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 = Université Memorial de Terre-Neuve St. John's, Canada (MUN), Universidad de Oviedo 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: [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences; Gros Morne National Park; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://hal.univ-reunion.fr/hal-03191504; https://hal.univ-reunion.fr/hal-03191504/document; https://hal.univ-reunion.fr/hal-03191504/file/ENEECO.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2019.104492

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...