Energy Abundance or Environmental Worries? Analyzing Public Support for Fracking in the United States

摘要: This paper provides an analysis of public attitudes toward fracking use and policies with eye factors that help us account for differing levels support. Using data from a national survey American adults, we found women people residing in urban areas are slightly more inclined to oppose favor regulation terms drilling operations company chemical disclosure requirements than men or living rural areas. Our key findings, however, opposition support current increased strongly related Democratic Party identification pro-environmental policy attitudes. We conclude by suggesting tendency view as environmental rather energy issue has potentially important implications the implementation locally based regulatory requirements.