The effect of the 2010 Gulf oil spill on public attitudes toward offshore oil drilling and wind development

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-98

  Lilley, Jonathan ^a   Firestone, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Offshore oil drilling; Public opinion; Wind power

Indexed keywords

INFILL DRILLING; MARINE POLLUTION; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL SPILLS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WIND POWER;

DEEPWATER HORIZONS; GULF OF MEXICO; MAIL SURVEYS; OFFSHORE OIL; OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING; OFFSHORE WINDS; PUBLIC ATTITUDES; PUBLIC OPINIONS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; HORIZONTAL DRILLING; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; OIL SPILL; OIL WELL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84884978869     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.139     Document Type: Article

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