Public Attitudes towards Hydraulic Fracturing in Western Newfoundland

• Published in: Energy Economics
• Main Authors: Martínez-Espiñeira, Roberto, García-Valiñas, María A., Matesanz, David
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, University of Oviedo, ANR-18-WTW7-0002,NEWTS,Nudges for Economics of Water Tariffs(2018)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2019
• Subjects: hist; socio; Gros Morne National Park; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2019.104492; https://hal.univ-reunion.fr/hal-03191504/file/ENEECO.pdf; https://hal.univ-reunion.fr/hal-03191504

International audience 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 L...