Abstract “Coal Under Pressure” stages the authors' investigation of rhetorical strategies used
by the US coal industry to advance its interests in the face of growing economic and …

Sustainability science represents a fundamental shift in the nature of research on
environmental problems, calling for specialists to expand beyond their disciplinary …

This paper investigates the relationship between the smart city concept and its applications
that are heavily technologically focused. Using principles derived from political economy, it …

In this essay, we use rhetorical analysis to examine how British Petroleum's (BP) Helios
Power media campaign both encourages and embodies capitalistic agency as the means to …

Although largely espoused by contemporary organizations, implementing sustainability is
often vague and ineffective. In contrast to most studies that employ resource-based or …

This study examines sustainability reports of the Corporate Knights'“Global 100 Most
Sustainable Companies in the World” in order to examine if and how they have been …

This essay presents a new “public” participation model that responds to contemporary
participation problems. The author extends criticism of a false nature/culture dualism and …

Emerging popular literature trumpeting the prospects for Manifest Destiny through a greener
capitalism illustrates the re-emergence of American myth to explain chaotic times and …

This essay explores the reality television series The Apprentice as equipment for living
helping viewers navigate anxieties attendant to changes in the nature of work. Tracing the …

This chapter update examines six central disciplines in the social sciences to show the value
these fields have for appreciating the intersection between communication and …