Energy Politics and Discourse in Canada: Probing Progressive Extractivism [Hardcover]

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Fossil Fuels, Capitalism, and Communication

Chapter 3. Shale Gas and Global LNG Trade

Chapter 4. Promoting BC LNG: Prosperity, Environmental Stewardship, and Global Competitiveness

Chapter 5. Resisting BC LNG: Environmental Threat, Economic Sham, and Political Corruption

Chapter 6. Debating BC LNG in Canadian Media

Chapter 7. Conclusion

This book examines the discourse around the intricate economic, political, and ideological struggles underlying Canadian fuel extractivism.

Sibo Chen is an Assistant Professor at the School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. He is also an executive board member of International Environmental Communication Association (2021-2025). His current research explores how political polarization is communicated in the public sphere, focusing on three topics: political contention over climate change, online mis/disinformation, and the rise of anti-Asian racism.

This book examines the discourse around the intricate economic, political, and ideological struggles underlying Canadian fuel extractivism. Focusing on the two contending discourse coalitions formed by supporters and opponents of British Columbias liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, the book explores the ongoing debates around the issue.

The books in-depth investigation of the BC LNG controversy identifies progressive extractivism as an increasingly popular policy/discursive paradigm adopted by fossil fuel advocates to legitimize unconventional fossil fuels in an era of intensifying climate crisis. It also highlights the importance of debunking the misleading jobs versus the environment dichotomy in mobilizing public opposition to carbon-intensive economic growth.

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