Alberta Tar Sands
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From  Social UpheavalFrom: Tar Sands Showdown |
Chapter 6 discusses the many ways in which the development of the tar sands has become a caldron that is brewing with social conflicts and tensions: (a) social conflicts: ranging from the … | Tony Clarke | 39 | 2008 | $3.90 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 |
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From  NEW! "We Get There Together or We Don’t Get There at All"From: More Powerful Together |
This chapter contains the following readings: Centring Justice in Our Relations – Decolonizing Relations – Climate Change as Catalyst for Decolonizing Relations – Note | Jen Gobby | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
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From Canada’s Eastward Pipelines: A Corporate Export Swindle, Confronted by Cross-Country ResistancePart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 6 Martin Lukacs examines the anti–tar sands movement in Quebec, focusing on topics such as the Moratoire d’une génération (One-Generation Moratorium), civil … | Martin Lukacs | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
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From Resistance MovementFrom: Tar Sands Showdown |
Chapter 7 discusses the building of a social movement of resistance against the massive and rapid development of the tar sands for crude exports to the US: (a) campaign networks: the various … | Tony Clarke | 35 | 2008 | $3.50 Add |
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From Dream ChangeFrom: Tar Sands Showdown |
This final chapter discusses the need to start changing the dream of the good life based on accumulating wealth and power, including our model of industrialization, and developing strategies for … | Tony Clarke | 40 | 2008 | $4.00 Add |
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From Migrant Justice and the Tar Sands IndustryPart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
Chapter 7 is an interview with Harsha Walia by John Kahn Russell. | Harsha Walia; Joshua Kahn Russell | 7 | 2014 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Duped and HowA Case Study: Foreign-Funded Radicals |
Never has there been a greater disparity between what scientists say we should be concerned about and what members of government and the oil and gas industry are doing. In this case study I … | James Hoggan | 15 | 2016 | $1.50 Add |
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From Responding to Chinese Investments in the Tar SandsPart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 8 Harjap Grewal focuses on the Canadian responses to Chinese investments in the tar sands, exploring topics including international trade agreements, xenophobia and the history of … | Harjap Grewal | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
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From New Beginnings: Tar Sands Prospecting AbroadPart I: Tar Sands Expansionism From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
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 |
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From  Peter Lougheed and the rise of the oil sandsFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
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 | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From Awaiting Justice: The Ceaseless Struggle of the Lubicon CreePart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 10 Melina Laboucan-Massimo explores the struggles of the Lubicon Cree of Northern Alberta who face challenges from the encroachment of massive oil and gas development without their consent. | Melina Laboucan-Massimo | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Oil Sands Binges, RebrandsFrom: The Big Stall |
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 |
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From ᑭᐦᒋ ᐱᑭᐢᑫᐧᐃᐧᐣ: Kihci Pikiskwewin—Speaking the TruthPart II: Communities and Resistance From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 11 Crystal Lameman focuses on the fight for the rights of Mother Earth and the rights of nature. | Crysta Lameman | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From Industry captures the oil sandsFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the Oil Industry’s capture of the oil sands in Alberta as a way to boost the economic interests of the province. | Kevin Taft | 19 | 2017 | $1.90 Add |
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From NotleyA New Deal? From: The Big Stall |
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 |
