|
|
Oil Industry
Fetch Headings.ExtraData
Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results41 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 7 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe American Deep State: Wall Street, Big Oil, and the Attack on U.S. Democracy Dale Scott, Peter Book 2014 Scott makes a compelling case for a hidden "deep state," a second order of government behind the public or constitutional state, that influences and often opposes official U.S. policies. Big Oil's Chokehold on Canadian Democracy Dobbin, Murray Article 2014 The fight against Big Oil corporatism may be the most important one you ever support. Canada Is Now To Climate What Japan Is To Whaling Monbiot, George Article 2009 Here I am, watching the astonishing spectacle of a beautiful, cultured nation turning itself into a corrupt petro-state. Canada is slipping down the development ladder, retreating from a complex, dive... Canada Since 1960: A People's History: A Left Perspective on 50 Years of Politics, Economics and Culture Gonick, By (ed.) Book 2016 An account of the most important developments in Canadian history from the 1960s to today, seen through the eyes of Canadian Dimension magazine. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 4 - November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 5 - December 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Citizen-Journalist Fined for Telling the Truth Brasch, Walter Article 2015 The story of an injunction against against a journalist who dared to tell the truth. Climate Advocates Underestimate Power of Fossil Fueled Misinformation Campaigns, Say Top Researchers Readfearn, Graham Article 2019 The "climate countermovement" direct massive resources towards denying the reality of climate change. Climate advocates need to address their opposition's tactics to be able to combat this misinformat... Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 4 - November 1981 - Unorganized Workers/Travailleurs Non-Organises Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions Library: Environment Focus  Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on environment, ecology, climate change, pollution, and land use. Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil Maass, Peter Book 2009 Investigation of oil as major driver in the power dynamics of the world, and of the 'oil curse', which seems to make the countries that export it poorer, not richer. Democracy for the Few Parenti, Michael Book 1988 How does the U.S. political system work and for what purpose? What are the major forces shaping political life and how do they operate? Who governs in the United States? Who gets what, when, how, and ... Ecuadorean Villagers May Still Triumph Over Chevron Emersberger, Joe Article 2018 Michael Krauss, a lawyer who teaches "ethics" at a law school named after the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, recently posted a blog on the Forbes website entitled "The Ecuador Saga Co... EnvironmentSources.com Website 2017 Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... Fighting Big Oil's Cynical Arts Sponsorship Garrard, Chris Article 2014 A growing movement is opposing fossil fuel industry sponsorship of the arts. Pop-up protests and performances denouncing Shell, BP and others are winning the popular vote. The Heat Is On: The Climate Crisis, The Cover-up, The Prescription Gelbspan, Ross Book 1997 A book discussing the ever-worsening threat of global climate change. Iraq's Torture by Sanctions: Against The Current vol. 91 Finkel, David Article 2001 An interview with Kathy Kelly. Kathy Kelly, organizer for Voices in the Wilderness, has been involved in the struggle around ending sanctions against Iraq for the past decade. David Finkel interviewed... Is it the Beginning of the End for the Alberta Oilsands? Linnit, Carol Article 2015 A new report from Oil Change International challenges industry's common assumption that the continued production of oilsands crude is inevitable. Jurassic Ballot Solnit, Rebecca Article 2010 This country is being run for the benefit of alien life forms. They’ve invaded; they’ve infiltrated; they’ve conquered; and a lot of the most powerful people on Earth do their bidding. Just the Beginning of Canada's Filthy Tar Sands: A Qualitative Jump Down a Black Hole Stainsby, Macdonald Article 2013 The technology used in Canada's tar sands will be used to open up other potential oil deposits that could more than double all know oil reserves. The disaster threatens to keep expanding. Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding Line 9: Climate Change and the Line 9B Reversal Project Article 2015 A letter from community organizations in southern Ontario and Quebec, impacted Indigenous communities, and national organizations that would like to express adamant opposition to the recent 'Leave to ... Lockdown: the end of growth in the tar sands MacKinnon, Hannah Article 2015 Climate change is here and now. And if world leaders had heeded scientific warnings 30 years ago, 20 years ago, 10 years ago, or even as recently as the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009 -- it's p... Looking for Trouble Monbiot, George Article 2010 Why are we still prospecting for oil when we can't afford to use existing reserves? A Marxist History of the World part 104: 2001: 9/11, the War on Terror, and the New Imperialism Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 The Al-Qaida terror attacks allowed the great powers to justify new imperialist wars to safeguard the interests of global capital. The Money Gusher Monbiot, George Article 2010 The oil industry's decommissioning costs will dwarf those of nuclear power. The money being made now should be put aside to meet them. The Oil Road: Journeys from the Caspian Sea to the City of London Marriott, James; Minio-Paluello, Mika Book 2012 A look at a particular oil pipeline and its history, both locally and as a part of the global oil industry. Peace Out Wilkinson, Charles Film/Video 2011 Charles Wilkinson explores the costs of damming, fracking, and extracting, and how they implicate every gas tank and light switch in this country. Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power Coll, Steve Book 2012 The first hard-hitting examination of ExxonMobil, Private Empire is the masterful result of Coll’s indefatigable reporting. A penetrating, newsbreaking study, Private Empire is a defining portrait of ... Reversing Enbridge & Big Oil's Pipeline Plans Nelson, Joyce Article 2015 The National Academy of Sciences is skewering the industry's 'oil is oil' talking point -- making it clear that diluted bitumen is a different beast altogether and needs to be treated as such. The ago... The Squeeze: Oil Money and Greed in the 21st Century Bower, Tom Book 2009 A review the big business of the oil industry across the globe, and the lengths (depths) to which they will go to maximise profits. Stupid to the Last Drop: How Alberta is Bringing Environmental Armageddon to Canada (and Doesn't Seem to Care) Marsden, William Book 2007 As the world teeters on the edge of catastrophic climate change, Alberta plunges ahead with uncontrolled development of its fossil fuels, levelling its northern Boreal forest to get at the oil sands, ... Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent Nikiforuk, Andrew Book 2010 To extract the energy from the Alberta tar sands, the world's ugliest, most expensive hydrocrabon, we are polluting our air, poisoning our water, destroying vast areas of boreal forest, and underminin... Tar sands campaigners are Canada's new 'terrorists' Dolack, Pete Article 2015 Canada's Harper government has targeted as a new crime being a member of an 'anti-Canadian petroleum movement', and equating such a stance with terrorism. Viva Yasuni! Life vs Big Oil: New Internationalist July 2008 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2008 A look at the Yasuni rainforest in Ecuador and its imminent destruction by oil companies. Washington and the Oil Industry Know the Truth About Climate Change: Short-Term Profits Trump Survival Lindorff, Dave Article 2014 Climate skeptics in Congress, and oil and coal industry lobbyists like the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Coal Council (ACC) may be preventing any significant action in the US on ... The Wheat Trap: Bread and Underdevelopment in Nigeria Andrae, Gunilla; Beckman, Bjorn Book This book examines how bread, introduced as a luxury in colonial Nigeria, has become the cheapest staple food, and how Nigeria is now caught in a "wheat trap": the need to import increasing quantities... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCorpWatch CorpWatch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe and also talks with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses as wel... CounterCurrents.org An alternative news site based in India. We bring out what the mainstream media fails to tell you, or hides from you. These are the things that really matter. The things which may determine the fate o... New Internationalist New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. Sources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryChevron Wins Latest Round in Ecuador Pollution Case Lobe, Jim 2014 In the latest twist in a 21-year-old environmental pollution case, a U.S. federal judge Tuesday ruled that the victims of massive oil spillage and their U.S. attorney could not collect on a nine-billi... Community groups and First Nations demand the shutdown of Enbridge's Line 9 Sources News Release 2015 More than 80 organizations in southern Ontario and Quebec, impacted indigenous communities, as well as national organizations have released a statement letter to the Prime Minister condemning the rece... Dirty Water, Dirtier Practices Ecuador's Battle with Texaco's Legacy Pollution Ospina, Hernando Calvo 2014 Texaco (now owned by Chevron) left polluted soil and ground water after 20 years of oil extraction in the Amazon in Ecuador. The legal claims and counter-claims over responsibility and reparation cont... Edelman's TransCanada Astroturf Documents Expose Oil Industry's Broad Attack on Public Interest Demelle, Brendan 2014 The Edelman strategy documents and work proposals outline a "grassroots advocacy" campaign plan to build support for TransCanada's Energy East pipeline as well as to undermine public opposition to oil... The oil war Sérén, Jean-Pierre 2013 Declassified documents now reveal what everybody, especially the Iraqis, always knew: the US invaded Iraq to secure its oil supplies for US and allied companies. It hasn't quite worked out as planned. £1bn a month: the spiralling cost of oil theft in Nigeria Vidal, John 2013 It's a crime with international repercussions, and second only to the drugs trade for the money it earns. And it threatens to destabilise Africa's second-largest economy. Preservation or plunder? The battle over the British Museum's Indigenous Australian show Daley,Paul 2015 Indigenous Australians are calling for the objects on show at the British Museum's new exhibition to be returned. From the Connexions ArchivesNew Internationalist Serial Publication (Periodical) New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. |
