Table of Contents
Introduction 1
I The First Warnings (1959-2013)
"Just another storm" 9
"Men on a hunt" 14
"A gift from God" 19
"We were all so desperate" 26
A "hellish cloud" 28
"Operation Oilsands" 34
"A million pieces" 41
II The Early Construction of Denial (1968-1988)
"He seemed embarrassed" 47
"Ahead of the game" 52
"Very strong interests at stake" 59
"Pitted against our very survival" 66
III Solutions Known and Sabotaged (1988-2002)
"Threaten the existence" 75
"I feel embarrassed" 81
"We have to get this right" 89
"Americans can't hear the whistle" 89
"The dumbest-assed thing" 97
IV A Public Awakening (1997-2008)
"Victory will be achieved" 105
"They lied about everything" 107
"Saudi Arabia of the western world" 115
"What Makes Weather?" 119
"Global energy powerhouse" 124
V Blame Canada (2006-2010)
"Back off dudes!" 133
"A full-on barney" 137
"Public embarrassment" 141
"They're struggling forward" 146
"Global warming!" 152
VI The Climate Goes to Court (2008-2014)
"The island is sad that it's going away" 161
"A way to justify exploitation" 166
"I remember being angry every day" 171
VII Well-Oiled Allies (2016-2019)
"Stacked with friends" 177
"Friends in unexpected places" 180
"It just kept going and going" 188
"This is an avalanche" 193
"We are the beating heart" 198
"They surrounded me" 206
VIII The Right to Live (2020-2022)
"Robbed of their options" 215
"Why wouldn't I choose the right thing to do?" 222
"Is there risk?" 232
Epilogue 239
Acknowledgments 243
Notes 247
Index 273