Geographers tend to see energy systems as intricately interwoven with society and relatively
resistant to change. We argue that there is a danger of exaggerating the permanence and …

This paper focuses on agenda change affecting the politics of “fracking operations” in the
US, a process of extracting natural gas from underground shale formations. We examine …

In the contested space of energy production in Canada, tension and a series of disputes
over land and rights have arisen between the state, industry and local Aboriginal …

" Costly Fix addresses core questions about the Alberta oil sands boom that started in the
1990s: Why did this flood of investment pour into the oil sands of northern Alberta? What role …

Market access for Canada's oil sands has been increasingly contested as proposals for new
pipelines have become so controversial. This article develops a framework for political risk …

Scholars have looked towards collaborative governance as one means to resolve complex
environmental issues and this has travelled to the administrative policy realm in the form of …

Public participation processes are touted as an effective way to increase the capacity and
legitimacy of environmental assessment and the regulatory process that rely on them …

Although an understanding of the empowerment of indigenous communities facing
extractive industrial developments is growing, most academic research still favours …

This article identifies notable trends in environmental policy surrounding oil and gas
development in Canada's leading producing provinces (Alberta, British Columbia …

Despite increasing urgency of the climate crisis, Canada has systematically failed to reach
its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. Meanwhile, the country's fossil fuel industry …