Controversy in technology innovation: Contrasting media and expert risk perceptions of the alleged leakage at the Weyburn carbon dioxide storage demonstration project

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages 259-269

  Boyd, Amanda D ^a   Liu, Yue ^b   Stephens, Jennie C ^c   Wilson, Elizabeth J ^d   Pollak, Melisa ^d   Peterson, Tarla Rai ^e   Einsiedel, Edna ^a   Meadowcroft, James ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; CCS; Expert interviews; Media

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; EMERGING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; EXPERT INTERVIEWS; MEDIA; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; INNOVATION; LEAKAGE; MEDIA ROLE; RISK PERCEPTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84874434152     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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