"Nikiforuk wrote surely one of the best Canadian books of the year, Empire of the Beetle, a multi-faceted investigation into beetle infestations killing forests in Canada and beyond that was nominated for the 2011 Governor General's Literary award…This year Nikiforuk also built upon his groundbreaking bestseller The Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of the Continent with 46 richly researched pieces about Energy & Equity, published by The Tyee, which challenge the assumption that Canada becoming a petro-state is inevitably good for Canadians' well-being. http://thetyee.ca/Bios/Andrew_Nikiforuk/"
Here are just some of the stories Nikiforuk wrote about energy in Canada:
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2011/04/28/FrackingSuit/
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2011/07/14/EnergyShaming/
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2011/11/28/Oil-Sands-Crime-Fighting/