Politics, values, and morals: Assessing consumer responses to the framing of residential renewable energy in the United States

Arpan, Laura M.; Xu, Xiaojing; Raney, Arthur A.; Chen, Chien-fei; Wang, Zihan

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2018.08.007

Title: Politics, values, and morals: Assessing consumer responses to the framing of residential renewable energy in the United States

Journal Article · 30 November 2018 · Energy Research and Social Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.08.007 · OSTI ID:1702061

Arpan, Laura M.; Xu, Xiaojing; Raney, Arthur A.; Chen, Chien-fei; Wang, Zihan

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