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Measuring Environmental and Economic Opinions about Hydraulic Fracturing: A Survey of Landowners in Active or Planned Drilling Units

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  • Gwen Arnold
  • Benjamin Farrer
  • Robert Holahan

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We investigate how Eastern Ohio landowners affected by the recent boom in high†volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) view the industry and the factors that affect their attitudes. Our unique sample almost exclusively contains individuals whose land is under lease for and/or experiencing HVHF. Nation†and state†wide surveys that investigate HVHF attitudes tend to find nearly even splits between opposed and supportive respondents, whose views are strongly influenced by political partisanship. These trends largely do not manifest among Eastern Ohio landowners, for whom personal experiences with HVHF crucially influence attitudes. Most respondents support HVHF and say it has benefited their community economically. Political partisanship does not significantly impact HVHF views. Contrary to arguments in the literature that economic considerations drive variation in support for HVHF, landowners’ support for the industry also appears influenced by perceptions of its environmental and infrastructure impacts. Environmental concerns appear to more powerfully shape attitudes than economic benefits.è¡¡é‡ å…³äºŽæ°´åŠ›åŽ‹è£‚æŠ€æœ¯çš„çŽ¯å¢ƒè§‚ç‚¹å’Œç» æµŽè§‚ç‚¹ï¼šè°ƒæŸ¥åœŸåœ°æ‰€æœ‰è€…å¯¹å¤„äºŽä½œä¸šçŠ¶æ€ å’Œè®¡åˆ’è¿›å…¥ä½œä¸šçŠ¶æ€ çš„é’»äº•å¹³å °çš„æ€ åº¦ ä¸œä¿„äº¥ä¿„å·žçš„åœŸåœ°æ‰€æœ‰è€…è¿‘æœŸå —åˆ°äº†é«˜å®¹é‡ æ°´åŠ›åŽ‹è£‚ï¼ˆhigh†volume hydraulic fracturing, HVHFï¼‰ä½œä¸šé‡ æ¿€å¢žçš„å½±å“ ã€‚æœ¬æ–‡å¯¹åœŸåœ°æ‰€æœ‰è€…å¦‚ä½•çœ‹å¾…è¯¥äº§ä¸š, ä»¥å Šå½±å“ å…¶æ€ åº¦çš„å› ç´ è¿›è¡Œäº†è°ƒæŸ¥ã€‚æœ¬æ–‡çš„ç‹¬ç‰¹æ ·æœ¬å‡ ä¹Žä¸“é—¨æ¶µç›–äº†æŸ äº›ä¸ªä½“äººå‘˜, è¿™äº›ä¸ªä½“äººå‘˜çš„åœŸåœ°è¦ ä¹ˆå°†è¦ ç§Ÿç»™ HVHF 使用, è¦ ä¹ˆå·²ç» è¢« HVHF ä½¿ç”¨ã€‚å…¨å›½å’Œå·žèŒƒå›´å†…çš„è°ƒæŸ¥å ‘çŽ°, 对 HVHF æŒ å å¯¹æˆ–æ”¯æŒ æ„ è§ çš„å —è®¿è€…ä¹‹é—´å­˜åœ¨åˆ†è£‚, ä»–ä»¬çš„çœ‹æ³•å —åˆ°äº†æ”¿å…šå è§ ï¼ˆpolitical partisanshipï¼‰çš„å¼ºçƒˆå½±å“ ã€‚ç„¶è€Œ, è¿™äº›è¶‹åŠ¿åœ¨å¾ˆå¤§ç¨‹åº¦ä¸Šéƒ½ä¸ æ˜¯ä¸œä¿„äº¥ä¿„å·žåœŸåœ°æ‰€æœ‰è€…çš„çœ‹æ³•, 对他们而言, 在 HVHF ä¸€äº‹ä¸Šçš„ä¸ªäººç» åŽ†æ‰ çœŸæ­£åœ°å½±å“ äº†å…¶å¯¹ HVHF çš„æ€ åº¦ã€‚å¤§å¤šæ•°å —è®¿è€…æ”¯æŒ HVHF, 他们说 HVHF å·²ç» ä¸ºä»–ä»¬çš„ç¤¾åŒºå¸¦æ ¥äº†ç» æµŽåˆ©ç›Šã€‚æ”¿å…šå è§ å¹¶ä¸ ä¼šæ˜¾è‘—å½±å“ åœŸåœ°æ‰€æœ‰è€…å¯¹ HVHF 的看法。文献论点认为, é©±åŠ¨äººä»¬æ”¯æŒ HVHF çš„å› ç´ æ˜¯ç» æµŽè€ƒé‡ , 而与此相å 的是, åœŸåœ°æ‰€æœ‰è€…å¯¹è¯¥äº§ä¸šçš„æ”¯æŒ è¿˜å —åˆ°å…¶ä»–çœ‹æ³•çš„å½±å“ , 这些看法包括 HVHF å¯¹çŽ¯å¢ƒå’ŒåŸºç¡€è®¾æ–½é€ æˆ çš„å½±å“ ã€‚çŽ¯å¢ƒé¡¾è™‘ä¼¼ä¹Žæ¯”ç» æµŽåˆ©ç›Šæ›´èƒ½å½±å“ åœŸåœ°æ‰€æœ‰è€…çš„æ€ åº¦ã€‚Midiendo Las Opiniones Ambientales y Económicas Acerca De La Fracturación Hidráulica: una Encuesta De Terratenientes En Unidades De Perforación Activas o Planeadas Investigamos cómo los terratenientes del este de Ohio que fueron afectados por el reciente incremento en uso de la fracturación hidráulica de alto volumen (HVHF) ven la industria y los factores que afectan sus actitudes. Nuestra muestra única contiene casi exclusivamente individuos cuyas tierras están arrendadas para y/o están en un proceso de HVHF. Las encuestas a nivel nacional y estatal que investigan las actitudes frente al HVHF tienden a hallar separaciones claras entre los que se oponen y los que apoyan, cuyas opiniones tienen una fuerte influencia de la política partidista. Estos hallazgos más que todo no se manifiestan en los terratenientes del este de Ohio, para los que las experiencias con la HVHF tienen un efecto crucial en las actitudes. La mayoría de los participantes apoyan la HVHF y dicen que ha beneficiado a sus comunidades económicamente. El partidismo político no tiene un impacto significativo en las opiniones acerca del HVHF. Contrario a los argumentos en las investigaciones que dicen que las consideraciones económicas llevan a la variación que apoya a la HVHF, el apoyo de los terratenientes a la industria también parece estar influenciado por sus percepciones del impacto ambiental y de infraestructura. Las preocupaciones ambientales parecen formar más poderosamente las actitudes de lo que las forman los beneficios económicos.

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  • Gwen Arnold & Benjamin Farrer & Robert Holahan, 2018. "Measuring Environmental and Economic Opinions about Hydraulic Fracturing: A Survey of Landowners in Active or Planned Drilling Units," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 35(2), pages 258-279, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:35:y:2018:i:2:p:258-279
    DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12276
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