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Research Articles

Fracking in the German Press: Securing Energy Supply on the Eve of The ‘Energiewende’ – A Quantitative Framing-Based Analysis

Pages 231-247 | Received 21 Oct 2015, Accepted 24 Aug 2016, Published online: 03 Nov 2016

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