Tar Sands Showdown: Canada and the New Politics of Oil in an Age of Climate Change (Lorimer Illustrated History)
By Tony Clarke.
Description
Canada's oil patch is booming. The Alberta tar sands have become the next big oil source for the United States, replacing Saudi Arabia. Within the next 15 years, Canada will be pumping four times more crude than today from the tar pits of northern Alberta into the US market. The tar sands are key to the claim that Canada is the new "energy superpower." As the new backbone of Canada's economy, the tar sands are bound to define and shape Canada's role and destiny as a nation in the 21st century.What is lacking is independent, reliable information and thoughtful analys...
ISBN(s)
1552770184, 9781552770184
