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fracktivist en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of fracking + activist.

Meanings

1. An activist who opposes fracking.
   • The industry objects to this misuse of the term and has adopted the spelling "frac" (without the k) to distinguish themselves from shale gas opponents, many of whom proudly self-identify as "fracktivists.” 2019, Daniel J. Soeder, Scyller J. Borglum, The Fossil Fuel Revolution: Shale Gas and Tight Oil, page 175:
   • Our fracktivist comrades brought the panel discussion to a halt when David pulled out his banner and began shouting at Houser and Frackenlooper, “YOU GUYS ARE LIARS, FRACKING CANNOT BE MADE SAFE, AND I HOLD YOU PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR POISONING AMERICA!!" 2023, Jay Ponti, Be The Revolution, page 157:
   • A little over two years before she stood in front of the U.S. Capitol unveiling the Green New Deal, AOC was a "fracktivist” who saw a connection between Standing Rock and her own underserved, majority-minority home-town. 2022, Take Up Space: The Unprecedented AOC, page 224:
   • According to recent research, the emotional shock tactics used by fracktivists allied with other social movements have helped them dampen, albeit temporarily, hopes for the safety of fracturing gas or oil, with an overemphasis on the alleged risks of hydraulic fracturing. 2021, Constantin Cranganu, Climate Change, Torn between Myth and Fact, page 255:

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