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Latest Fact-Checks In Climate Change

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Joe Barton
Joe Barton
stated on February 12, 2013 in reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
Says U.S. greenhouse gas "emissions are at 20-year lows."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 1, 2013
Jeff Tittel
Jeff Tittel
stated on March 2, 2013 an op-ed column on NJ.com
"DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • March 17, 2013
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on January 29, 2013 a Tweet
Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"
Mostly False
By Charles Pope • February 27, 2013
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
stated on February 6, 2013 an editorial.
Says Texas ranks first among the states in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted and toxic chemicals released into water.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 13, 2013
Janet Freedman
Janet Freedman
stated on January 13, 2013 an interview on 10 News Conference
Tide gauges measuring sea level in Rhode Island since 1930 have risen "maybe about 10 inches since that time."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 8, 2013
Environment New Jersey
Environment New Jersey
stated on December 18, 2012 an online post about global warming
"Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • January 6, 2013
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on October 31, 2012 a radio ad
Says that Sherrod Brown is an "Obama rubber stamp" for "supporting the job-killing cap and trade plan."
False
By Tom Feran • November 1, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 26, 2012 an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS
Says that in the U.S. House of Representatives "we’ve had bipartisan support for the repeal of Obamacare … for getting rid of cap and trade … for building the Keystone Pipeline."
True
By Bartholomew Sullivan • September 24, 2012
Florida Wildlife Federation
Florida Wildlife Federation
stated on August 28, 2012 a billboard message
Claims Ohio Gov. John Kasich says climate change is a problem.
True
By Reginald Fields • August 29, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on July 26, 2012 a TV ad.
Tim Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • August 21, 2012
Michael J. Gardiner
Michael J. Gardiner
stated on July 26, 2012 a debate
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks grounded commercial air traffic, "there was a temperature drop while the airplanes weren't flying, for the week afterwards."
Mostly False
By Tom Mooney • August 1, 2012
stated on July 2, 2012 a news release
The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 12, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 27, 2011 various statements
On whether humans contribute to global warming
Half Flip
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2012
Freedom PAC
Freedom PAC
stated on April 30, 2012 a Web ad
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson "chose to side with President Obama" against the Keystone pipeline
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • May 9, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on April 5, 2012 an event to promote the Keystone XL pipeline
"I have always said that I would be for drilling."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2012 a Rose Garden speech
In the past three years, "we've added enough new oil and gas pipeline to circle the Earth and then some."
True
By Molly Moorhead • April 23, 2012
American Energy Alliance
American Energy Alliance
stated on March 27, 2012 a television ad
Gas prices have doubled because "Obama opposed exploring for energy in Alaska. He gave millions of tax dollars to Solyndra, which then went bankrupt. And he blocked the Keystone pipeline. So we will all pay more at the pump."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 19, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on March 13, 2012 a letter to the editor
Says President Obama's decision to not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline meant "we were denied the ability immediately to reduce prices at the pump."
False
By Tom Feran • April 17, 2012
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on February 23, 2012 a speech
The Keystone oil pipeline "would employ 20,000 people in the United States."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • April 11, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 14, 2012 a video ad airing in Michigan
Says Mitt Romney supports cap and trade.
False
By Molly Moorhead • February 16, 2012
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