Natural Resources

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! The Case for Climate Capitalism Economic Solutions for a Planet in Crisis ECW Press	A warming climate and a general distrust of Wall Street has opened a new cultural divide among those who otherwise agree we must mitigate climate risk: anti-market critics such as Naomi Klein …	Tom Rand	274	2020	View
From The Commons: Dispossession and Reclamation From: Civilizing the State View New Society Publishers	The Commons: Dispossession and Reclamation begins with an examination of the loss of groundwater in Chennai, India, looking at the political, economic and land-use histories leading to it. The …	John Restakis	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From The Enbridge Pipeline Disaster and Accidental Activism along the Kalamazoo River Part II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	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
From The Environmental NGO Industry and Frontline Communities Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	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
From The First World War and the Twenties, 1911–1929 From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces View James Lorimer and Company	Describes Ottawa’s efforts to supersede provincial powers especially concerning natural resources from 1911-1929.	Ed Whitcomb	17	2017	$1.70 Add
From The Geoeconomic Context From: The Indo-Pacific View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Lilly and Li examine Canada’s geoeconomic strategy toward the Indo-Pacific region in the early 2020s, framed by U.S.–China strategic competition.	Meredith B. Lilly	10	2022	$1.00 Add
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster Public 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
From Resisting the Carbon Bomb From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	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
From NEW! The Oil Industry Corporate Power and Oil Industry Regulation in Alberta From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	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
From The OntoShift to the Commons From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	In the second chapter, the authors dig into the question of why commons have been so ignored in the modern era, despite their long history, and suggest that a new ontological perspective is …	David Bollier	22	2019	$2.20 Add
From The Petroleum Game: New Realities From: Oil and World Politics View James Lorimer and Company	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
From International Recognition of Our Proprietary Rights From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the economic interests of Indigenous people and Canada’s disregard for proprietary rights with emphasis on the forestry industry in British …	Arthur Manuel	6	2017	$0.60 Add
From The Rise of Reactionary Environmentalism in the Tar Sands Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	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
From The Rise of the Native Rights–Based Strategic Framework: Our Last Best Hope to Save Our Water, Air, and Earth Part III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	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
From The Social Life of Commoning From: Free, Fair and Alive View New Society Publishers	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
From NEW! The Tar Sands Captured Regulation within a Regime of Obstruction From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	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