Fault lines: Seismicity and the fracturing of energy narratives in Oklahoma

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 31, Issue , 2017, Pages 128-136

  Drummond, Virginia ^a   Grubert, Emily ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Induced seismicity; Oil; Oklahoma; Society

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020449322     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.05.039     Document Type: Article

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