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Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing:
The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • December 10, 2021
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on October 28, 2021 in in a speech:
"U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030."
Half-True
By Nusaiba Mizan • November 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.”
Half-True
By Gabrielle Settles • October 25, 2021
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 28, 2021 in an article in RealClearEnergy:
“We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.”
Half-True
By Ava Peroni, Elisa Contreras • October 5, 2021
Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer
stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing:
“As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2021
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 8, 2021 in an interview on CNN:
“West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.”
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • September 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2021 in social media posts:
The U.S. is “now importing 800,000 barrels of oil from Russia,” but that could have been prevented if the Keystone XL pipeline hadn’t been cancelled.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2021
Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
stated on August 11, 2021 in an OAN broadcast.:
Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation down.”
Half-True
By Jason Asenso • August 17, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 27, 2021
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing:
The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 29, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 20, 2021 in an image:
"By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.”
Half-True
By Daniel Funke • January 21, 2021
Wayne Christian
Wayne Christian
stated on January 5, 2021 in a letter:
Says that the Paris Climate Accord will cost the U.S. economy "6.5 million jobs and $3 trillion in economic growth by 2040."
Half-True
By Brandon Mulder • January 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 in a text post:
Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY”
Half-True
By Hayat Norimine • October 2, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Gas prices during the Obama-Biden administration were $5.49 a gallon.
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • October 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 12, 2019 in a speech:
The United States is "very energy independent."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • September 13, 2019
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 14, 2019 in a speech:
"The U.S. now leads the world in producing both oil and natural gas, and at the same time reducing energy-related emissions."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 27, 2019
Clean Virginia
Clean Virginia
stated on November 16, 2018 in website post.:
"Virginians pay the 11th-highest power bills in the nation."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • November 27, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 21, 2018 in a tweet:
Just before Thanksgiving, oil was $54 a barrel, down from $82. "Thank you to Saudi Arabia."
Half-True
By Kyra Haas, Louis Jacobson • November 26, 2018
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