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From  Tar Sands, Extreme Energy, and the Future of the Climate MovementPart III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 28 Brian Tokar explores lessons from the past and how this can be used in fighting the tar sands, discussing topics including the “No Nukes” movement in North America, … | Brian Tokar | 11 | 2014 | $1.10 Add |
 The Big StallHow big oil and think tanks are blocking action on climate change in Canada |
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 … | 304 | View | ||
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From  The civil service falls in lineFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
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 |
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From The Enbridge Pipeline Disaster and Accidental Activism along the Kalamazoo RiverPart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 18 Sonia Grant focuses on the oil spill into the Kalamazoo River and the controversies that surrounded cleanup efforts. It discusses topics such the health impacts and gaps in … | Sonia Grant | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From The Environmental NGO Industry and Frontline CommunitiesPart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 5 Dave Vasey reflects on the deep historical narrative of activism, examining the relationship between environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) and tar sands campaigns, and … | Dave Vasey | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
 The Lac-Mégantic Rail DisasterPublic Betrayal, Justice Denied |
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 … | 216 | View | ||
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From The long reach of oil’s deep stateFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the extended reach of oil’s deep state in Alberta including oil’s relationship with the World Health Organization and universities … | Kevin Taft | 19 | 2017 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Resisting the Carbon Bomb |
Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the pipelines being built on Indigenous land particularly the Kinder Morgan project proposed in 2016 and how the government of Canada moves forward … | Arthur Manuel | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! The Oil IndustryCorporate Power and Oil Industry Regulation in Alberta From: Corporate Rules |
In this chapter, Nathan Lemphers looks at the overwhelming influence the oil industry exerts over Alberta, focusing on the history of the oil industry in the region and how it has shaped and … | Nathan Lemphers | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From The origins of oil’s deep state in CanadaFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft uses Alberta as a case study to document the origins of the fossil feul industry in the province and it’s ties to government. | Kevin Taft | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From  The Petroleum Game: New RealitiesFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses the patterns of Western military and economic interventions during the twenty-first century, and petroleum’s largely hidden role in world politics. US pressures have influenced … | John Foster | 26 | 2018 | $2.60 Add |
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From The Rise of Reactionary Environmentalism in the Tar SandsPart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 3 Ryan Katz-Rosene examines how federal and provincial governments alongside industry and high-profile apologists have constructed narratives by reframing environmental concerns. … | Ryan Katz-Rosene | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Rise of the Native Rights–Based Strategic Framework: Our Last Best Hope to Save Our Water, Air, and EarthPart III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 22 Clayton Thomas-Muller examines how the present environmental framework is being developed from native rights, discussing the cost of loss of ecosystems, the global climate crisis, … | Clayton Thomas-Muller | 13 | 2014 | $1.30 Add |
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From The road to TrumpFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader analyzes the ties between the fossil fuel industry and the hard right political movement that carried Donald Trump to the White House in 2016. | Kevin Taft | 20 | 2017 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! The Tar SandsCaptured Regulation within a Regime of Obstruction From: Corporate Rules |
In this chapter, William K. Carroll looks beyond the immediate regulatory policies and practices placed onto the fossil fuel industry in Canada to examine the political and cultural channels that … | William K. Carroll | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From The Tar Sands Healing WalkPart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 12 Jesse Cardinal discusses and explores healing, through topics such as Tar Sands Healing Walk. | Jesse Cardinal | 7 | 2014 | $0.70 Add |
