{"product_id":"line-in-the-tar-sands-struggles-for-environmental-justice-paperback","title":"Line in the Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephen D'Arcy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTony Weis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTar sands \"development\" comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. In the tar sands of Alberta, the oil industry is using vast quantities of water and natural gas to produce synthetic crude oil, creating drastically high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and air and water pollution. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet, despite the formidable political and economic power behind the tar sands, many opponents are actively building international networks of resistance, challenging pipeline plans while resisting threats to Indigenous sovereignty and democratic participation. Including leading voices involved in the struggle against the tar sands, \u003cem\u003eA Line in the Tar Sands\u003c\/em\u003e offers a critical analysis of the impact of the tar sands and the challenges opponents face in their efforts to organize effective resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include: Greg Albo, Sâkihitowin Awâsis, Toban Black, Rae Breaux, Jeremy Brecher, Linda Capato, Jesse Cardinal, Angela V. Carter, Emily Coats, Stephen D'Arcy, Yves Engler, Cherri Foytlin, Sonia Grant, Harjap Grewal, Randolph Haluza-DeLay, Ryan Katz-Rosene, Naomi Klein, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Winona LaDuke, Crystal Lameman, Christine Leclerc, Kerry Lemon, Matt Leonard, Martin Lukacs, Tyler McCreary, Bill McKibben, Yudith Nieto, Joshua Kahn Russell, Macdonald Stainsby, Clayton Thomas-Muller, Brian Tokar, Dave Vasey, Harsha Walia, Tony Weis, Rex Weyler, Will Wooten, Jess Worth, and Lilian Yap.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe editors' proceeds from this book will be donated to frontline grassroots environmental justice groups and campaigns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToban Black\u003c\/b\u003e is a community organizer and a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Western Ontario, with research focused on environmental justice, the political economy of energy systems, and theories of social change. \u003cb\u003eStephen D'Arcy\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor and chair in the department of philosophy at Huron University College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLanguages of the Unheard: The Ethics of Militant Protest\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eTony Weis\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in geography at the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Global Food Economy: The Battle for the Future of Farming\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ecological Hoofprint: The Global Burden of Industrial Livestock\u003c\/i\u003e. They all live in London, Ontario. \u003cb\u003eJoshua Kahn Russell\u003c\/b\u003e is the U.S. Actions Coordinator and trainings program manager for 350.org, a trainer with the Ruckus Society, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eOrganizing Cools the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Berkeley, California. \u003cb\u003eNaomi Klein\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and author of the international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book \u003ci\u003eNo Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies\u003c\/i\u003e was also an international bestseller. She lives in Toronto. \u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989, which is regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. He lives in Ripton, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770500383008,"sku":"9781629630397","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c54952ba0677fa2da12b2f94f7d90b92.webp?v=1780373017","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/line-in-the-tar-sands-struggles-for-environmental-justice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}