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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 an insider's eyewitness view of the role of the oil industry. His answer, in brief: The oil industry has captured key democratic institutions in both Alberta and Ottawa. Taft begins his book with a perceptive observer's account of a recent court case in Ottawa which laid bare the tactics and techniques of the industry, its insiders and lobbyists. He casts dramatic new light on exactly how corporate lobbyists, politicians, bureaucrats, universities, and other organizations are working together to pursue the oil industry's agenda. He offers a brisk tour of the recent work of scholars who have developed the concepts of the deep state and institutional capture to understand how one rich industry can override the public interest. Taft views global warming and weakened democracy as two symptoms of the same problem--the loss of democratic institutions to corporate influence and control. He sees citizen engagement and direct action by the public as the only response that can unravel big oil's deep state. 2017.
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French Canadian fiction, Canadian fictionSocial issues, Economics
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Né d’un père analphabète et d’une mère peu scolarisée, Jean-Philippe Pleau a grandi à Drummondville, rue Duplessis, dans une famille…
ouvrière. Les circonstances de sa vie lui ont cependant permis de poursuivre des études universitaires en sociologie et de devenir animateur de radio. Il est aujourd’hui étranger au monde d’où il vient, sans vraiment appartenir à celui dans lequel il a abouti. Rue Duplessis est l’histoire de cette déchirure sociale. Un récit émouvant où Jean-Philippe Pleau raconte sa migration intérieure, parfois violente, souvent étonnante, jamais banale. Le roman d’une vie qui se lit comme une lettre d’amour adressée à ses parents: un amour séparé par une distance de classe.