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

Volume: 117, Issue: 10, Pages: 5111 - 5112
Published: Feb 24, 2020
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...
Paper Details
Title
Oil and gas companies invest in legislators that vote against the environment
Published Date
Feb 24, 2020
Volume
117
Issue
10
Pages
5111 - 5112
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