Public Attitudes towards Hydraulic Fracturing in Western Newfoundland

• Main Authors: Martínez-Espiñeira, Roberto, García-Valiñas, María Á., Matesanz, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Gros Morne National Park; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140988319302737

Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is an emerging “unconventional” technology in the oil and gas (OG) exploitation sector linked to high levels of uncertainty. In this paper, we examine the level of support for fracking in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). This province is also one of...