natural resources

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He argues Peru's wealth originating from its natural resources doesn't reach ordinary people or the often rural communities where a lot of mining takes place.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Professor Bradshaw says this level of population growth is only possible because societies have relied heavily on fossil fuels and consumed natural resources faster than Earth can replenish them.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Canada became a net importer of U.S. electricity for the first time in March 2024, said Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy and natural resources at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Farmers and hospitality businesses don’t make the cut, and neither do companies in the business of extraction and production of certain natural resources.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Still, coal miners in the Allegheny and Kiskiminetas river valleys, a region rich with natural resources, seemed stuck in poverty.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell