Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life: A Tar Sands Tale

by Matt Hern and Am Johal

Book Overview

Seeking new definitions of ecology in the tar sands of northern Alberta and searching for the sweetness of life in the face of planetary crises.

Confounded by global warming and in search of an affirmative politics that links ecology with social change, Matt Hern and Am Johal set off on a series of road trips to the tar sands of northern Alberta--perhaps the world's largest industrial site, dedicated to the dirty work of extracting oil from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262037645
• ISBN13: 9780262037648
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher