Environmental science 1301- Madison Lewis

Preface-      Environmental framework is a key aspect in creating effective environmental policies.  A more in depth understanding of environmental policy framework can be found on my last blog post, which can be accessed through the link provided below: https://environmentalscience1301madisonlewis.blogspot.com/2020/12/activity-42-environmental-policy.html             On that post is a table composed of my own environmental policy framework that I created, which is also provided below. This framework is what I will apply to assess the problem being focused on here; the controversial debate of hydrofracking. My Environmental Policy Framework   Frames Frame description Identity -Considers “who am I?” and “who are they?”, or the identities, of all those involved. -Probes values, beliefs, morals, motives, and ethics of myself, and other individuals or businesses involved, whether directly or indirectly. -Includes gathering and utilizing...

 Intro-       In the process of creating policies, all policy makers use their own personal perspectives, or points of view, on the subject that they are creating policies for. These perspectives are called "frameworks", and they make up how one sees the world. Not everyone is going to agree on what should make up a framework, because we are all different in many ways. When it comes to environmental policy making, policy makers use perspectives called "environmental frameworks" to guide the ways they view the conflict or issue at hand. These frameworks are very important to consider in policy making in order to fully define the issue, provide contextual dimension (Bryan, 2003), shape the actions that should or shouldn't be made by individuals, protect us, justify one's stance on a conflict, and motivate people to actively make changes (Davis, Lewicki. 2003).         Below in table one we can find the environmental policy framework from three ...