Collegiate Peaks Forum Series guest speaker Vince Matthews, Director of the Colorado Geological Survey since 2004, takes a look at “China and India’s Ravenous Appetite for Natural Resources and their Impact on Colorado.” The rise of India and China on the global economic stage runs parallel to their ravenous appetite for natural resources. As a result, the price of nearly every natural resource commodity is escalating because the world’s mineral and energy resources are straining to supply these two exploding economies.
Already suffering from a shortage of several mineral commodities, Matthews predicts Colorado will be significantly affected by this new world disorder. The increasing pressure on Colorado to extract natural resources will probably result in increasing conflicts among various constituencies.
With a doctoral degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, Matthews’ background in natural resources spans academia as well as industry. Matthews sought oil and gas resources across the U.S. as an executive for companies including Amoco, Lear, Union Pacific and Penn Virginia. He has held tenured positions at two universities and taught geology at the University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, Arizona State University, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture and the University of Texas at Permian Basin.
Matthews shares his observations and conclusions about China, India and their impact on Colorado at the SteamPlant Theater and Event Center in Salida on Friday, April 24. Doors open at 6. Beer and wine will be available for purchase and snacks will be served. Matthews’ lecture begins at 7.
The lecture is free and open to the public. The event, part of the 2009 Collegiate Peaks Forum Series, is co-sponsored by the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association and Collegiate Peaks Geotourism For more details, visit the Collegiate Peaks Forum Series.
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