VICE Season 2 Episode 8
The Resource Curse & Deliver Us from Drought
As humanity’s appetite for energy grows exponentially, the extraction industry scrambles to the most remote regions on Earth to satisfy demand. In the undeveloped Melanesian country of Papua New Guinea, America’s Exxon Mobil has staked its claim to a $19 billion dollar liquid natural-gas project expected to start production in late 2014. Vikram Gandhi heads to Papua New Guinea to investigate. Over in Texas, Thomas Morton investigates the climate catastrophe, and discovers firsthand the local responses, which often involve reaching out for divine intervention.
2 - 12Surveillance City & The Forgotten WarJun. 13, 2014- 2 - 11Heroin Warfare & The Coldest WarJun. 06, 2014
- 2 - 10Playing with Nuclear Fire & No Man Left BehindMay. 23, 2014
- 2 - 9Crude Awakening & The Enemy of My EnemyMay. 16, 2014
- 2 - 8The Resource Curse & Deliver Us from DroughtMay. 09, 2014
- 2 - 7The Pink Gang Rebellion & Genetic PassportMay. 02, 2014
- 2 - 6Rocky Mountain High & North Korean DefectorsApr. 25, 2014
- 2 - 5Terrorist University & Armageddon NowApr. 11, 2014
- 2 - 4A Syria of Their Own & White GoldApr. 04, 2014
- 2 - 3American Scrap & Children of the DronesMar. 28, 2014
- 2 - 2Greenland Is Melting & Bonded LaborMar. 21, 2014
- 2 - 1The Afghan Money Pit & the Pacification of RioMar. 14, 2014
