{"product_id":"after-the-sands-energy-and-ecological-security-for-canadians-paperback","title":"After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGordon Laxer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"a myth-destroying blockbuster book\" by Ralph Nader, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Sands\u003c\/i\u003e outlines a vision and road map to transition Canada to a low-carbon society: a plan lacking within all of Canada's major political parties. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite its oil abundance, Canada is woefully unprepared for the next global oil supply crisis. Canada imports 40 percent of its oil, yet--unlike twenty-six of the other twenty-eight international energy agency members--has no strategic petroleum reserves to meet temporary shortages. Canadians use 27 to 39 percent more oil per capita than other sparsely populated, northern countries like Norway, Finland and Sweden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Sands\u003c\/i\u003e sets out a bold strategy using deep conservation and a Canada-first perspective. The goal: to end oil and natural gas exports and ensure that all Canadians get sufficient energy at affordable prices in a carbon-constrained future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGordon Laxer, Ph.D., \u003c\/b\u003e is the founding director and former head of Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. A political economist and professor emeritus at the University of Alberta, Laxer is a prominent public intellectual. He has been widely published in both newspaper and academic journals, and has authored several books including 'Open for Business: The Roots of foreign ownership in Canada (Oxford University Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45995813601477,"sku":"9781771621007","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/fwQJeOvwYd9781771621007.webp?v=1774306336","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/after-the-sands-energy-and-ecological-security-for-canadians-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}