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Ecocide and the ‘polluter pays’ principle: the case of fracking
Karen Hulme and Damien Short assess the effectiveness of economic instruments for the prevention of environmental damage. It seems as though the environment is subjected to attacks on its integrity and its viability on a daily basis. In the 1970s … Continue reading
Defining ‘extreme energy’: A process not a category
by Dr. E. Lloyd-Davies Definitions of extreme energy often come with lists of examples (e.g. tar sands, mountain top removal, deep water drilling and fracking) that the term is said to encompass. Extreme energy is often considered as a category … Continue reading
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Tagged Extreme energy, extreme energy initiative, fracking, tar sands