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Petroleum Papers

Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy That Stole Our Chance of Stopping Climate Change

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An edition of Petroleum Papers (2022)

Petroleum Papers

Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy That Stole Our Chance of Stopping Climate Change

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First Sentence

"Midway through as historic congressional hearing about whether some of the world's largest oil companies lied to the public about climate change, I noticed something odd."

Table of Contents

1 Page Introduction
I: THE FIRST WARNINGS (1959-2013).
9 Page "Just another storm"
14 Page "Men on a hunt"
19 Page "A gift from God"
26 Page "We were all so desperate"
34 Page "Operation Oilsands"
41 Page "A million pieces"
II: THE EARLY CONSTRUCTION OF DENIAL (1968-1988).
47 Page "He seemed embarrased"
52 Page "Ahead of the game"
59 Page "Very strong interests at stake"
66 Page "Pitted against our very survival"
III: SOLUTIONS KNOWN AND SABOTAGED (1988-2002).
75 Page "Threaten the existence"
81 Page "I feel embarrased"
85 Page "We have to get this right"
89 Page "Americans can't hear the whistle"
97 Page "The dumbest-assed thing"
IV: A PUBLIC AWAKENING (1997-2008).
105 Page "Victory will be achieved"
107 Page "They lied about everything"
115 Page "Saudi Arabia of the western world"
119 Page "What Makes Weather?"
124 Page "Global energy powerhouse"
V: BLAME CANADA (2006-2010).
133 Page "Back off dudes!"
137 Page "A full-on barney"
142 Page "Public embarrassment"
146 Page "They're struggling forward"
152 Page "Global warming!"
VI: THE CLIMATE GOES TO COURT (2008-2014).
161 Page "The island is sad that it's going away"
166 Page "A way to justify exploitation"
171 Page "I remember being angry every day"
VII: WELL-OILED ALLIES (2016-2019).
177 Page "Stacked with friends"
180 Page "Friends with unexpected places"
188 Page "It just kept going and going"
193 Page "This is an avalanche"
198 Page "We are the beating heart"
206 Page "They surrounded me"
VIII: THE RIGHT TO LIVE (2020-2022).
215 Page "Robbed of their options"
222 Page "Why wouldn't I choose the right thing to do?"
232 Page "Is there risk?"
239 Page Epilogue
243 Page Acknowledgments
247 Page Notes
273 Page Index

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Vancouver, Canada, Berkeley, USA, London, England
Copyright Date
2022

Contributors

Editor
David Beers
Copy Editor
Paula Ayer

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
285

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OL37535957M
ISBN 13
9781771648912
OCLC/WorldCat
1291874425
Library Thing
28487869
Wikidata
Q115959828
Goodreads
62675829

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