This Spring, Union College’s Minvera Series will address the theme “Oil: A World in Short Supply.” Alongside speakers such as Mia Birk (“Pedaling toward a Healthier Planet”), Robin Blackburn (“Sweet Power: Global Powers and the Premium Commodity from Sugar to Oil”), Michael Klare (“The Perils of Extreme Oil: Extractive Strategies in the Twilight Era of Petroleum”) and Rick Ott (“Exxon Valdez to Gulf Disaster: Changing the Endgame”), Tariq Ali will present a lecture entitled, “The Oil Wars and World Politics.”
May 16, 2011
7.00pm – 9.00pm
Union College
Nott Memorial
807 Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12308
United States