowed them to succeed is because oil has numerous uses and their products appealed to a wide variety of people. This fact is important because oil’s many different uses made it extremely appealing and marketable to numerous and various audiences, thus allowing the company that controlled the industry to skyrocket and create a monopoly. A monopoly had never really been done before in history and with the huge amount of wealth it created for certain individuals, the wealthy were able to change the world. Oil also led the world to many technological advancements and because of the current decrease in the world’s

This is happening because big companies like Intel, HP, Dell, Apple, Microsoft, and etc the list goes on. We're basically supporting these companies by buying their products. Out of all the companies Intel leads with using 60% of their minerals are conflict minerals. We should give special thanks for Nintendo who doesn't use conflict minerals. The question is why can't the other companies do the same? The reason why they can't is because we need those minerals to make these products like phones. Without those minerals we won't have phones,laptops you name it. The term conflict minerals refers to raw materials that come from a particular part of the world where conflict is occurring and affects the mining and trading of those

In the United States oil consumption is an everyday occurrence, for every citizen. Our country without oil would not be able to function properly within all aspects of life. Our political, transportation and economics systems would all encounter drastic affects if there were no oil to transform into petroleum. Due to our huge dependency on petroleum products, oil companies like British Petroleum (BP), Exxon Mobil, and Saudi Aramco hold extreme power over many countries and make billions off our need to live our daily lives. The extraction of oil from these companies are causing life altering effects for future generations, by causing major environmental complications. Each of the three main oil companies have experienced oil spills that were damaging to the environments around them and gain the global attention, because of the size of the oils spills and the lack of effort to accurately clean the spills.

In the first half of the 20th century, culminating with World War II, the notion of energy security was closely tied to the supply of fuels for the military. When the British Navy switched from domestic coal to imported oil in the early 20th century, it became vulnerable to an enemy’s occupation of oil fields or attacks on transportation lines or refineries. The battles over oil fields in Indonesia, the Middle East, the Caucasus and Romania during World War II vividly highlighted the military importance of oil supplies .

The popular song released in 1969 by Edwin Starr states “War, what is it good for? Absolutely, nothing” and it also tells us that war is only friend to its undertaker. We are all aware of the devastation and destruction that war causes, we need only look through the many generations of wars that have come and gone to be reminded as to just how awful. For the magistrates that implement and orchestrate warfare, it is a necessary tool. Due to the level of devastation that warfare causes it is difficult for anyone to fathom any positive aspects surfacing from war. The true advocate of peace will never find a reason to make war worthy. War does boost the economy and the countries with the highest revenue reserved for their military, are also the countries most likely to instigate warfare. War can also be seen as a means of depopulation, whether essential, morally right, or flat out wrong.

For a long time, people have been draining the land of the precious resources. The resources extracted from the Earth are minerals important for gadgets and with more variety, resources are being taken at faster rates than before. Now that the land does nat have many minerals left people have gone to the ocean to get minerals.

In the “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, And Power,” Yergin undertakes the reader upon a thorough and enjoyable journey through oil history, from the first 1859 well drilling by Colonel Edwin in Pennsylvania during up to the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein in a wrathful grab for oil and wealth in 1990 August. Yergin explores the role of oil in warfare, depicts the ever-changing organization of the oil sector, and examines the prominent, as well as often flamboyant petroleum players. The book is a well-researched and well-written, and supplement to a history branch, which until very lately, had been regrettably neglected—history of business.