Treasures of the Earth | By Saleem Ali

“This compelling narrative about the social, economic, and environmental effects of the quest for mineral wealth shows the human impulse of ‘acquisitiveness.’ Ali distinguishes between ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ to develop the links between consumption, environmental degradation, and human well-being.”

– JOHN GOWDY (PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE)


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23 November 2011	Shell Lecture Series at Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
15 October 2011	Lecture at Hampshire College TEDx
30 September 2011	Lecture at Cornell University
11 May 2011	Lecture at Yale University -- School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
13 April 2011	Lecture in Claremont, California
12 April 2011	Lecture in Redmond, Washington (Seattle area)
9 April 2011	Harvard University, China-Environment Conference presentation
7 April 2011	Presentation at Michigan State University
29 March 2011	Lecture at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
22 February 2011	Lecture at Seton Hall University, New Jersey
15 December 2010	Presentation at Columbia University, SIPA
24 November 2010	Mine Closure Conference in Vina del Mar, Chile
13 October 2010	Presentation to CEOs at International Metals Week, London
11 October 2010	World Knowledge Dialogue, Geneva
15 September 2010	Presentation at Natural Resources Charter meeting in Oxford, UK
12 August 2010	Lecture at APA meeting in San Diego
29 June 2010	Lecture at United Nations University, Tokyo
16 June 2010	Environmental Governance meeting and World Economic Forum Presentation, Geneva
26 May 2010	Presentation to UNDP Mining Conference, Cambodia
12 May 2010	National Geographic Live! (New date for presentation)
27 April 2010	Presentation at Norwegian Peace-building Centre, Oslo
2 April 2010	Lecture at Univ of Texas Austin -- JGB 2.218, 11am
23 March 2010	Lecture at Brandeis University
19 March 2010	Presentation at Shared Earth Conference in Chicago
10 March 2010	Event in New York City at University Club
28 February 2010	Visit to Cabo San Lucas and book events with ICF
27 January 2010	Book event at McGill University's Redpath Museum 1pm
26 January 2010	Lecture at Pace Law School 6pm Gerber Glass Court Room
14 January 2010	Presentation at the Asia Society in San Francisco
7 January 2010	Lecture at Tel Aviv University
20 December 2009	Saleem on MSNBC's Future Earth program
15 December 2009	Book interview featured in Los Angeles virtual "Public Square"
10 December 2009	At the Climate Change Summit -- Copenhagen
17 November 2009	Lecture at the Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, California, 3:30pm
16 November 2009	Book event at Brownell Library, Essex, Vermont
23 October 2009	Lecture at the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future at Boston University
19 October 2009	Read Saleem's essay in the Burlington Free Press
12 October 2009	Listen to Saleem on Vermont Public Radio's "Vermont Edition"
7 October 2009	Treasures of the Earth featured in Seven Days
7 September 2009	Treasures of the Earth featured in Forbes magazine