Title:
Pipelines and politics / Lisa Idzikowski, book editor.
Author:
Idzikowski, Lisa, editor.
Publication Information:
New York : Greenhaven Publishing, [2018]
©2018
Call Number:
HD9580.U5 P56 2018
Abstract:
Fossil fuels are a valuable commodity at the forefront of national and international politics. Pipelines can create jobs and economic growth, not to mention delivering a commodity to people who need it. What happens when there is conflict about the land through which a pipeline travels? Such conflicts can lead to protests, stoppages, and even war. Readers of this comprehensive volume, which explores the topic from a multitude of angles, will learn how a simple pipeline can have enormous geopolitical ramifications.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781534502031
9781534502123
Series:
At issue. American politics
At issue. American politics.
Physical Description:
151 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents:
A complex network of pipelines successfully transports natural gas / NaturalGas.org -- Will the Dakota access pipeline threaten water supplies? / Aleszu Bajak -- Negative effects outweigh benefits of Keystone XL Pipeline / Melissa Denchak -- Delivering natural gas to the consumes / NaturalGas.org -- All methods of oil transport have risks and benefits / Juliana Henao -- Energy technologies favored by climate skeptics can reduce emissions / Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger -- Pipelines are the safest way to transport oil and natural gas / Diana Furchgott-Roth -- Pipeline spills create economic opportunity--bat at what cost? / David Suzuki -- Aging pipelines are accidents waiting to happen / Elizabeth Shogren -- Explaining the protests over the Dakota access pipeline / Brad Plumer -- Destructive effects linger after oil spill / Debbie Elliott -- Raw, corrosive tar sands oil is cause for concern / Anthony Swift, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, and Elizabeth Shope -- The Trump administration poses a threat to the planet / Michael Ware -- Canadian economic prosperity depends on oil sands / Shawn McCarthy -- Offshore oil production could alleviate poverty for indigenous people / bill Flowers -- Less energy consumption is the answer / Richard Heinberg.
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