William Marsden is co-author of the international bestsellers Angels of Death and The Road to Hell. He is an award-winning senior investigative reporter for the Gazette in Montreal.
“[Marsden brings] a fresh pair of discerning eyes to an unusual
series of nation-changing events. . . . [H]e confidently reports
how an entire province is destroying itself, and then asks why no
one in Canada ‘seems to care.’ . . . The biggest stupidities that
Marsden discovers could and probably should shock any Canadian. . .
. Yet Marsden’s unsettling exposé of careless decision-making sheds
more needed light on some very dark corners in Alberta (and
Canada). He has walked into a provincial boom-town, populated
largely by arrogant and greedy males (Hells Angels with suits), and
not flinched. Good on you, partner.” —Andrew Nikiforuk, The Globe
and Mail
“This is a powerfully eloquent polemic.” —Edmonton Journal
(September 14)
“Marsden’s book is an engaging and entertaining read. . . . [A]
worthwhile read and it will likely generate a fair bit of
discussion about the industry.” —National Post
“[Marsden’s] book is a good primer on many of these urgent problems
. . . Marsden has held the environmental mirror up to Albertans and
it’s not a pretty sight—as many here have known for some time. . .
. Marsden tells his story with a judicious mixture of personal
stories and technical details of oil and gas extraction.” —Edmonton
Journal
“For the . . . dozen or so Albertans who believe the energy
industry and its friends in the Alberta government are neither all
good nor all bad and who believe the same of ardent
death-to-civilization environmentalists—[you] need to read this
book. . . . [T]his book could not have come out at a more opportune
time. Marsden takes the worries of ordinary citizens and voices
them . . . he pulls together all the disparate concerns into a
readable whole. . . . None of us can feel smug. The sensible use of
non-renewable resources is all of our duty, regardless of our
association with the energy business.” —Calgary Herald
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