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Recycled: Rockefeller-Backed Group Releases Biased Poll to Push Litigation

Well, it looks like the Rockefeller-backed campaign to push the California Attorney General to file more lawsuits targeting American energy companies is ramping up. Following the same script as last week, The Guardian is reporting on polling sponsored by the Center for Climate Integrity. And once again, they relied on the firm that comes with plenty of controversy.

CCI partnered with Data for Progress to put out a new poll that claims that respondents support lawsuits against plastics and fossil fuel companies over plastic pollution. But a review of the poll’s questions and methodology clearly shows the results are incredibly flawed.

The new “research” comes on the heels of a separate misleading story to gin up support for plastic litigation, a playbook they have employed previously to push climate cases. The flurry of activist activity comes as California AG Rob Bonta is reportedly set to conclude an investigation into petrochemical companies that launched in 2022.

Read the full story at EIDClimate.org.

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