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""Energy transition is perilous but thrilling, a story of opportunity more than mere survival.... If we succeed, it will be a story of collaboration and cooperation on a scale and with a speed never before seen in human history. And it is already underway, and it is accelerating. We have already begun to reimagine fire."" --Chris Turner, from the Foreword The momentous topic of energy conservation and protection is shared around the world. In Reimagining Fire, environmentally conscious writers, poets, and artists from Alberta exert their opinions about our world's impending energy transition. To envision this transition, editor Eveline Kolijn connected these artists and writers with a network of experts from the Energy Futures Lab, along with with representatives from towns, rural communities, and First Nations. Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta serves as a microcosm for the challenges and opportunities that the world faces in decarbonizing society, an intriguing fact that makes the Alberta Story a Global Story. Expanding the environmental theme of the book into the method of its manufacture, the text paper, covers, and inks used in the book are from the most sustainable and compostable sources presently possible,

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"""Reimagining Fire is engaging because it does not advocate for a one-size-fits-all mentality to the energy transition; rather it recognizes that though these discussions of scale will be complicated, they are crucial in order to acknowledge the differences of privilege and diverse cultrual relationships to the earth.""--Jenna Butler, Alberta Views"

This energy transition is ultimately an optimistic tale. It is perilous but thrilling, a story of opportunity more than mere survival. It is about building a better world. If we succeed--and I believe we will, even though there will be great loss still to come along the path--it will be a story of collaboration and cooperation on a scale and with a speed never before seen in human history. And it is already underway, and it is accelerating. We have already begun to reimagine fire. -- Chris Turner, from the Foreword

""Reimagining Fire is engaging because it does not advocate for a one-size-fits-all mentality to the energy transition; rather it recognizes that though these discussions of scale will be complicated, they are crucial in order to acknowledge the differences of privilege and diverse cultrual relationships to the earth.""--Jenna Butler, Alberta Views

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Editor Eveline Kolijn is a writer and printmaker living and working in Calgary. She uses the arts to promote energy literacy, awareness and discussion on a just energy transition for the world. Other authors in the book are Emma Gammans, Rosemary Griebel, Maggie Hanna, Richard Harrison, Barb Howard, Mark Hopkins, Larry Kapustka, Shannon Kernaghan, Alexis Kienlen, Michael Leeb, Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon, Kim Mannix, Alice Major, Natalie Meisner, Mar'ce Merrell, Peter Midgley, Monica Kidd, Uchechukwu Umezurike, and Donna Williams. Chris Turner, foreword writer, is an award-winning author and a leading writer and speaker on climate change solutions and the global energy transition. His bestsellers The Leap and The Geography of Hope were both National Business Book Award finalists. His feature writing has earned nine National Magazine Awards.

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