Oil

Showing 1–16 of 63 results

Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
A Line in the Tar Sands Struggles for Environmental Justice Between The Lines	Tar sands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists; …	Joshua Kahn Russell; Stephen D'Arcy; Toban Black; Tony Weis	390	2014	View
Getting to Zero Canada Confronts Global Warming James Lorimer and Company	In this book, long-time social and environmental activist Tony Clarke provides hard-to-find information and analysis about what Canada is and is not doing as of 2018 to get to zero emissions. He …	Tony Clarke	248	2018	View
Oil and World Politics The real story of today's conflict zones: Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and more James Lorimer and Company	This book identifies the underlying role played by the oil and gas resource and the oil industry in international affairs, with a focus on recent conflict zones. It discusses military …	John Foster	280	2018	View
Oil’s Deep State How the petroleum industry undermines democracy and stops action on global warming — in Alberta, and in Ottawa James Lorimer and Company	Why have democratic governments failed to take serious steps to reduce carbon emissions despite dire warnings and compelling evidence of the profound and growing threat posed by global warming? …	Kevin Taft	256	2017	View
The Big Stall How big oil and think tanks are blocking action on climate change in Canada James Lorimer and Company	This book traces the origins of the Trudeau government’s climate change plan back to the energy sector itself — in particular Big Oil. It shows how, in the last fifteen years, Big Oil …	Donald Gutstein	304	2018	View
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster Public Betrayal, Justice Denied James Lorimer and Company	This book explores the circumstances leading up to the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, describes the events themselves, and recounts the aftermath including the outcome of criminal trials …	Bruce Campbell	216	2018	View
From Foreword From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	Forward by Naomi Klein and Bill McKibben.	Bill McKibben; Naomi Klein	2	2014	$0.20 Add
From Introduction From: Getting to Zero View James Lorimer and Company	Identifies how the 2016 wildfires in Fort McMurray should cause Canada to confront climate change. Discusses how oil sand production has increased and why this needs to change for Canada to …	Tony Clarke	7	2018	$0.70 Add
From Petroleum and Geopolitics From: Oil and World Politics View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses petroleum, the most valuable commodity in world trade, and its ties to politics and power. Introduces the links between governments and oil corporations, the history of petrodollars in …	John Foster	30	2018	$3.00 Add
From Preface & Introduction An unwitting experiment From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an unique and personal view on the hold oil companies have on our democratic institutions. He goes on to provide a brief history of …	Kevin Taft	14	2017	$1.40 Add
From Introduction Drawing a Line in the Tar Sands From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In the Introduction the editors explain the premise of the book, which serves as a tool for use in classrooms, a guide for activist strategy, and a way to share the historic and present struggle …	Joshua Kahn Russell; Stephen D'Arcy; Toban Black; Tony Weis	20	2014	$2.00 Add
From Iraq: A Quest for Control From: Oil and World Politics View James Lorimer and Company	Documents the official reasons for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the quest for control of Iraq’s oil wealth. The post-2003 Iraqi government resisted opening oil to foreign ownership, …	John Foster	19	2018	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Energy and Climate Capturing the Imagination of Canada’s Climate Policy From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Jason MacLean argues that the key barrier to addressing climate change in Canada is not a deficit of scientific understanding or our technological capacity, but instead politics. …	Jason MacLean	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From Petro-Capitalism and the Tar Sands Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 1 Angela Carter uses petro-capitalism as a lens to capture the scale and complexity of the tar sands industry, focusing on our economic, political, and environmental costs of fossil …	Angela V. Carter	13	2014	$1.30 Add
From Syria: A Tale of Two Pipelines From: Oil and World Politics View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the Syrian conflict, in which Big Powers (US, Russia) and regional powers (Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey) clash over Sunni-Shia divisions, terrorism, and petroleum. Initial …	John Foster	31	2018	$3.10 Add
From The civil service falls in line From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the period of 2009-2014 in Alberta and the way in which civil servants were brought to identify the public interest with the oil …	Kevin Taft	20	2017	$2.00 Add