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A Line in the Tar Sands

Struggles for Environmental Justice

Tar sands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists; … ; ; ; 390 View
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A Note about the Publisher

From: Free, Fair and Alive

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About the Authors

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Acknowledgments

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Afghanistan: The TAPI Pipeline

From: Oil and World Politics

Discusses Afghanistan’s geopolitically strategic location between Central and South Asia, and the long-planned pipeline from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India (TAPI). … 20 $2.00 Add
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Appendix A

Notes on the Methodology for Identifying Patterns of Commoning

From: Free, Fair and Alive

This appendix details how the authors came to see the patterns in commons and more about the pattern language observation process generally. They share interview questions about behaviours in … 14 $1.40 Add
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Appendix B

Visual Grammar for the Pattern Illustrations

From: Free, Fair and Alive

This appendix provides a guide to the visual grammar of the sphere diagrams used to represent concepts throughout the book. 8 $0.80 Add
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Appendix C

Commons and Commoning Tools Mentioned in this Book

From: Free, Fair and Alive

This appendix is a list of all the commons and commons tools appearing in the book in alphabetical order with brief descriptions and page numbers. 6 $0.60 Add
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Appendix D

Elinor Ostrum's Eight Design Principles for Successful Commons

From: Free, Fair and Alive

Appendix D shares briefly Elinor Ostrum’s design principles for commons from her 1990 book Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. 2 $0.20 Add
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Assembling Consent in Alberta: Hegemony and the Tar Sands

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 2 Randolph Haluza-DeLay summarizes some of the key methods used to represent the tar sands and build public consent, to the continuing destruction they cause. Topics include public … 9 $0.90 Add
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Awaiting Justice: The Ceaseless Struggle of the Lubicon Cree

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 10 Melina Laboucan-Massimo explores the struggles of the Lubicon Cree of Northern Alberta who face challenges from the encroachment of massive oil and gas development without their consent. 5 $0.50 Add
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Beyond Token Recognition: The Growing Movement against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 14 Tyler McCreary focuses on the contested process governing the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project, discussing topics including environmental concerns, legislative … 14 $1.40 Add
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Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795–1850

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter takes a look at capital accumulation in Canada in the early nineteenth century through the development of resources such as lumber and mining and its impact of Indigenous populations … 11 $1.10 Add
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Canada’s Eastward Pipelines: A Corporate Export Swindle, Confronted by Cross-Country Resistance

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 6 Martin Lukacs examines the anti–tar sands movement in Quebec, focusing on topics such as the Moratoire d’une génération (One-Generation Moratorium), civil … 8 $0.80 Add
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Canadian Diplomatic Efforts to Sell the Tar Sands

Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

In Chapter 4 Yves Engler discusses Canadian diplomacy in the decades of its rapidly growing tar sands and its push for carbon-heavy oil globally. It discusses topics including international … 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 1

Deep Roots

From: Mining Country

This chapter discusses the earliest examples of mining in Canada. These include examples of metalwork and extraction practiced by pre-columbian indigenous communities as well as the first … ; 24 $2.40 Add