A summary report of the politics of shale gas development and high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York

This report presents the findings from a survey conducted in the fall of 2013 of people in New York State who are involved in the debates and politics of shale gas development that utilizes high-volume hydraulic fracturing. A surveys respondents, termed "policy actors", include individuals...

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Other Authors: Heikkila, Tanya., University of Colorado Denver. School of Public Affairs.
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: Denver, Colo. : Produced by the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, 2014.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (36 pages) : illustrations.
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Summary: This report presents the findings from a survey conducted in the fall of 2013 of people in New York State who are involved in the debates and politics of shale gas development that utilizes high-volume hydraulic fracturing. A surveys respondents, termed "policy actors", include individuals from local, state, and federal governments, oil and gas service providers and operators and industry associations, environmental and conservation groups, local citizen groups, and academics and consultants. This study aims to understand the preferences and concerns of policy actors if the moratorium on high volume fracking was lifted.
Item Description: "April 2014."
This report presents the findings from a survey conducted in the fall of 2013 of people in New York State who are involved in the debates and politics of shale gas development that utilizes high-volume hydraulic fracturing. A surveys respondents, termed "policy actors", include individuals from local, state, and federal governments, oil and gas service providers and operators and industry associations, environmental and conservation groups, local citizen groups, and academics and consultants. This study aims to understand the preferences and concerns of policy actors if the moratorium on high volume fracking was lifted.
Bibliography: page 28.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (36 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Bibliography: page 28.