Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Energy Duane Hall stated on August 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm." Paul Ryan stated on August 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon." Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "I believe we should have tax on carbon and deal aggressively with climate change. That is not (Hillary Clinton's) position." Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt." Robby Mook stated on April 19, 2016 in a Medium post: "In last week’s debate, Bernie questioned Hillary’s commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent." Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation." Tim Echols stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine: "Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower." Kevin de León stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "No city in the state, no state in this nation, for that matter the entire world, has adopted (clean energy) targets more ambitious in scale." Barry DuVal stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: "We're the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations." Gus Bilirakis stated on June 24, 2015 in a speech on the House floor: "Florida has reduced its carbon emissions by 20 percent since 2005." Center for Western Priorities stated on February 5, 2015 in a post on the organization's website: "Oil companies can obtain an acre of public land for less than the price of a Big Mac." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 in wind power." Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline. Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.: "We’ve doubled the production of clean energy." Floridians for Solar Choice stated on January 14, 2015 in a statement on a website: "Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business." Nicholas Kristof stated on October 22, 2014 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": "All of Liberia can produce less than one-third as much electricity as the Dallas Cowboys football stadium consumes at peak times." Duey Stroebel stated on July 30, 2014 in an online video: Says GOP primary opponents Glenn Grothman and Joe Leibham cast a "compromise vote that cost $788 million" in higher electricity costs. Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks." Mark Begich stated on March 20, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling." Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody." Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day." Charlie Crist stated on November 18, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production." Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy." Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." Ron Shipman stated on June 10, 2013 in a meeting: Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity. Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project." Bob Corker stated on August 18, 2012 in in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: "We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience."
Duane Hall stated on August 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm." Paul Ryan stated on August 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon." Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "I believe we should have tax on carbon and deal aggressively with climate change. That is not (Hillary Clinton's) position." Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt." Robby Mook stated on April 19, 2016 in a Medium post: "In last week’s debate, Bernie questioned Hillary’s commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent." Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation." Tim Echols stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine: "Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower." Kevin de León stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "No city in the state, no state in this nation, for that matter the entire world, has adopted (clean energy) targets more ambitious in scale." Barry DuVal stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: "We're the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations." Gus Bilirakis stated on June 24, 2015 in a speech on the House floor: "Florida has reduced its carbon emissions by 20 percent since 2005." Center for Western Priorities stated on February 5, 2015 in a post on the organization's website: "Oil companies can obtain an acre of public land for less than the price of a Big Mac." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 in wind power." Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline. Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.: "We’ve doubled the production of clean energy." Floridians for Solar Choice stated on January 14, 2015 in a statement on a website: "Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business." Nicholas Kristof stated on October 22, 2014 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": "All of Liberia can produce less than one-third as much electricity as the Dallas Cowboys football stadium consumes at peak times." Duey Stroebel stated on July 30, 2014 in an online video: Says GOP primary opponents Glenn Grothman and Joe Leibham cast a "compromise vote that cost $788 million" in higher electricity costs. Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks." Mark Begich stated on March 20, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling." Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill." Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody." Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day." Charlie Crist stated on November 18, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production." Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy." Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic." Ron Shipman stated on June 10, 2013 in a meeting: Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity. Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project." Bob Corker stated on August 18, 2012 in in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: "We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience."
Duane Hall stated on August 23, 2016 in a tweet: North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm."
Paul Ryan stated on August 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon."
Bernie Sanders stated on May 29, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "I believe we should have tax on carbon and deal aggressively with climate change. That is not (Hillary Clinton's) position."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 4, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper: "The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt."
Robby Mook stated on April 19, 2016 in a Medium post: "In last week’s debate, Bernie questioned Hillary’s commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent."
Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation."
Tim Echols stated on October 26, 2015 in an opinion piece in a trade magazine: "Our state has no major rivers to produce big hydropower."
Kevin de León stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "No city in the state, no state in this nation, for that matter the entire world, has adopted (clean energy) targets more ambitious in scale."
Barry DuVal stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: "We're the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations."
Gus Bilirakis stated on June 24, 2015 in a speech on the House floor: "Florida has reduced its carbon emissions by 20 percent since 2005."
Center for Western Priorities stated on February 5, 2015 in a post on the organization's website: "Oil companies can obtain an acre of public land for less than the price of a Big Mac."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 in wind power."
Joni Ernst stated on January 20, 2015 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: "A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Barack Obama stated on January 9, 2015 in a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.: "We’ve doubled the production of clean energy."
Floridians for Solar Choice stated on January 14, 2015 in a statement on a website: "Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business."
Nicholas Kristof stated on October 22, 2014 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": "All of Liberia can produce less than one-third as much electricity as the Dallas Cowboys football stadium consumes at peak times."
Duey Stroebel stated on July 30, 2014 in an online video: Says GOP primary opponents Glenn Grothman and Joe Leibham cast a "compromise vote that cost $788 million" in higher electricity costs.
Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks."
Mark Begich stated on March 20, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling."
Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry": "We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill."
Barack Obama stated on January 18, 2014 in a Saturday radio address: "Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy," the United States generates "more natural gas than anybody."
Texans for Reliable Power stated on January 9, 2014 in an advertisement: "Texas is experiencing the fastest population growth in the country," adding "more than 1,000 people a day."
Charlie Crist stated on November 18, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "We’re the Sunshine State, and we’re hardly doing any solar energy production."
Jeffrey Grybowski stated on August 4, 2013 in a television interview: Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy."
Ernest Moniz stated on August 26, 2013 in a question and answer session at Columbia University: "We are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 12, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: The oceans "have become 30 percent more acidic."
Ron Shipman stated on June 10, 2013 in a meeting: Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity.
Abel Collins stated on June 2, 2013 in an interview on WJAR-TV's "10 News Conference.": "RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 23, 2013 in a press release: Says "With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project."
Bob Corker stated on August 18, 2012 in in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press: "We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience."