An Institutional and Opinion Analysis of Colorado’s Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Policy
An Institutional and Opinion Analysis of Colorado’s Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Policy
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科罗拉多州水力压裂披露政策的制度和观点分析
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2017
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D. P. Carter
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C. Weible;Tanya Heikkila;D. P. Carter
水力压裂和石油天然气开发可能是21世纪美国面临的最具争议的能源和环境问题。争论的一个焦点是水力压裂过程中使用的流体的公开。本文分析了科罗拉多2011年要求披露水力压裂液信息的政策，该政策被认为是该国第一个全面的水力压裂信息披露政策之一。我们对披露政策进行了制度分析，以了解政策如何建立信息流，并赠款和限制目标行为者的选择。然后，我们分析了积极参与科罗拉多水力压裂辩论的人的意见，以评估他们是否认为披露政策是解决问题。机构分析说明了该政策如何分配发送和接收信息的责任，而民意调查显示，人们对其解决与化学品使用或披露有关的问题的潜力的看法存在分歧。大多数受访者都同意，新政策未能建立公众对水力压裂过程的信任。
Abstract Hydraulic fracturing and oil and natural gas development are possibly the most contentious energy and environmental issues to face the USA in the twenty-first century. One point of contention is the disclosure of fluids used in the hydraulic fracturing process. This paper analyses the Colorado 2011 policy requiring disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluid information, considered one of the first comprehensive hydraulic fracturing disclosure policies in the country. We conduct an institutional analysis of the disclosure policy to understand how the policy establishes information flows and grants and restricts choices by targeted actors. We then analyse the opinions of people actively involved in hydraulic fracturing debates in Colorado to assess whether they view the disclosure policy as resolving problems. The institutional analysis illustrates how the policy allocates responsibilities in sending and receiving information and the opinion survey shows divergence in perceptions of its potential to resolve problems associated with chemical use or disclosure. Most respondents are in agreement that the new policy failed to build public trust of the hydraulic fracturing process.