Energy Policy

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Governments can plan a just transition From: Between Doom and Denial View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Leach examines whether Canadian governments can deliver a just transition as the country phases out coal and oil, drawing on the Alberta coal phase-out of the 2010s and the 1992 …	Andrew Leach	18	2023	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Horizons of Solidarity The Regina Refinery Pension Lockout From: Unjust Transition View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Two describes the fallout of the 2019-2020 lockout of Unifor Local 594 members at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina, Canada, which the authors argue resulted in a major defeat for the union.	Andrew Steven; Emily Eaton; Sean Tucker	24	2024	$2.40 Add
From Introduction From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Compares and contrasts the energy policies of Pierre and Justin Trudeau to demonstrate the shift from a government able and willing to intervene in the economy to pursue the national interest to …	Donald Gutstein	3	2018	$0.30 Add
From Learning Into the Future: Listen Deeply with Otto Scharmer and Anne Giardini From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View New Society Publishers	When Scharmer joined the MIT Learning Center founded by Peter Senge, he focused on what they call learning from the emerging future as opposed to the past, “and only then did I start to tap …	James Hoggan	12	2016	$1.20 Add
From "Make the Energy Sector Great Again" Extractive Populism in Saskatchewan From: Divided View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, the authors explore the phenomenon of "extractive populism," which has become dominant in Western Canada. They suggest that the Saskatchewan government — under …	Emily Eaton; Simon Enoch	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From Net-Zero Challenge From: Getting to Zero View James Lorimer and Company	Indentifies how Canada, in contrast to several other countries, has failed to develop a credible plan of action for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Proposes that an …	Tony Clarke	18	2018	$1.80 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 On Technology, Agriculture, and the Arts Tools with a Life of Their Own From: Peak Everything View New Society Publishers	In assessing and understanding technology and its effects on people and nature, it is at least as important to pay attention to the energy that drives our tools as to the tools themselves and the …	Richard Heinberg	17	2010	$1.70 Add
From Paris Big Oil Gets Its Deal From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the 2015 Paris Accord on climate change and reports on how the proceedings came to be dominated by corporate interests. Analyzes the impact of decades of well funded denialism. Suggests …	Donald Gutstein	22	2018	$2.20 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Water and Sewage From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	North America is abundant in lakes and rivers yet, in many regions, water resources are in critical supply. Costs for operating, maintaining and expanding sewage treatment facilities continue to …	Marc Roseland	14	2012	$1.40 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Energy Efficiency and Renewables From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Canadians and Americans consume more energy per capita than any other nation. Environmental impacts of our consumptive lifestyles include ozone layer depletion, acid rain, smog, potential climate …	Marc Roseland	16	2012	$1.60 Add
From Preface From: Tar Sands Showdown View James Lorimer and Company	Outlines the author’s fascination with the tar sands, the three trips that he has taken to them, why the third trip was exponential different due to the changes in Canada, outlines the …	Tony Clarke	6	2008	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Refinery Town in the Petro-State Co-opting the Just Transition From: Unjust Transition View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter One details the 2019-2020 lockout of oil refinery workers at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina, Canada, and the questions it raised about the possibility of a “just …	Andrew Steven; Emily Eaton; Sean Tucker	21	2024	$2.10 Add
From Resistance Movement From: Tar Sands Showdown View James Lorimer and Company	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
From Rio to Kyoto The Road Not Taken From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the tactic of "greenwashing" and the use of terms like "sustainable development" allowing big business to adopt the language of environmentalism but none of the …	Donald Gutstein	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From Seeking Strategic Pathways to Energy Sufficiency From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	Our energy diet has put us between a rock and a hot place. On one hand, we are hooked on oil and demand is increasing. On the other hand, if we do not radically reduce our fossil-fuel use, we …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	19	2012	$1.90 Add