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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 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 Canadian Diplomatic Efforts to Sell the Tar SandsPart 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 … | Yves Engler | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 5Rough Terrain, 1973-2016 From: Mining Country |
This chapter discusses mining in Canada at the end of the 20th century, and into the early 21st century. Topics discussed in this chapter include increasing resistance to new mines from … | Arn Keeling; John Sandlos | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter FourWhite Hats and Black Hats: Getting Corporate Leaders in the Fight |
In this chapter, Rand argues that cutting emissions is good business. He provides reasons that should motivate business owners to tackle climate change. | Tom Rand | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Confronting Goldcorp at Every Step of the Destruction and RepressionFrom: Testimonio |
Essays in this section: Is Canada to Blame for Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala? – Diodora Hernandez and Goldcorp Inc.: A Stark Contrast – Goldcorp Inc.’s Marlin Mine—A … | Annie Hylton; James Rodriguez | 33 | 2021 | $3.30 Add |
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From  Maritime Trade Routes and ConflictFrom: Oil and World Politics |
Discusses five strategic waterways (Strait of Hormuz, Mandab Strait, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, South China Sea) which are geopolitically vital as petroleum trade routes from the Middle East. … | John Foster | 24 | 2018 | $2.40 Add |
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From  On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts(post-) Hydrocarbon Aesthetics From: Peak Everything |
Will industrial production survive in the post-hydrocarbon era? The answer will of course depend on how much energy humans will have at their disposal. The total amount, as well as the per capita … | Richard Heinberg | 16 | 2010 | $1.60 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  The Social Life of CommoningFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
This chapter unpacks the first part of the Triad commons framework, the Social Life of Commoning. They propose that the socials aspects of commoning are rooted in patterns of cooperation, sharing … | David Bollier | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
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From Afghanistan: The TAPI PipelineFrom: 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). … | John Foster | 20 | 2018 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 6Heritage, History, and Zombie Mines From: Mining Country |
This chapter discusses abandoned mines throughout Canada and efforts to contain pollution and reclaim devastated land. | Arn Keeling; John Sandlos | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter FiveMarket Interventions – Accelerating Clean Technologies |
This chapter explores a variety of policies that can be implemented to stimulate investment in green technologies and accelerate the implementation of these technologies. Policies discussed … | Tom Rand | 43 | 2020 | $4.30 Add |
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From Peer Governance Through CommoningFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
This chapter considers the second aspect of the Triad framework, Peer Governance through Commoning. They name and describe ten dynamics of Peer Governance usually present in effective commons, … | David Bollier | 44 | 2019 | $4.40 Add |
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From NEW! Q’eqchi’ People Fight Back against Hudbay Minerals, in Their Own WordsFrom: Testimonio |
Essays in this section: Formal Human Rights Violation Complaint – Testimonio: Maria Magdalena Cuc Choc, Taking Claims to Canadian Courts – Mynor Padilla, Hudbay Mineral’s Former … | Catherine Nolin; Grahame Russell | 28 | 2021 | $2.80 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 |
