Renewing Destruction

Examines how wind energy projects impact people and their environments.

Alexander Dunlap is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo. He has published several peer-reviewed articles and book reviews including 'Permanent War: Grids, Boomerangs, and Counterinsurgency' in Anarchist Studies (2014), 'The Militarization and Marketization of Nature: An Alternative Lens to Climate-conflict' in Geopolitics (2014), and 'The Expanding Techniques of Progress: Agricultural Biotechnology and UN-REDD+' in the Review of Social Economy (2015).

Prologue Chapter 1: Welcome to the Istmo: A Brief History of Politics, Conflict and Development Chapter 2: 'We are surrounded:' Living under Wind Turbines in La Ventosa Chapter 3: Counterinsurgency for Wind Energy: The Bíi Hioxo Wind Park Chapter 4: Insurrection for Land, Sea and Generational Integrity in Álvaro Obregón Chapter 5: The Theatrics and Violence of Consultations: The Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Consultation in Juchitán Chapter 6: Renewing Destruction: Colonization, the Genocide-Ecocide Nexus and Wind Energy Development Conclusion: The Grid System Spreads, Dependency Consolidates Bibliography Index About the Author