Is "fracking" a new dirty word? the influence of word choice on public views toward natural gas attitudes

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 52-58

  Stoutenborough, James W ^a,b   Robinson, Scott E ^a,c   Vedlitz, Arnold ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 84964241141     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2016.04.005     Document Type: Article

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