21 People 18802 Fact-checks 5999 Articles People (21) America's Natural Gas Alliance Vote No On 2 Gingrich 2 Gingrich Doctors Without Borders Various media reports 2 Ohio Oil and Gas Association Center for Western Priorities Immigration Policy Center Center for American Progress Center for Individual Freedom Centers for Disease Control Violence Policy Center House Natural Resources Committee Republicans National Women's Law Center Oregon Center for Public Policy Virginia Center for Public Safety Center for American Progress Action Fund Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity National Center for Public Policy Research Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy Fact-checks (18802) Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception: "Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels." By W. Gardner Selby• April 12, 2016 Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” By Jon Greenberg• March 28, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2021 in an interview: "Our wind and our solar got shut down ... and that thrust Texas into this situation where it was lacking power at a statewide basis.” By Brandon Mulder• February 19, 2021 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing: "[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply." By Alex Kuffner• January 8, 2012 Dan Crenshaw stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Subsidizing investment in wind has pushed gas and nuclear out. Now we live with the consequences.” By Brandon Mulder• February 26, 2021 Viral image stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2021 Tucker Carlson stated on February 16, 2021 in a TV segment: “Unbeknownst to most people, the Green New Deal came to Texas; the power grid in the state became totally reliant on windmills.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 17, 2021 Hillary Clinton stated on December 08, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil." By Nick Reid• January 29, 2016 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2015 Al Gore stated on January 28, 2009 in a Senate committee hearing: If we got solar energy from "an area of the Southwestern desert 100 miles on a side, that would be enough, in and of itself, to provide 100 percent of all the electricity needs for the United States of America in a full year." By Alexander Lane• February 18, 2009 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 in wind power." By Joshua Gillin• January 21, 2015 Bill Maher stated on September 14, 2010 in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live": "Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? I'm not joking." By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2010 Bill Clinton stated on November 08, 2011 in an interview on The Daily Show: Solar and wind energy are "both cheaper than nuclear right now." By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2011 Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.” By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2021 Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar." By Amy Sherman• January 29, 2014 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2016 in a speech on energy policy: In California, "the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles." By Jon Greenberg• May 31, 2016 Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States." By Madison Czopek• October 25, 2019 Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters: The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China. By Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2012 Jennette Gayer stated on January 02, 2013 in a news release: "Wind powers nearly 13 million homes across the country." By Eric Stirgus• January 23, 2013 Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs." 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Gardner Selby• December 13, 2016 Fact-checking Obama's rules on carbon and coal plants By Steve Contorno• August 14, 2014 Mailbag: Catching up on reader complaints, comments By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2012 Viral videos spread flimsy Alligator Alcatraz ‘incinerators’ rumor By Maria Briceño• July 10, 2025 Checking George Will on birds and wind turbines By Robert Farley• May 3, 2010 Does your natural gas flow through wood pipes? By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2010 How many oil and gas jobs are there in West Virginia? It's surprisingly hard to say By Stephanie Alvaro, Jensen Mills• April 5, 2019 Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren in Derry, New Hampshire By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• February 7, 2020 Joe Biden and manufacturing jobs: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2022 It's EPA vs. U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate change By Steve Contorno• May 30, 2014 Sorting out the truth on energy By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 3, 2008 Bill White mystifies Rick Perry—my friends By W. Gardner Selby• October 8, 2010
America's Natural Gas Alliance Vote No On 2 Gingrich 2 Gingrich Doctors Without Borders Various media reports 2 Ohio Oil and Gas Association Center for Western Priorities Immigration Policy Center Center for American Progress Center for Individual Freedom Centers for Disease Control Violence Policy Center House Natural Resources Committee Republicans National Women's Law Center Oregon Center for Public Policy Virginia Center for Public Safety Center for American Progress Action Fund Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity National Center for Public Policy Research Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception: "Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels." By W. Gardner Selby• April 12, 2016 Eli Bremer stated on March 23, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: “If you look at windmills” and the greenhouse gas emissions from building to retiring them, “the overall return is negative.” By Jon Greenberg• March 28, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2021 in an interview: "Our wind and our solar got shut down ... and that thrust Texas into this situation where it was lacking power at a statewide basis.” By Brandon Mulder• February 19, 2021 Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing: "[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply." By Alex Kuffner• January 8, 2012 Dan Crenshaw stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet: “Subsidizing investment in wind has pushed gas and nuclear out. Now we live with the consequences.” By Brandon Mulder• February 26, 2021 Viral image stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2021 Tucker Carlson stated on February 16, 2021 in a TV segment: “Unbeknownst to most people, the Green New Deal came to Texas; the power grid in the state became totally reliant on windmills.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 17, 2021 Hillary Clinton stated on December 08, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor: "We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil." By Nick Reid• January 29, 2016 Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2015 in a meme on social media: Says. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, once said, "Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down, which would cause the temperature to go up." By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2015 Al Gore stated on January 28, 2009 in a Senate committee hearing: If we got solar energy from "an area of the Southwestern desert 100 miles on a side, that would be enough, in and of itself, to provide 100 percent of all the electricity needs for the United States of America in a full year." By Alexander Lane• February 18, 2009 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "America is No. 1 in wind power." By Joshua Gillin• January 21, 2015 Bill Maher stated on September 14, 2010 in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live": "Do you know that we have pipes carrying natural gas in this country that are made of wood? I'm not joking." By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2010 Bill Clinton stated on November 08, 2011 in an interview on The Daily Show: Solar and wind energy are "both cheaper than nuclear right now." By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2011 Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.” By Bill McCarthy• February 24, 2021 Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union speech: "Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar." By Amy Sherman• January 29, 2014 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2016 in a speech on energy policy: In California, "the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles." By Jon Greenberg• May 31, 2016 Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States." By Madison Czopek• October 25, 2019 Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters: The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China. By Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2012 Jennette Gayer stated on January 02, 2013 in a news release: "Wind powers nearly 13 million homes across the country." By Eric Stirgus• January 23, 2013 Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on December 01, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs." By Chris Nichols• December 6, 2019
Fact-checking Texas Republicans on blackout blame By Brandon Mulder• February 18, 2021 What the numbers tell us about Biden’s promise of high-paying green jobs By Jon Greenberg• April 22, 2021 How to stay warm without power in a winter storm By Daniel Funke• February 18, 2021 Reality check: Biden’s renewable energy plan By Jon Greenberg• August 30, 2022 Natural gas, not wind turbines, main driver of Texas power shortage By Jon Greenberg• February 16, 2021 How Fox News, far-right TV blamed green energy for Texas’ power outages By Bill McCarthy• February 19, 2021 Mailbag: 'Your Truth-O-Meter needs repair' By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 29, 2009 PolitiFact road-tests Donald Trump’s claim about driving an electric vehicle in New Hampshire By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• November 27, 2023 Checking Rick Perry claims about energy By W. Gardner Selby• December 13, 2016 Fact-checking Obama's rules on carbon and coal plants By Steve Contorno• August 14, 2014 Mailbag: Catching up on reader complaints, comments By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2012 Viral videos spread flimsy Alligator Alcatraz ‘incinerators’ rumor By Maria Briceño• July 10, 2025 Checking George Will on birds and wind turbines By Robert Farley• May 3, 2010 Does your natural gas flow through wood pipes? By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2010 How many oil and gas jobs are there in West Virginia? It's surprisingly hard to say By Stephanie Alvaro, Jensen Mills• April 5, 2019 Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren in Derry, New Hampshire By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• February 7, 2020 Joe Biden and manufacturing jobs: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2022 It's EPA vs. U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate change By Steve Contorno• May 30, 2014 Sorting out the truth on energy By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 3, 2008 Bill White mystifies Rick Perry—my friends By W. Gardner Selby• October 8, 2010
