Free access to our ERSS fracking paper

[Patrick Bayer]

Dear colleagues,

Alex Ovodenko and I published our paper "Many voices in the room: A
national survey experiment on how framing changes views toward fracking
in the United States" in ERSS recently. Here is a link to access the
paper for free until mid August:
https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1ZIR97tZ6ZjMTX

*Abstract:* Hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking") is one of the most
controversial energy production processes in the United States and
globally. In democracies, maintaining energy policy on politically
salient and controversial issues, such as the use of fracking, depends
on popular support at local if not national levels. We therefore study
the effectiveness of widely cited arguments about fracking in a
representative sample of the United States. Consistent with framing
theory, we find that arguments that emphasize the environmental costs of
fracking drive down support, while arguments emphasizing job creation
and energy security increase it. However, we also show that presenting
competing information from pro-fracking and anti-fracking frames
together neutralizes individual framing effects, albeit not for every
combination of frames and counter-frames. Framing effects become
stronger when arguments, particularly about water contamination, are
congruent with respondents’ pre-existing beliefs, which may lead to
further polarization in the public debate. The exact kinds of arguments
and how they are paired with one another do matter—a finding that is
relevant for our understanding of public opinion on climate change and
renewable energy policy more broadly.

Best!
Patrick



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Dr Patrick Bayer
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Chancellor's Fellow in Energy Policy
University of Strathclyde
McCance, Room #415
Email: patric...@strath.ac.uk
Web: www.patrickbayer.com
Twitter: @pol_economist
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/patbayer

[Jason Thistlethwaite]

I am out of the office until July 15th.

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