Description
| Product ID: | 9781032395524 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Focus on Communication Studies |
| Title: | Energy Politics and Discourse in Canada |
| Subtitle: | Probing Progressive Extractivism |
| Authors: | Author: Sibo Chen |
| Page Count: | 144 |
| Subjects: | Communication studies, Communication studies, Media studies, Central / national / federal government, Development economics and emerging economies, Energy industries and utilities, Pollution and threats to the environment, Fossil fuel technologies, Media studies, Central government, Development economics & emerging economies, Energy industries & utilities, Pollution & threats to the environment, Fossil fuel technologies, Canada |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book examines the discourse around the intricate economic, political, and ideological struggles underlying Canadian fuel extractivism. This book examines the discourse around the intricate economic, political, and ideological struggles underlying Canadian fuel extractivism. Focusing on the two contending discourse coalitions formed by supporters and opponents of British Columbia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, the book explores the ongoing debates around the issue. The book’s in-depth investigation of the BC LNG controversy identifies progressive extractivism as an increasingly popular policy/discursive paradigm adopted by fossil fuel advocates to legitimize unconventional fossil fuels in an era of intensifying climate crisis. It also highlights the importance of debunking the misleading “jobs versus the environment” dichotomy in mobilizing public opposition to carbon-intensive economic growth. This deeply nuanced look at energy discourse in public policy will have resonance for scholars and students working in the areas of environmental communication, rhetoric, discourse analysis, public policy, and climate change rhetoric. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-08-14 |
