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Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment

Goldberg, Matthew H; Marlon, Jennifer R; Wang, Xinran; van der Linden, Sander; Leiserowitz, Anthony

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Abstract

Do campaign contributions from oil and gas companies influence legislators to vote against the environment, or do these companies invest in legislators that have a proven antienvironmental voting record? Using 28 y of campaign contribution data, we find that evidence consistently supports the investment hypothesis: The more a given member of Congress votes against environmental policies, the more contributions they receive from oil and gas companies supporting their reelection.

Themen

Physical Sciences

Sprachen

Englisch

Verlag

National Academy of Sciences

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1922175117

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