What states have a significant "environment vs. extraction " polarization?
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« on: July 22, 2014, 12:42:30 AM »
Probably in many Western states - Alaska? Montana? Oregon?  Though it doesn't seem to be a factor in coal states like West Virginia (not much on the "environment" side).
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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2014, 07:06:09 AM »
Colorado, at a guess. Mainly because a lot of established interests (tourism, the skiing companies, California transplants) have interests against fracking; while the fossil fuel industry obviously has a lot of interests in favour. Witness Udall and Hickenlooper's seemingly endless triangulation around the issue.

States with a high population of Native Americans also come to mind.
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2014, 11:20:24 AM »
Definitely Oregon, with its high concentration of both tree-huggers and loggers. 
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2014, 09:01:48 PM »
In addition to Colorado, Ohio and Pennsylvania are also intensely having the fracking debate, no?


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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2014, 01:13:40 AM »
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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2014, 06:01:15 PM »
Quote from: TDAS04 on July 22, 2014, 11:20:24 AM
Definitely Oregon, with its high concentration of both tree-huggers and loggers. 

Just like British Columbia!
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