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

Jennifer Marlon, Anthony Leiserowitz and 3 other contributors

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    Publication Date
    MAR 10
    Journal
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    Location
    https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1922175117
    Citation
    Goldberg, M. ., Marlon, J. ., Wang, X. ., van der Linden, S. ., & Leiserowitz, A. . (2020). Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 117(10), 5111-5112. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1922175117 (Original work published)

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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.