Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment.
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Goldberg, Matthew H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1267-7839
Marlon, Jennifer R
Wang, Xinran
van der Linden, Sander https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0269-1744
Leiserowitz, Anthony
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.
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Climate change, Congress, Campaign Contributions, Antienvironment
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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0027-8424
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117