Title:
Pipeline politics : assessing the benefits and harms of energy policy / Madelon L. Finkel.
Author:
Finkel, Madelon Lubin, 1949- author.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
Call Number:
HD9580.A2 F56 2018
Abstract:
"An essential review of the history, benefits, limitations, failures, and politics of pipelines, with a core focus on potential harms to environmental and human health"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781440861857
Physical Description:
ix, 232 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Pipeline geopolitics -- A brief historical overview of energy : lots of options to choose from -- From the source to market : the importance of pipeline networks -- How safe are pipelines? : how are they regulated? -- Pipeline controversies : the Keystone XL and Dakota access pipelines -- Here's to your health : what does the research show? -- This land is my land...or is it? -- Adding up the numbers : boom, bust, and jobs -- NIMBY and environmental justice -- Oil, gas, and pipeline industries and climate change -- Going forward.
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