Fact Check Posts – Page 13

ClearPath Action Fund
stated on September 28, 2016 a campaign ad:

Says "Rob Portman voted for the bipartisan bill to affirm climate change is real, humans significantly contribute to it and it needs to be addressed."

By Nadia Pflaum • October 10, 2016

Basil Seggos
stated on September 7, 2016 a response at a legislative hearing on water quality and contamination:

"No fracking waste is being dumped in New York State"

By Dan Clark • October 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia."

By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2016 a speech in Roanoke, Va.:

Says Hillary Clinton’s energy agenda "will cost the U.S. economy over $5 trillion"

By Linda Qiu • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a presidential debate:

"I did not — I did not — I do not say that. I do not say that" climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese.

By Lauren Carroll • September 27, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2016 a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 26, 2016

Michael Morell
stated on September 19, 2016 an open letter to Donald Trump:

Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 22, 2016

Americans for Prosperity: Florida
stated on September 12, 2016 a campaign mailer:

Says "Patrick Murphy’s ‘Pay More’ energy agenda means you could pay another $500 a year for your utility bills!"

By Joshua Gillin • September 20, 2016

Duane Hall
stated on August 23, 2016 a tweet:

North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm."

By Will Doran • September 9, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on August 13, 2016:

On drilling off the Atlantic coast

By Sean Gorman • August 29, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on August 11, 2016 a tweet:

Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon."

By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 15, 2016 a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. :

Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II."

By Lauren Carroll • August 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2016 an economic address in Detroit:

"The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • August 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 27, 2016 a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio:

"Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100 percent on clean energy."

By Nadia Pflaum • July 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 26, 2016 a speech on energy policy:

In California, "the windmills are killing hundreds and hundreds of eagles."

By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on May 29, 2016 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."

By Linda Qiu • May 29, 2016

Solar Energy Fairness
stated on April 13, 2016 a television ad:

"Big rooftop solar's plan forces Nevada families who don’t have solar panels to pay higher power bills to subsidize rooftop solar."

By Riley Snyder • May 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 4, 2016 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."

By Lauren Carroll • May 10, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on April 22, 2016 a news release:

The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran "will directly subsidize Iran’s nuclear program."

By Tom Kertscher • April 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2016 a foreign policy speech:

"ISIS is making millions of dollars a week selling Libyan oil."

By Chris Nichols • April 27, 2016

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