Pro-Fracking and Anti-Fracking Twitter Accounts:

Pro-Fracking Twitter Accounts

1. @ProtectCO (Protect Colorado)
2. @MarcellusGas (Marcellus Shale)
3. @NobleColorado (Noble Energy)
4. @YouthRightWing (NJ Conservative)
5. @rightcuban (Cuban Conservative)
6. @ProFrackingNI (Pro-Fracking NI)
7. @FrackingPro (Pro Fracking)
8. @ProFracker (It’s Fracking Great)
9. @Chesapeake (Chesapeake Energy)
10. @JoshJordaan (Josh Jordaan)

These Pro-Fracking Groups all share the same goals and ideals, which is to protect the rights of fracking and improve the economy by producing natural gas. Groups like Protect Colorado, Marcellus Shale, Noble Energy, and Chesapeake Energy are large groups/organizations that benefit from fracking and are more professional in their information and presentation than some of the other groups we followed. These Twitter accounts are both reputable sources and have strong incentives to fight for their cause. As a result, they will have biases to justify fracking. However, they may be lacking when it comes to environmental issues outside of fracking. NJ Conservative and Cuban Conservative are groups that identify with the specific ideology of conservatism, and thus support the practice of fracking. The other groups that we followed don’t appear to be as professional or reputable, however, they all favor the use of fracking. These accounts do not necessarily belong to an established organization with workers monitoring their pages; instead, they are most likely run by individuals with a passion for fracking.

Anti-Fracking Twitter Accounts

1. @AntiFrackingSCO (No Fracking Way)
2. @FrackFreeFood (Frack Free Food)
3. @stopfrackattack (Stop The Frack Attack)
4. @FrackNo (Catskill Citizens)
5. @NYAgainstFrack (NY Against Fracking)
6. @FrackAction (Frack Action)
7. @Frack_Off (Frack Off)
8. @GreenPeaceUSA (Greenpeace USA)
9. @EcoWatch (EcoWatch)
10. @EarthJustice (Earthjustice)

These anti-fracking accounts vary from interest groups/organizations (GreenPeaceUSA), to news sites (EcoWatch). Their main goals are to spread awareness about the negative aspects of fracking, report on the latest fracking stories, and communicate with both pro, and anti-fracking groups. More generalized accounts like GreenPeaceUSA, EcoWatch, and EarthJustice, report on more than just fracking, which can be beneficial because they are informative about a variety of things going on in the environment, but it may be a little hard to track down a tweet specific to fracking. Accounts like AntiFrackingSCO, StopFrackAttack, Frack_Off, and FrackNo post and share different stories from a large range of accounts, which can help for researching different stories, and gaining a broader insight into what anti-fracking groups’ goals are. Another group we followed was @FrackFreeFood. They, like the groups listed above, also oppose fracking and are specifically concerned with how fresh food can be contaminated by the process. This accounts’ strengths include good visuals of fresh food that could be harmed by fracking. One weakness that this page has is the lack of posts they have made in the past few years. @NYAgainstFrack is a page that is specifically directed towards anti-frackers in New York. New York has some of the most fracking going on its state which widely affects its huge population. A major strength of this account is that it endures a large fan base, allowing it to spread awareness throughout the city.