Negative Ecologies: Fossil Fuels and the Discovery of the Environment Bond David
Negative Ecologies: Fossil Fuels and the Discovery of the Environment Bond David So much of what we know of clean water, clean air, and now a stable climate rests on how fossil fuels first disrupted…
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Negative Ecologies: Fossil Fuels and the Discovery of the Environment Bond David
So much of what we know of clean water, clean air, and now a stable climate rests on how fossil fuels first disrupted them. Following stories of hydrocarbon harm that lay the groundwork for environmental science and policy in North America, this book brings into clear focus the dialectic between the negative ecologies of fossil fuels and the ongoing discovery of the environment. Negative Ecologies is a bold reappraisal of the outsized role fossil fuels have played in making the environment visible, factual, and politically operable in North America.
Exploring iconic sites of the oil economy, ranging from leaky Caribbean refineries to deepwater oil spills, from the petrochemical fallout of plastics manufacturing to the extractive frontiers of Canada, Negative Ecologies documents the disruptions, injuries, and disasters that have long accompanied fossil fuels and the manner
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