Foreword and Intro | Nishnaabeg Anticapitalism | Sharing the Sky | Petro-Capitalism | General |
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"Build our Energy Barn" is a policy to do what?
Placing solar panels in the expected path of the pipeline.
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What is Canada's most valuable export?
Fossil energy
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What were the protests against the Tar Sands called?
Healing walks.
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What reservation are the solar warriors from?
Northern Cheyenne
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Is there such a thing as clean fossil fuels?
No
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Green investment can create ____ more jobs than creating another pipeline.
30 times
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By 2015, how many barrels per day do the oil companies predict to produce?
about 11 million
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____ (fraction) of the worlds population consumes _____ (fraction) of global oil.
1/5
2/3 |
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What are the effects of fossil fuels?
Deforestation, habitat destruction, greenhouse gases, toxic water waste
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Developed countries are __% of the world but omit __% of all greenhouse gases?
20%
70% |
what are the effects of the resource curse?
Vulnerable to economic instability, democratic stagnation, higher class separation, higher gender inequalities, more regional/ethnic injustices
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Who are most impacted by the Tar Sands?
Indigenous peoples and low income families
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The US is what percent of the global population? What percentage of carbon is it responsible for contributing?
5%
14% |
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