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U.S. Mobilization For and Against Fracking by Groups in Five Major Fracking States

Contentious Politics
Democracy
Environmental Policy
Green Politics
Interest Groups
Public Policy

Abstract

In the United States, five states involved in significant fracking activity have seen their share of opposition and support for such activities by organized interests. This paper examines the key mobilization strategies used by the major interest groups in Arkansas, Colorado, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas and what they tout as their successes from 2007 to 2013. It relies for data upon Internet sources and interviews.