When petro-capitalism comes knocking: community interpretations and responses to the Gros Morne fracking controversy

• Main Author: Smith, Jillian Rene
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Gros Morne National Park; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/12059/; https://research.library.mun.ca/12059/1/thesis.pdf

With the depletion of conventional oil and gas sources, the world is turning to what Urry terms “tough oil,” such as oil from the Alberta oil sands and Arctic. Fracking is a prominent example of this. Situated within an environmental justice framework, I analyze community interpretations and respons...