Why evangelicals and environmentalists should join forces

Religion and science have a common enemy: corporations

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There is only one group — corporate interests — that directly benefits from public ignorance and government inaction on global warming. Quarterly profits don't really rest upon the fate of mankind 500 years from now. As such, many corporate interests have pushed a widespread and successful denial campaign.

A Drexel University study finds that 91 organizations supported by 140 primarily conservative foundations or corporations (including Exxon Mobile and Koch Industries) are responsible for a "well-funded and organized effort to undermine public faith in climate science and block action by the U.S. government to regulate emissions."

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Sean McElwee is a writer and researcher based in New York City.