Behind the carbon curtain
Subtitle: the energy industry, political censorship, and free speech
By: Jeffrey A. Lockwood ; foreword by Brianna Jones
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780826358073
Subjects: Politics and government; Arts; Freedom of speech; Censorship; Energy industries; Intellectual freedom; Business and politics
Description: "Exploring censorship imposed by corporate wealth and power, this book focuses on the energy industry in Wyoming, where coal, oil, and gas are pillars of the economy. The author examines how governmental bodies and public institutions have suppressed the expression of ideas that conflict with the financial interests of those who profit from fossil fuels. He reveals the ways in which university administrations, art museums, education boards, and research institutes have been coerced into destroying artwork, abandoning studies, modifying curricula, and firing employees. His book is a...story of the conflict between private wealth and free speech. Providing more of the nation’s energy than any other state, Wyoming is a sociopolitical lens that magnifies the conflicts in the American West. But the issues are relevant to any community that is dependent on a dominant industry―and wherever the liberties of citizens and the ethics of public officials are at risk."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-270) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The art of making people think, and industries mad; title: Destroying art to preserve political privilege; title: Paying the price for free speech; title: Science fails to mind its own business; title: Reloaded and fired again; title: Silencing dissent in coal country; title: Corporate coercion and public courage; title: A picture is worth a thousand words, or a million bucks; title: Give us liberty or give us oil; title: Where the skies are smoggy all day; title: The calculated absence of evidence; title: The death of free speech : finding the killer; title: For sale : free speech; title: Epilogue.