In the absence of regulation (e.g., laws over property rights and the enforcement of contracts) that controls the exploitation of scarce resources, the competitive drive to exploit these limited resources would result in their rapid depletion and, consequently, lead to a growth path that is unsustainable.
The security sweeps have emptied many districts which sit above valuable mining lands, prompting human-rights activists to complain that the displacement of 100,000 villagers in Chhattisgarh has aided the state's drive to exploit its mineral wealth.
Birol says we need a "global energy revolution" to avoid an oil crunch, including (disastrously for the environment) a massive global drive to exploit unconventional oils, such as the Canadian tar sands.
It rejected 90% of these, then turned its attention to 10,000 projects that had already been given licences, finding that 92% were failing in some way to comply with their conditions.Despite all the stumbles and setbacks, Colombia is getting somewhere in its drive to exploit its mineral reserves.
But Stone is driven to exploit a gift that marries professionalism with mercy.
When they inevitably reform for a comeback tour in later years, they must hope their ranks don't include a member apparently driven to exploit their history and legacy at all costs.
The "Medea hypothesis," developed by the paleontologist Peter Ward, holds that natural selection drives species to exploit resources to the point of ecosystem collapse, and thus ultimately to destroy themselves.
Financial opportunity also drives innovators to exploit the solar field.
These endeavours have been driven by the need to exploit the unique chemical and physical properties associated with CNMs (e.g. strength [6, 7]), as well as the desire to develop synthetic strategies that are cost-effective and non-destructive to the environment [8 10].
