Download This PaperFracking as a Community Issue in Michigan
14 Pages Posted: 7 Jun 2014
Date Written: June 4, 2014
Abstract
This report presents the opinions of Michigan local government leaders on issues in their communities related to the process of extracting natural gas through high-volume hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling of underground shale deposits, also known as “fracking.” The findings in this report are based on a statewide survey of local government leaders in the Fall 2013 wave of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS).
Keywords: hydraulic fracturing, fracking, energy, environment, local government
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Thomas M. Ivacko (Contact Author)
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( email )
735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States
HOME PAGE: http://closup.umich.edu
Debra Horner
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( email )
735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States
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