Alberta Tar Sands

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Labour Faces Keystone XL and Climate Change Part II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	Chapter 20 focuses on the underlying structural problems in organized labour that make it difficult to confront broad social issues like global warming.	Jeremy Brecher	9	2014	$0.90 Add
From Learning Into the Future Power and Love with Adam Kahane From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View New Society Publishers	Adam Kahane’s work has shown him it is increasingly vital for people to work together, not just with friends and colleagues, but also with strangers and opponents, even enemies, in order to …	James Hoggan	12	2016	$1.20 Add
From Lessons from Direct Action at the White House to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Part II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 16, the authors examine Keystone XL (or KXL) and the Tar Sands Action.	Joshua Kahn Russell; Linda Capato; Matt Leonard	15	2014	$1.50 Add
From Migrant Justice and the Tar Sands Industry Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	Chapter 7 is an interview with Harsha Walia by John Kahn Russell.	Harsha Walia; Joshua Kahn Russell	7	2014	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Mni Wiconi From: To Be A Water Protector View Fernwood Publishing	From Buffalo to Black Snake – The Deep North – The Seventh Generation – The Rise of the Water Protector – The Siege at River’s Edge – The Art of Indigenous …	Winona LaDuke	64	2020	$6.40 Add
NEW! More Powerful Together Conversations with Climate Activists and Indigenous Land Defenders	How can social movements help bring about large-scale systems change? This is the question Jen Gobby sets out to answer in More Powerful Together. As an activist, Gobby has been actively involved …		250		View
From New Beginnings: Tar Sands Prospecting Abroad Part I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 9 MacDonald Stainsby explores the rise of “extreme” fossil energy extraction such as for oil shale and fracking for “tight” oil and natural gas. The chapter …	MacDonald Stainsby	11	2014	$1.10 Add
From Notley A New Deal? From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the Alberta NDP government of Rachel Notley and its policies in response to climate change. Concludes that these policies guarantee that the oil industry’s extraction will continue …	Donald Gutstein	15	2018	$1.50 Add
From Oil Sands Binges, Rebrands From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the relationship between the oil industry and the Alberta government. The industry’s approach shifted to accepting a cap on carbon emissions which permitted ongoing operations and …	Donald Gutstein	21	2018	$2.10 Add
Oi’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 doesn’t the government act on climate change? An Alberta insider’s perspective. Why have democratic governments failed to take serious steps to reduce carbon emissions despite …	Kevin Taft	258	2017	View
From NEW! Omaa Akiing: Here On Earth From: To Be A Water Protector View Fernwood Publishing	Winter Count – How to Be Better Ancestors – The Holy Land Is Here – The Month You Remember Me	Winona LaDuke	17	2020	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Overcoming the Barriers and Building More Powerful Movements From: More Powerful Together View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter contains the following readings: Confronting and Overcoming the External Barriers – Confronting and Overcoming the Internal Barriers – Relational Theories of Change and …	Jen Gobby	39	2020	$3.90 Add
From Peter Lougheed and the Rise of the Oil Sands From: Oi's Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines Peter Lougheed’s government in Alberta and the rise of the oil sands paying particular attention to Lougheed’s stance against …	Kevin Taft	9	2017	$0.90 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 Petro-Chemical Legacies and Tar Sands Frontiers: Chemical Valley versus Environmental Justice Part II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 13 Toban Black critically examines the conference titled “Bitumen—Adding Value: Canada’s National Opportunity” in May of 2013, discussing potential tar sands …	Toban Black	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From Pipelines and Resistance across Turtle Island Part III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	Chapter 23 examines resistance to pipelines across Turtle island (Canada), discussing Indigenous resistance and the anti-pipeline movement, decolonization, the resurgence of Indigenous …	Sâkihitowin Awâsis	14	2014	$1.40 Add