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  • Vice The Resource Curse & Deliver Us from Drought (Season 2, Episode 8)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 29 min | Documentary, News

Vice

The Resource Curse & Deliver Us from Drought (Season 2, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 29 min | Documentary, News
'The Resource Curse' - As humanity's appetite for energy grows exponentially, the extraction industry scrambles to the most remote regions on Earth. In the undeveloped Melanesian country of Papua New Guinea, America's Exxon Mobil has ...See more'The Resource Curse' - As humanity's appetite for energy grows exponentially, the extraction industry scrambles to the most remote regions on Earth. In the undeveloped Melanesian country of Papua New Guinea, America's Exxon Mobil has staked its claim to a $19 billion liquid natural-gas project expected to start production in late 2014. While some see Exxon's mammoth presence as the catalyst that will usher the underdeveloped country into the 21st Century, others predict the initiative could plunge its people into civil war. 'Deliver Us from Drought' - Over the past three years, Texas has experienced the worst drought in its recorded history. 97% of the scientific community agrees that human activity has contributed to extreme weather patterns around the world. But many Texans--legislators, community leaders and citizens--don't attribute their drought to humans, and have taken few if any initiatives to limit the state's CO2 emissions, currently the highest in the country. See less
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Producer
Mike Gattanella (as Michael Gattanella)
Composer
Michael Mollo (as Michael John Mollo)
Cinematographer
Jake Burghart
Editors
Tim Clancy | Shawn Killebrew
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Status
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Updated May 9, 2014
Release date
May 9, 2014 (United States)
Awards
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Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 24 nominations

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