Can Shell's 'stress nexus' change the conversation about natural resources?

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An oil company tries to foment a conversation about the linkages between energy, food, and water. What's going on here?

When the opportunity presented itself to interview a senior executive from one of the world's major oil companies, my initial inclination was to pass. I've watched oil companies enter and exit the global...

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