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Texas polls show renewables more popular than oil and gas
Original: Measuring how much we love the paleo-energy industry striving to keep us locked into caveman habits: ''In Texas — where
Polling from Texas shows that while the oil and gas industry is viewed 20 points more favorably than unfavorably in the state, solar and wind are still far more popular, with renewables enjoying roughly 46 points of net favorability — more than twice that of fossil fuels. Commenters note the irony of a fossil-fuel stronghold embracing clean energy, suggesting political support for oil and gas does not reflect consumer enthusiasm for renewables.
Why now: The data challenges the assumption that fossil-fuel-friendly states reject renewable energy, making it politically surprising.
Texasoil and gas industrysolar industrywind industry
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 3 snapshots from 6 h ago to 3 h ago.
Evidence
- Measuring how much we love the paleo-energy industry striving to keep us locked into caveman habits: ''In Texas — where the oil and gas industry is viewed 20pts more favorably than unfavorably — the solar and wind industries are still more than twice as popular, enjoying 46pt… · SkepticalScience@scicomm.xyz · 6
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