Exploring and contextualizing public opposition to renewable electricity in the United States

Sustainability

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 702-721

  Sovacool, Benjamin K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Public opposition; Renewable electricity; Renewable power

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952816642     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su1030702     Document Type: Article

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