Isbn: 9780774869287 - the lights on the tipple are going out: fighting economic ruin in a canadian coalfield community

Buch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Canadian postwar economic boom did not include one western coal-mining region. When the Canadian Pacific Railway switched to diesel power, over 2,000 coal-production jobs were lost in the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley. The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out tells the story of its fight for survival.Underground mine closures began in 1950, prompting attempts by unions, leftist parties, municipal governments, and business groups to save the local economy. Efforts to reindustrialize in the mid-1960s brought unregulated growth, unsafe working conditions, and pollution. Starting in 1968, new strip mines were built to produce metallurgical coal for Asia-Pacific steelmakers.Not only is this an interesting regional history, but the consideration of the role of labour unions, local communists, and grassroots environmentalists makes it especially compelling. Today, with technological change in steel manufacturing on the horizon, propelled by the climate crisis, Langford argues that the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley must look toward ecosystem restoration, sustainable economic activities, and the inclusion of First Nations in decision making in order to embrace a future beyond coal. 400 pp. Englisch.…

The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out : Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community

Thomas Langford

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: University Of British Columbia Press, 2024

0774869283 / 9780774869287

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Canadian postwar economic boom did not include one western coal-mining region. When the Canadian Pacific Railway switched to diesel power, over 2,000 coal-production jobs were lost in the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley. The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out tells the story of its fight for survival.Underground mine closures began in 1950, prompting attempts by unions, leftist parties, municipal governments, and business groups to save the local economy. Efforts to reindustrialize in the mid-1960s brought unregulated growth, unsafe working conditions, and pollution. Starting in 1968, new strip mines were built to produce metallurgical coal for Asia-Pacific steelmakers.Not only is this an interesting regional history, but the consideration of the role of labour unions, local communists, and grassroots environmentalists makes it especially compelling. Today, with technological change in steel manufacturing on the horizon, propelled by the climate crisis, Langford argues that the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley must look toward ecosystem restoration, sustainable economic activities, and the inclusion of First Nations in decision making in order to embrace a future beyond coal.…

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The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community

Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out : Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community

The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out

The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out: Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community

The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out: Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community

The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out: Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community

The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out

The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out : Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community