Environmental Lobbying Effectiveness in North Carolina: Case Studies in Hydraulic Fracturing and Coal Ash Regulation
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Abken, Carol A.
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis explores the effectiveness of environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on influencing government policy toward environmental issues such as water pollution and non-renewable energy production. As a whole, these organizations seek to influence government to pass legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting endangered species and wilderness areas from agriculture and development, and reducing the harmful byproducts of industrialization such as air and water pollution. This form of public advocacy commonly includes lobbying legislators, filing amicus briefs, utilizing citizen suits, conducting media campaigns, and backing certain political candidates (Szarka 2013).
- Date of publication
- spring 2015
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- Funding: None
- Advisor
- Hoyman, Michele
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Honors level
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- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- 44
- Date uploaded
- April 10, 2015
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