Energy is at the core of the way Canadians live. Yet recent research indicates that North America's supply of oil - our most consumed source of primary energy - may only last until 2025. So what happens when this valuable resource runs dry?
In this highly readable introduction, Peter
Sinclair examines the history of energy production and consumption leading to the impending energy "crisis." What policy decisions have been made along the way and in whose interest?
From the Alberta oil sands to offshore drilling in Newfoundland and Labrador, Sinclair delves into the
hot button issues that affect Canadians today. Looking ahead, he points to which alternative and renewable energies we may rely on and the environmental, social, and political pressures that are increasingly pushing Canadians toward a critical change.
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Preface
Introduction
1. Peak Oil
2. Energy Security
3. Energy and Equality
4. Climate Change
5. The Oil Sands
6. Electricity
7. Alternative Energy
8. Conclusion
Glossary
Notes
Further
Reading
References
Index
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Peter Sinclair is University Research Professor of Sociology at Memorial University, Newfoundland. He has co-authored and edited a dozen books on environmental issues that affect Canada today. In 2005 he was the recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Canadian Sociology from the
Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association.
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