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Latest Fact-Checks In Environment

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Mark Begich
Mark Begich
stated on March 20, 2014 a TV ad
Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • March 24, 2014
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 12, 2014 an email
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved a bill "denying veterans the right to recover their medical costs for cancers they developed while serving their country."
Mostly False
March 20, 2014
Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore
stated on March 11, 2014 an interview on 'Hannity'
Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 17, 2014
Seneca Jones
Seneca Jones
stated on March 2, 2014 newspaper ads
Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An ad from the company asks: "Do you know that most all mills in Oregon have retooled over the past 20 years?"
True
By Dana Tims • March 14, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 4, 2014 his State of the State speech
"We have invested record funding in protecting our environment."
False
By Amy Sherman • March 6, 2014
American Petroleum Institute
American Petroleum Institute
stated on March 2, 2014 a television ad
Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL."
True
By Steve Contorno • March 5, 2014
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on February 21, 2014 a TV ad
Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich "is on record supporting a carbon tax, even pushing Harry Reid to make it a priority."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • February 25, 2014
Gordon Challstrom
Gordon Challstrom
stated on January 15, 2014 a campaign website statement
"Oregon and the federal government now have more than one million acres of burnt land and millions of trees are being left to rot."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • February 21, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on February 12, 2014 newspaper articles
On oil drilling off Florida’s coast
No Flip
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2014
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on February 17, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"
"When the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport needed to stop its earthquake spike a few years ago, they temporarily shut down the wells that were injecting fracking fluid into the ground ... (and) those earthquakes stopped."
True
By Jon Greenberg • February 19, 2014
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on January 16, 2014 a speech
As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes."
True
By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2014
Jonathan Boucher
Jonathan Boucher
stated on January 31, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
"The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 22, 2014 a news release
"Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry."  
True
February 14, 2014
Associated Industries of Florida
Associated Industries of Florida
stated on February 6, 2014 a press release
"Large parts of Florida" have experienced "years of below average rainfall."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • February 13, 2014
Ralph Reed
Ralph Reed
stated on February 3, 2014 a CNN "Crossfire" segment
A government report shows that alternatives to the Keystone XL pipeline "are worse" for the environment.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 13, 2014
Van Jones
Van Jones
stated on February 3, 2014 a segment on CNN's "Crossfire"
The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report.
True
By Katie Sanders • February 10, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address
"Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 21, 2014 an event with employees from the Department of Environmental Protection
"Recently, Florida has successfully reduced the environmental permitting time down to just two days."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2014
Richard August
Richard August
stated on January 12, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2014
Bob Kincaid
Bob Kincaid
stated on January 19, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry"
"Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 21, 2014
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