je.st
news
Majority of Americans Uninformed About Fracking, Survey Finds
2013-11-22 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Most Americans are uninformed and lack opinions on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a process used to extract oil and gas from rock formations, a new survey says. Fifty-eight percent of people surveyed specifically reported that they knew nothing at all about fracking, and the same percentage said they didn't know whether they supported fracking or opposed it. Seven percent said they were aware of some of the process's environmental impacts, and 3 percent said they knew of positive economic and...
Tags: survey
majority
americans
finds
Category:Electronics and Electrical