From Thine Own Well: Canada After The Fracking

Norm Hamilton

ISBN 10: 0991831535 / ISBN 13: 9780991831531

Edité par Touchladybirdlucky Studios Nov 2013, 2013

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Neuware - Noxious substances in the watershed brings a society to its knees; Fracking by oil companies has taken its toll.Canadian society has been altered, seemingly irrevocably; water resources have become scarce and individual freedoms cast off.It is now 2036, only 24 years since the most devastating of a series of international accords, one simply known as The Agreement, set the precedent for many that followed - effectively causing the federal government to collapse into ruin and dependency on corporatist rule.Unrestricted fracking and irresponsible mining practices have caused major watersheds and underground streams to become contaminated, the precious fluid - noxious.The sole purpose of The Coalition, a regulatory body created by the world-wide conglomerates that took over the governing of the country is to ensure the profitability of its corporate members.In Yukon, Canada's far north, a baker's dozen of unknown, everyday people and one dog are loosely thrown together in an effort to combat The Coalition and its impact on Canadian lives and the environment.Join Landon, Nora, Galen and the others who, through no design of their own, have become the unknown hope for Canada's future. Will they prevail in the small jurisdiction they reside in and set the bar for the rest of Canada Only time will tell.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9780991831531

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• Titre: From Thine Own Well: Canada After The Fracking
• Éditeur: Touchladybirdlucky Studios Nov 2013
• Date de parution: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0991831535
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780991831531
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 203 L x 133 H x 13 P (en millimètres) 203 millimètres de largeur par 133 millimètres de hauteur par 13 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 263 grammes

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Synopsis

Wonderfully realistic dystopian! Experience fear

Who controls the water -- controls the masses.

Disillusioned former Yukon mining exploration worker, Landon McGuire, is torn from his self-imposed exile into a Canada he no longer recognizes. Water is a precious commodity, and the environment is contaminated. Individual rights are non-existent and corporate rule is the law—a law enforced by the corporation’s own brutal militia.

Unregulated fracking and irresponsible mining have destroyed the watersheds. A small group of people band together to combat the ruling coalition, but find themselves embroiled in a dangerous game. Landon meets Nora and is drawn into the fray. What begins as a fact-finding mission turns deadly as they get closer to the truth.

Deceit, threats and violence emphasize the reality that economy trumps environment even when lives are at stake.

"This is a truly thought-provoking story that people need to read. I enjoyed the plot twists and the vivid description, the tension and moments of humour." Erin Potter, Shamrock Editing

"A sensitive topic, spiced up and delivered with insight and originality, as tense as it is thought-provoking." Matt Kruze, Author of Crime Mysteries

"...the action scenes in particular are viscerally realistic -- I almost felt the various injuries myself!" Lawrence Purdy

À propos de l?auteur

Norm Hamilton (1951- ) has lived in Whitehorse, Yukon for 40 years and is now living on Vancouver Island with his wife, Anna, where he is meeting people and experiencing new adventures to write about. He is a photographer and freelance writer. He is currently enjoying Duncan, B.C. Norm has written one non-fiction book, "The Digital Eye." It is a compilation of articles for people wanting to improve their photography skills or for those who want to learn digital photography. His latest project is a novel titled, "From Thine Own Well," a story about a dystopian Canadian society brought about by unrestricted gas fracking and irresponsible mining techniques. It all began with a FIPI agreement in 2012 that left the federal government open to lawsuits - that they lost.