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Title A line in the tar sands : struggles for environmental justice / edited by Toban Black, Tony Weis, Stephen D'Arcy, Joshua Kahn Russell.

Publication Info. Oakland, CA : PM Press, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary The fight over the tar sands in North America is among the epic environmental and social justice battles of our time, and one of the first that has managed to marry quite explicitly concern for frontline communities and immediate local hazards with fear for the future of the entire planet. Tar sands "development" comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents-fighting a powerful international industry-are likened to terrorists; government environmental scientists are muzzled; and public hearings are concealed and rushed. Yet, despite the formidable political and e.
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Subject Oil sands industry -- Environmental aspects -- Alberta.
Oil sands industry -- Environmental aspects.
Alberta.
Oil sands industry.
Oil sands -- Environmental aspects -- Alberta.
Oil sands -- Environmental aspects.
Oil sands.
Environmental justice -- Canada.
Environmental justice.
Canada.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Black, Toban, editor.
Russell, Joshua Kahn, editor.
D'Arcy, Stephen, 1968- editor.
Weis, Anthony John, 1973- editor.
Klein, Naomi, 1970- author of foreword.
McKibben, Bill, author of foreword.
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