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Petro States

We investigate the political and economic implications of having a resourse dependant economy

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Length: 0:28:53
Uploaded: 14 Mar, 2010

Recording Date: 14 Mar, 2010
Recording Location: Edmonton, AB
Logsheet: none
Language: English
Topical for: 1 Week
Status: Complete, Ready to Air
Copyright: Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial

Program Title: Petro States
Description: Today we talk to political economist Dr Gordon Laxer about whether Canada is getting good value for its petroleum resources and what effect resource dollars are having on our democracy. We've also got a review of Andrew Nikiforuk's book "Tar Sands" and, as part of our series of Science Shorts, we hear about the effect of urban landscapes on amphibian populations.

Host(s): Steve Andersen
Featured Speakers/Guests: Dr Gordon Laxer, Director of the Parkland Institute; Brett Scheffers, Masters Student at the University of Alberta

Credits: A production of CJSR Radio in Edmonton, Alberta.

Contributors: Eric Bowling, David Kaczan, Rebekah Rooney, and Matt Israelson

Producer: Steve Andersen

Comments: Terra Informa can be reached by emailing terra@cjsr.com.

Topic:
News
Science and Technology
Regional > Canada > Alberta
Environment
Environment > Biodiversity
Regional > Canada
Environment > Pollution
Type: News Reports

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