Three months into the worst oil spill in U.S. history, most Californians oppose offshore drilling, marking a strong shift in opinion on the issue, a poll has found.
Some 59 percent of residents say they are against drilling for oil off the state's coastline while 36 percent are in favor, according to the Public Policy Institute of California survey released on Wednesday.
Last year the same poll showed 43 percent were opposed to offshore drilling and 51 percent approved.
The poll was released more than 100 days into BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as BP prepares to start its latest effort to plug the gusher, called a "static kill," pumping drilling-mud and cement into its blown-out well.
The survey also found 67 percent support a California law to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels within the next 10 years. A November ballot initiative, AB 32, seeks to suspend it while the state battles tough economic times and ...