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The energy transition: Green for whom?

paultran — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:57:21 +0000

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

paultran — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:28:47 +0000

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

paultran — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 17:42:19 +0000

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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