Saboteurs : Wiebo Ludwig's War Against Big Oil
Andrew. Nikiforuk
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Medvirkende | Hedges, Chris (Contributor)
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| Utgitt | New York : : Greystone Books, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (313 p.)
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| Utgave | [2. utg.]
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Maps; Foreword ; Chapter 1: Genesis; Chapter 2: The Woes; Chapter 3: Rumours of War; Chapter 4: Saboteurs; Chapter 5: War; Chapter 6: Dance Floor; Chapter 7: Numbers; Chapter 8: The General; Photo Section; Chapter 9: Anger; Chapter 10: Judas; Chapter 11: A Killing; Chapter 12: Romans; Chapter 13: Revelations; Chapter 14: Lamentations; Chapter 15: Judges; Epilogue; Sources; Acknowledgments; Index; Credits. - At Trickle Creek in northern Alberta, Wiebo Ludwig thought he'd buffered his tiny religious community from civilization, but in 1990 civilization came calling. A Calgary oil company proposed to drill directly in view of the farm's communal dining room. Ludwig wrote letters, petitioned, forced public hearings, and discovered the provincial regulator cared little about landowners. After the oil company accidentally vented raw sour gas, Ludwig's wife miscarried. Hostilities against the oil company began with nails on the roads, sabotaged well sites, and road blockades. They culminated in death th
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| Emner | Ludwig, Wiebo.
Murder -- Alberta. Petroleum industry and trade -- Alberta. Right of property -- Alberta. Vis mer... Vandalism -- Alberta.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency Social Welfare & Social Work Social sciences lokalsamfunn alberta canada sivil ulydighet oljeselskap rørledning sabotasje petroleumsvirksomhet oljepolitikk albefolkning |
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| ISBN | 9781771640824
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