A majority of Americans want to see oil and gas companies held to account for lying about the climate crisis and contributing to global heating, according toa new YouGov poll commissioned by the Guardian, Vice News, and Covering Climate Now.
Released today, the poll reveals that the US remains sharply divided over the causes of the deepening environmental emergency following the fossil fuel industry’s long campaign to downplay and deny climate science. That division falls largely along political lines, with Democrats and Republicans at odds over the source of climate disinformation.
The poll surveyed 1,000 American adults and found that 70% said global warming was happening. More than 60% said oil and gas companies were “completely or mostly
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