Does concern for global warming explain support for wave energy development? A case study from Oregon, U.S.A.

OCEANS 2011 IEEE - Spain

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Stefanovich, Maria A Petrova ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; climate change; environmental value and value orientations; global warming; Oregon; public opinion; renewable energy policy; wave energy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; OREGON; PUBLIC OPINION; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; WAVE ENERGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 80052956994     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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