{"product_id":"ring-of-fire-high-stakes-mining-in-a-lowlands-wilderness-paperback","title":"Ring of Fire: High-Stakes Mining in a Lowlands Wilderness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirginia Heffernan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA valuable discovery under the world's second-largest temperate wetland and in the traditional lands of the Cree and Ojibway casts light on the growing conflict among resource development, environmental stewardship, and Indigenous rights\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen prospectors discovered a gigantic crescent of metal deposits under the James Bay Lowlands of northern Canada in 2007, the find touched off a mining rush, lured a major American company to spend fortunes in the remote swamp, and forced politicians to confront their legal duty to consult Indigenous Peoples about development on their traditional territories. But the multibillion-dollar Ring of Fire was all but abandoned when stakeholders failed to reach a consensus on how to develop the cache despite years of negotiations and hundreds of millions of dollars in spending. Now plans for an all-weather road to connect the region to the highway network are reigniting the fireworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this colorful tale, Virginia Heffernan draws on her bush and newsroom experiences to illustrate the complexities of resource development at a time when Indigenous rights are becoming enshrined globally. Ultimately, Heffernan strikes a hopeful note: the Ring of Fire presents an opportunity for Canada to leave behind centuries of plunder and set the global standard for responsible development of minerals critical to the green energy revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eVirginia Heffernan\u003c\/b\u003e is a former geoscientist with an M.Sc. from the University of Toronto's School of the Environment and an MFA from the University of King's College. Her articles appear in publications such as \u003ci\u003eCIM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExplore\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772351578400,"sku":"9781770416741","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f382a6580000f94e3d08035eb95789b3.webp?v=1780403787","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ring-of-fire-high-stakes-mining-in-a-lowlands-wilderness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}