The Anti-Fracking Movement in Ireland: Perspectives from the Media and Activists

Steger, Tamara; Drehobl, Ariel

doi:10.1080/17524032.2017.1392333

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“…For the countries with UOG deposits, we reviewed the regulations of those countries that do allow UOG extraction. We assessed the "fracking status" of countries (whether they allow or ban UOG extraction) by reviewing the literature on fracking bans and moratoria (Bomberg, 2017;Cooper, Stamford, & Azapagic, 2016;Dodge & Metze, 2017;Fractracker, 2018;Gonzalez, 2015;Metze, 2017;Scholtens, 2017;Steger & Drehobl, 2018).…”

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Regulations to protect groundwater resources during unconventional oil and gas extraction using fracking

2019

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Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) extraction using fracking can damage groundwater resources, a crucial resource in many countries. Protecting groundwater will become more urgent as climate change and population growth increase pressure on water demand, especially in water‐scarce countries. But despite the strategic importance of groundwater, it is often poorly managed during UOG extraction. This review considers three types of regulation (command‐and‐control, market‐based and voluntary) in countries where UOG extraction is allowed, to identify the best suite of regulations to protect groundwater resources during this process. We propose a regulatory framework that includes both “hard” command‐and‐control regulations and “soft” market‐based and voluntary regulations. If regulations are to protect groundwater resources effectively, public disclosure of UOG operations must be required and the information must be stored in publicly accessible databases. This would allow for independent scientific review of data by academia and the private sector, in addition to government scrutiny of the data. These parties can then make recommendations to government, allowing timeous and appropriate adaptive management and the amendment of regulations as necessary. And, most importantly, these regulations must be properly enforced to avoid (in some cases irreversible) damage to groundwater resources. This article is characterized under: Engineering Water > Sustainable Engineering of Water Human Water > Water Governance Science of Water > Water Quality

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Regulations to protect groundwater resources during unconventional oil and gas extraction using fracking

2019

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“…Policy decisions may be altered as a consequence of which topics receive frequency and prominence and, also, how these issues are reported -"framed"in the press. It is helpful to differentiate between the two aspects of the reporting process: "agenda setting" and "framing" (Steger & Drehobl, 2018).…”

Section: The Bioeconomy: Agenda Setting and Framing In The Mediamentioning

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Framing the Circular Bioeconomy in Ireland’s Broadsheet Media, 2004–2019

Kelleher

Henchion

O’Neill

2021

Environmental Communication

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The development of the circular bioeconomy is perceived as important in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Its success depends on systemic changes involving all societal actors with public perception being of central significance. Using content analysis, this paper explores the framing of the circular bioeconomy in the Irish broadsheet media during the period 2004-2019. The results indicate that the development of the circular bioeconomy in Ireland has been framed in largely informational terms. The paper concludes that Irish broadsheet media coverage should widen in scope to reflect the multi-sectoral nature of the circular bioeconomy and be more critically incisive in its approach. It argues that the media should also be less uncritical in its acceptance of the top-down discourse on the circular bioeconomy economy that has been presented by government and industry.

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“…As part of the process, the media coverage constructs criticism of the fracking process as counter normative and "un-Polish" (Jaspal et al, 2014a). Moreover, outspoken political support for the process is often included as part of the national media reporting in countries where their governments have included fracking as part of their energy strategy (Matthews and Hansen, 2016), while the issue is seen to be increasingly divisive elsewhere (e.g., Ireland, see Steger and Drehobl, 2018; USA, see Wiggins and Hicks, 2017).…”

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“…In general, local or regional journalism reports on evidence of, or speculation on, local impacts or implications of the issue with greater frequency and intensity as well as provides space for the voices of those who are actually or potentially affected (Anderson and Marhadour, 2007). Their journalists also apply the idea of proximity ("the local") when writing about fracking activists with the consequence of defining them, among others, as either "locals" or "outsiders, " it is found (Steger and Drehobl, 2018).…”

Section: Mediationmentioning

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Fracturing Debate? A Review of Research on Media Coverage of “Fracking”

Matthews

Hansen

2018

Front. Commun.

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Hydraulic fracturing is an energy extraction process that is increasingly attracting controversy. This article seeks to outline how the media report hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking"), and to explore its place within the reporting of energy concerns generally. To this end, it draws on an environmental communication perspective to understand the media reporting of the issue and the processes that shape it. This review reveals that media reporting of fracking is partitioned broadly according to discussions of the economic benefits or the environmental risks associated with the process. Further, these observed patterns in the reporting appear to mirror the recognized claims made about the issue, and the influence from protests and online media alongside national polity on energy production and security. While there is evidence that the practices of journalists and the geographic, economic and political contexts of their news production environments shape the amounts and the types of news reporting, the publics' perceptions appear, somewhat knowledgeable, but largely ambivalent or undecided on the issue at present. Therefore, it is argued that future research must continue to examine the reporting of hydraulic fracturing, its context, production, and its wider reception to develop our understanding of the role of the media in national conversations on fracking, energy, and the environment.

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The Anti-Fracking Movement in Ireland: Perspectives from the Media and Activists

Cited by 13 publications

References 26 publications

Regulations to protect groundwater resources during unconventional oil and gas extraction using fracking

Regulations to protect groundwater resources during unconventional oil and gas extraction using fracking

Framing the Circular Bioeconomy in Ireland’s Broadsheet Media, 2004–2019

Fracturing Debate? A Review of Research on Media Coverage of “Fracking”

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