Costly Fix: Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands

by Ian Urquhart

Book Overview

Costly Fix examines the post-1995 Alberta tar sands boom, detailing how the state inflated the profitability of the tar sands and turned a blind eye to environmental issues. It considers the position of First Nations, the character and strength of environmental critiques, and the difficulties that environmental groups and First Nations have had in establishing a countermovement to market fundamentalism. The final chapter discusses how Alberta's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487594615
• ISBN13: 9781487594619
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"