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1 online resource (255 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Fossil fuels and the future of human civilization; 1.2 Understanding the movement against fossil fuels; 1.3 Mobilization potential and impact: evaluating the movement; 1.4 Ideas, implications, and contributions; 1.5 A road map; 2 Fossil fuels in the world economy; 2.1 Industrialization, globalization, and fossil fuels; 2.2 The problem with fossil fuels; 2.3 The fossil fuel industry; 2.4 Future prospects; 3 Perspectives on the movement against fossil fuels |
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3.1 Study of activism: the state of the art3.2 Environmental activism in America before campaigns against fossil fuels; 3.3 Goals of campaigns: why mobilize against fossil fuels?; 3.4 Explaining the momentum: why does the campaign catch on?; 3.5 Counting chickens while they hatch: the impact of the movement; 3.6 The four campaigns; 4 Keystone XL; 4.1 Significance; 4.2 Overview; 4.3 Activism in motion; 4.4 Motives; 4.5 Mobilization potential; 4.6 Impact; 5 Divestment; 5.1 Significance; 5.2 Overview; 5.3 Activism in motion; 5.4 Motives; 5.5 Mobilization potential; 5.6 Impact |
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6 The campaign against coal in the United States6.1 Significance; 6.2 Overview; 6.3 Activism in motion; 6.4 Motives; 6.5 Mobilization potential; 6.6 Impact; 7 Mobilizing against fracking; 7.1 Significance; 7.2 Overview; 7.3 Activism in motion; 7.4 Motives; 7.5 Mobilization potential; 7.6 Impact; 8 Campaigns against fossil fuels: a global view; 8.1 Historical precedents; 8.2 Against fossil fuels: international dimensions; 8.3 Case study: coal and development; 8.4 Summary: from America to the world; 9 Conclusion; 9.1 Understanding and evaluating the campaign against fossil fuels |
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9.2 Implications for research on activism and social movements9.3 The campaign against fossil fuels and the politics of climate change; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Energy industries -- Environmental aspects
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Fossil fuels -- Environmental aspects
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Fossil fuels -- Political aspects
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Green movement.
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Environmentalism.
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Environmental policy -- Citizen participation.
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Energy industries -- Environmental aspects.
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Environmental policy -- Citizen participation.
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Environmentalism.
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Fossil fuels -- Environmental aspects.
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Green movement.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Urpelainen, Johannes
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| ISBN |
9781351173100 |
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1351173103 |
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