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Statements about Environment
Helio Melo

Helio Melo

Pants on Fire!

But claim is all wet

"People who wash cars at home will use approximately 80 percent more water than they do in a car wash."

Ron Ramsey

Ron Ramsey

False

Strikes a false vein

"(Environmentalists) said ‘We’re only going to stop coal mining above 2,000 feet.’ ... Well guess where all the coal in the state of Tennessee is? Above 2,000 feet."

Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander

True

Something in the air?

"Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma."

Dave Weldon

Dave Weldon

Pants on Fire!

It's called a 'wildlife' refuge for a reason

"There’s no wildlife" in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Stop Gillnetting Now

Stop Gillnetting Now

False

Something's fishy

Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters."

Lisa Blais

Lisa Blais

Mostly False

It has to be built first

"We came out against Deepwater and everybody is now paying for [the project] in their electric bills."

Don Gaetz

Don Gaetz

Mostly False

He flushes the facts

Says he fought for the repeal of a septic tank inspection program after "Tallahassee pulled a fast one."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Half Flip

Mostly consistent, with one exception

On whether humans contribute to global warming

Americans for Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity

Mostly False

American streetlights, some Chinese parts

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as  "tens of millions of dollars to build traffic lights in China."

Americans for Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity

False

Not tax credits, not stimulus, not to Finland

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."

Americans for Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity

Pants on Fire!

Nope — try loan for project in California

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "$1.2 billion to a solar company that's building a plant in Mexico."

Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee

Pants on Fire!

Scores of permits granted

President Obama's refusal to grant permits for offshore drilling is one reason gasoline prices are soaring.

Josh Mandel

Josh Mandel

Mostly False

Strung-together claim unravels quickly under scrutiny

Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio."

American Energy Alliance

American Energy Alliance

Half-True

Drilling imminent in two Alaska seas

"Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska."

Lars Larson

Lars Larson

Mostly False

Driving an out-of-date figure

"Every time the weight of that vehicle is reduced by a hundred pounds, your chances of dying are going to go up by about 5 percent. Peel three hundred pounds off – you’re 15 percent more likely to die in that car."

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Half-True

Gulf Coast still gets fine money, other places get interest

The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast."

Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur

Mostly True

It's no fish story

Says Lake Erie contains more native fish than all the other Great Lakes combined.

Pat Stevens

Pat Stevens

Mostly False

We're playing catch-up

The Atlanta area’s water planning district "is now the national leader in conservation."

Rick Perry

Rick Perry

Mostly True

By a precise definition

Says there’s no proven instance where hydraulic fracking has polluted groundwater.

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

False

This claim is a lemon

"You can’t put a gun rack in a [Chevrolet] Volt."  

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