Alberta Tar Sands

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The Tar Sands Healing Walk

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 12 Jesse Cardinal discusses and explores healing, through topics such as Tar Sands Healing Walk. 7 $0.70 Add
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Welcome to the Clean Growth Century

From: The Big Stall

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Analyzes Justin Trudeau’s environmental policies and his alliance with Rachel Notley. Liberal Party policies speak about capitalizing on the opportunities of a low carbon economy, but fail … 20 $2.00 Add
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Learning Into the Future

Power and Love with Adam Kahane

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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Petro-Chemical Legacies and Tar Sands Frontiers: Chemical Valley versus Environmental Justice

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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Beyond Token Recognition: The Growing Movement against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 14 Tyler McCreary focuses on the contested process governing the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project, discussing topics including environmental concerns, legislative … 14 $1.40 Add
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Culture Works

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 15 Christine Leclerc and Rex Weyler explore the power and devastation of the tar sands in a project called “The Enpipe Line: 70,000+ kilometres,” poetry written in … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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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

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In Chapter 16, the authors examine Keystone XL (or KXL) and the Tar Sands Action. ; ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Gulf Coast Resistance and the Southern Leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 17 the authors examine the scope and breadth of resistance across the Gulf Region of the United States, including the Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Tar Sands Blockade, … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Enbridge Pipeline Disaster and Accidental Activism along the Kalamazoo River

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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Getting Europe Out of the Tar Sands: The Rise of the UK Tar Sands Network

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 19 Jess Worth explores The UK Tar Sands Network (UKTSN), discussing solidarity with First Nations in Canada, exposing Canadian lobbying of the British and European Union (EU) … 10 $1.00 Add
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Labour Faces Keystone XL and Climate Change

Part II: Communities and Resistance

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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Chapter 20 focuses on the underlying structural problems in organized labour that make it difficult to confront broad social issues like global warming. 9 $0.90 Add
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Ending the Age of Fossil Fuels and Building an Economics for the Seventh Generation

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 21 Winona LaDuke explores the Ojibwe prophecy for the seventh fire and how it relates to collective or individual actions, discussing the Natural Resources Defense Council, disasters … 11 $1.10 Add
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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

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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, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Pipelines and Resistance across Turtle Island

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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Chapter 23 examines resistance to pipelines across Turtle island (Canada), discussing Indigenous resistance and the anti-pipeline movement, decolonization, the resurgence of Indigenous … 14 $1.40 Add
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What Does It Mean to Be a Movement? A Proposal for a Coherent, Powerful, Indigenous-Led Movement

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 24 Emily Coats focuses on Indigenous-led movements in Northern Alberta, discussing climate change, climate injustices, pollution, the Crown and Canadian law, and the UN Declaration on … 12 $1.20 Add
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Expanding the Fossil Fuel Resistance

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 25 Bill McKibben explores the challenges of breaking the hold of power and oil companies’ control in Canada and outlines a call to action. 7 $0.70 Add