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  1. Social Conflict in Peru's Mining Sector: Causes and Cases

    Social conflict in Peru's mining sector stems from water, land and dialogue gaps; data, cases and key books explain the pattern for readers.

  2. Social Conflict in Peru's Mining Sector Books Guide

    Social conflict in Peru's mining sector explained through 5 books and 2024 conflict counts for US buyers and libraries.

  3. Biofuels Innovation Shows Why Advanced Biofuels Stalled

    Biofuels innovation tripled cellulosic capacity to 140,000 tons by 2012, yet scale stayed small as biochemical routes led and algae stayed costly.