Sentences with phrase «based economic conflict»

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You're probably wondering which way is up these days, based on all the conflicting economic and market data.

The upshot of my politico - economic studies is that the difference is based on the ability or less of an economic system to gauge the level of social conflict in a given society.

The answer that I have in mind actually entered an earlier world full of power struggles, social conflict, philosophical confusion and economic disparities based on appetite, influence and exploitation.

The program, which helps communities apply environmentally responsible approaches to sustainable development, is based on the idea that economic growth and conservation can go hand - in - hand, rather than being in conflict.

One could frame the debate in the advantages of using less fossil fuel, which range from lower costs to people (an all electric car has operating costs about 1/4 that of a gasoline vehicle), to balance of payments (less capital flowing out of the country, especially relevant to countries who import most of their oil), to terrorism (not funding it, and western influence leaving the ME, which is the basis of most ME terrorist organizations) to conflict in general (most of the major conflicts in the last 30 years have involved ME oil), to finite supply (when we run out, we'll be facing a global economic meltdown).

Elena Soterakis is a Brooklyn - based artist whose work explores the conflict between economic progress and environmental preservation, and raises the question of whether this conflict can ever be resolved.

That's why the new center's latest effort, «An Open Letter to the American People and America's Leaders: A New Era for U.S. Energy Security,» focuses arguments for action on oil mainly on the basis of economic and geopolitical conflict, with the environment and climate in the background.

Worldwide, high crude oil prices, increasing extreme weather events, population growth and economic development of poorer countries, crop - based biofuels, political conflict and unrest in the Middle East, and slowing crop yield growth are all factors contributing to rising food prices.

But his science - based frankness sometimes conflicts with ordinary energy politics, which are often more centered on narrower economic interests.