A study from researchers at Yale, George Mason and Oregon State University examine public perceptions of fracking including primary associations, familiarity with the issue, levels of support or opposition, and predictors of these attitudes.  WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: This paper outlines what people’s ‘top of mind’ associations and opinions are around hydraulic fracturing...

Research from Yale and George Mason University finds that most Americans have heard little or nothing about fracking and those who have formed an opinion are more or less evenly split between support and opposition. WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK: Fracking is spurring expanded oil and natural gas development in the U.S., however a...