Public perception of the natural gas industry: Data from the Barnett Shale

Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-281

  Theodori, G L ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barnett Shale; natural gas; public perception; survey research

Indexed keywords

BARNETT SHALE; BIVARIATE; ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY INDUSTRY; GENERAL POPULATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; RANDOM SAMPLE; SURVEY RESEARCH;

ASSOCIATED GAS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; NATURAL GAS; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHALE; SURVEYS;

MINERAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 84855826013     PISSN: 15567249     EISSN: 15567257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567240903030562     Document Type: Review

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