Fueling Resistance - The Contentious Political Economy of Biofuels and Fracking - Kate J. (Assistant Professor Department of Political Science and Sch

A series of concurrent pressures in the early 2000sΓÇöclimate change, financial system crashes, economic development in rural regions, and shifts in geopoliticsΓÇöintensified interest in alternative energy production. At the same time, rising oil prices rendered alternative fuels a more economically viable option. Among these energy sources, liquid biofuels (bioethanol and biodiesel) and natural gas derived from hydraulic fracturing (\fracking\) took center stage aspromising commodities and..