Oil's Deep State: How the Petroleum Industry Undermines Democracy and Stops Action on Global Warming - In Alberta, and in Ottawa

by Bill Freeman

Book Overview

Why have democratic governments failed to take serious steps to reduce carbon emissions despite dire warnings and compelling evidence of the profound and growing threat posed by global warming?

Most of the writing on global warming is by scientists, academics, environmentalists, and journalists. Kevin Taft, a former leader of the opposition in Alberta, brings a fresh perspective through the insight he gained as an elected politician who had...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459413075
• ISBN13: 9781459413078
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Lorimer
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7