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The energy transition: Green for whom?

The energy transition: Green for whom?

by Cynthia Morinville With the current climate emergency requiring an immediate divestment from fossil fuels, lithium is quickly becoming one of the critical metals necessary to the energy transition. From the uptake of electric vehicles to the production of batteries for the storage of renewable energies, the global demand for lithium is expected to increase

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Anna Zalik

Anna Zalik

Professor Credentials PhD Development Sociology, Cornell UniversityMS Communication, Cornell UniversityBA (Combined Honours) History and Political Science, University of Alberta Research Keywords Political Economy of Development, Global Financialization, and Regional/Agrarian Change. Graduate Supervision I supervise students in the graduate programs in Environmental Studies, Geography and Politics. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736

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Here's why oil train derailments and pipeline spills keep happening

Here's why oil train derailments and pipeline spills keep happening

In the midst of global upheaval, recent oil spills in Canada have received little attention. These spills occurred as governments, both federal and provincial -- notably Alberta and Ontario (which later reversed the suspension) -- suspended environmental regulations for the oil and gas sector, mirroring suspensions in the U.S.  But the recent Saskatchewan train derailments and Trans Mountain pipeline spill point at how dangerous

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Ocean frontiers: An interdisciplinary workshop on the changing contours of marine space and resource access

Ocean frontiers: An interdisciplinary workshop on the changing contours of marine space and resource access

This two-day workshop, titled “Ocean Frontiers: An Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Changing Contours of Marine Space and Resource Access,” brought together a network of interdisciplinary scholars to explore the political-economic and ecological dynamics that shape new resource practices in marine zones. The overall goal was to unite social scientists and ecologists to share their understanding

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