“Google fracking:” The online information ecology of the English shale gas debate

Depressed democracy, environmental injustice: Exploring the negative mental health implications of unconventional oil and gas production in the United States

“…Access to useful, translated, and reliable information about environmental and public health risks from trusted institutions matters [ [37] , [85] ], particularly where neighborhood industrial activities meet institutional processes [ 86 ]. Further, the ability to use this information to then directly participate in related policy decisions [ 87 ] represent key procedural aspects of environmental justice – but are still under-examined in relation to mental health outcomes amid dense localized UOG production.…”

Induced seismicity or political ploy?: Using a novel mix of methods to identify multiple publics and track responses over time to shale gas policy change

“…Social media is increasingly used to share information, to shape public discourse, as well as to support community engagement and activism on SGE. Rattle et al (54) researched online information use in England across the period 2011-2018, arguing that direct activism against shale gas in the UK has arisen, in part, from improved information access and a sense of disempowerment associated with reduced influence upon policy. Whilst private online communication channels are used for more sustained activism, social media platforms (e.g.…”