Public views on renewable energy in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States: Distinct attitudes, exposure, and other key predictors of wind energy

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 167-179

  Olson Hazboun, Shawn K ^a   Krannich, Richard S ^a   Robertson, Peter G ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental beliefs; Renewable energy; United States; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982710912     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2016.07.002     Document Type: Article

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