Houston Chronicle by Savana Dunning 2/28/2020
Over 60 percent of Houston Democrats said they would oppose the Green New Deal if it means layoffs in the oil and gas industry, according to a new University of Houston poll.
The poll published this week asked Texas Democrats whether they would support the legislation given its potential effects, including the elimination of oil and gas drilling in the U.S. by 2035. While 58.9 percent of Houston Democrats said they would still support the deal if it eliminated oil and gas drilling in Texas, when asked about job losses that support fell to 37.2 percent.
Overall, 52.2 percent of Texas Democrats said they would oppose the deal if it meant a loss of oil and gas jobs.
“Voters from the Houston area were less likely to name climate change as a top priority than those from elsewhere in the state, and perhaps not surprisingly, they were less likely to favor the Green New Deal if it results in widespread layoffs in the energy industry,†said Mark Jones, a political scientist with the Baker Institute at Rice University and a senior research associate at the University of Houston.
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