2. From ‘‘matters of fact’’ to ‘‘matters of concern’’
When energy projects turn into public controversies, issues that
were once stable or ‘‘black-boxed’’3 (Latour, 1999) may turn into
‘‘matters of concern’’ (Latour, 2004b):
Whenever a network is deployed, a substance is transformed
from an object into a thing, or to use my terms, from a matter
of fact to a matter of concern.