TABLE OF CONTENTS
From FROM MIRACLE TO MENACE: Alberta, A Carbon Story
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Introduction
Section One – Carbon Development Introduction – The Early History of Carbon Discovery “As civilization progresses, the pivotal role played by carbon is forgotten, ignored, or not fully understood.” 1 – Carbon Creation – How Alberta Became a Global Carbon Warehouse 2 – Canada Creates Alberta 3 – Coal Fuels the National Dream 4 – Three Centuries of Oil Sands Development 5 – Leduc Oil Discovery Transforms a Province 6 – Natural Gas – Alberta’s Pleasant Carbon Surprise 7 – Pipelines to Prosperity 8 – Petrochemicals – Economic Diversification at Last 9 – Oilfield Services and Equipment – High-Tech Secondary Industries 10 – Today’s Carbon-Resource Industries Section 2 – Carbon Politics Introduction – Carbon Resources Have Always Been Political “When anything becomes important, strategic, essential, and allegedly dangerous, its politicization is inevitable.” 1 – The Role of Politics in Shaping Carbon Policy 2 – Carbon Wealth Changes Alberta – Leduc to 1973 3 – OPEC Creates the First Big Boom and the First Big Bust – 1974 to 1986 4 – 1986 to 2007 – From Despair to Another Boom 5 – The Last Eight Years of the PC Dynasty 6 – Federal Carbon Politics – What Do Voters Want to Hear? 7 – Two Trudeaus – From the NEP to Climate Change 8 – Carbon Concerns – The Evolution of Man-Made Climate Change 9 – Modern Media and Climate Change – Rise and Role of the Internet 10 – Mankind’s Long History of Predicting Self-Destruction 11 – Carbon Catastrophe – Fossil Fuels Become A Mainstream Menace 12 – Politicians Board the Climate Change Bandwagon Section 3 – Carbon Future Introduction: The Polarization of Divergent Views for Future Fossil Fuels “… for billions of people in the world...the last thing to worry about is what the temperature may or may not be in 2050 or 2100.” 1 – The Future of Carbon 2 – The Best News in the World You’ve Never Heard 3 – Carbon Capital Crunch – Financial Pressure on Fossil Fuels 4 – The Many Faces of Climate Change 5 – The Carbon Tax Conundrum 6 – Alberta Without Carbon 7 – Polarized Positions Paralyze Progress 8 – If You Really Want to Solve the Problem Epilogue |
FROM MIRACLE TO MENACE
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