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The Patch: The People, Pipelines, and Politics of the Oil Sands

Hardcover • 2017 • English

The Patch: The People, Pipelines, and Politics of the Oil Sands

By Chris Turner

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About the book

Bestselling author Chris Turner brings readers onto the streets of Fort McMurray, showing the myriad ways the oilsands impact our lives and demanding that we ask the question: To both fuel the world and to save it, what do we do about the Patch? The Patch is the story of Fort McMurray and the oilsands in northern Alberta, the world's second largest proven reserve of oil. But this is no conventional story about the oil business. Rather, it is a portrait of the lifecycle of the Patch, showing ju...Show more

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ISBN

9781501115097

Publisher

SIMON SCHUSTER

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

The Patch: The People, Pipelines, and Politics of the Oil Sands

Format

Hardcover

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