Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Energy 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.” Donald Trump stated on September 12, 2019 in a speech: The United States is "very energy independent." 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." Clean Virginia stated on November 16, 2018 in website post.: "Virginians pay the 11th-highest power bills in the nation." 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." Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2018 in a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.: "The United States is now the No. 1 energy producer in the world. That happened just recently." Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed." Environmental Protection Agency stated on June 13, 2018 in a statement to Bloomberg: "The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down." Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." Tom Wolf stated on March 23, 2018 in Campaign video: "Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers." North Carolina Democratic Party stated on March 27, 2018 in an ad campaign: NC Republicans "raided $58 million that was supposed to help create jobs for North Carolinians." Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2017 in a tweet: "Long gas lines forming in North Korea." Marco Rubio's heckler stated on August 22, 2017 in during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP: Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election. Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)." Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says electric utilities "are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering." Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas." Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II." Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: "Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100 percent on clean energy." Solar Energy Fairness stated on April 13, 2016 in 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." Richard Paglia stated on November 1, 2015 in a TV interview: "We already pay the highest electricity prices in the country here in New England." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change." Tom Graves stated on February 24, 2015 in a press release: President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs." Scott Surovell stated on February 4, 2015 in a floor speech.: "When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off … that started to begin in (President George W.) Bush’s administration." John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment." Chris Wallace stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years." Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants. Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."
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.” Donald Trump stated on September 12, 2019 in a speech: The United States is "very energy independent." 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." Clean Virginia stated on November 16, 2018 in website post.: "Virginians pay the 11th-highest power bills in the nation." 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." Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2018 in a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.: "The United States is now the No. 1 energy producer in the world. That happened just recently." Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed." Environmental Protection Agency stated on June 13, 2018 in a statement to Bloomberg: "The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down." Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota." Tom Wolf stated on March 23, 2018 in Campaign video: "Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers." North Carolina Democratic Party stated on March 27, 2018 in an ad campaign: NC Republicans "raided $58 million that was supposed to help create jobs for North Carolinians." Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2017 in a tweet: "Long gas lines forming in North Korea." Marco Rubio's heckler stated on August 22, 2017 in during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP: Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election. Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)." Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says electric utilities "are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering." Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas." Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II." Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: "Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100 percent on clean energy." Solar Energy Fairness stated on April 13, 2016 in 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." Richard Paglia stated on November 1, 2015 in a TV interview: "We already pay the highest electricity prices in the country here in New England." Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog." Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change." Tom Graves stated on February 24, 2015 in a press release: President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs." Scott Surovell stated on February 4, 2015 in a floor speech.: "When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off … that started to begin in (President George W.) Bush’s administration." John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment." Chris Wallace stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years." Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants. Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."
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.”
Donald Trump stated on September 12, 2019 in a speech: The United States is "very energy independent."
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."
Clean Virginia stated on November 16, 2018 in website post.: "Virginians pay the 11th-highest power bills in the nation."
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."
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2018 in a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.: "The United States is now the No. 1 energy producer in the world. That happened just recently."
Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference: "Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."
Environmental Protection Agency stated on June 13, 2018 in a statement to Bloomberg: "The science is clear, under President Trump greenhouse gas emissions are down."
Kevin Cramer stated on May 4, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt: Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota."
Tom Wolf stated on March 23, 2018 in Campaign video: "Pennsylvania (is) the only state in the country not to tax drillers."
North Carolina Democratic Party stated on March 27, 2018 in an ad campaign: NC Republicans "raided $58 million that was supposed to help create jobs for North Carolinians."
Marco Rubio's heckler stated on August 22, 2017 in during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP: Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election.
Pat Robertson stated on July 12, 2017 in an interview with President Donald Trump: Russian natural gas company "Gazprom held Europe by the throat -- they were a monopoly, and now the U.S. is breaking into that monopoly with our exports of (liquefied natural gas)."
Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says electric utilities "are trying to fool you into amending your state Constitution in a way that gives them the authority to shut down net metering."
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio: "Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100 percent on clean energy."
Solar Energy Fairness stated on April 13, 2016 in 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."
Richard Paglia stated on November 1, 2015 in a TV interview: "We already pay the highest electricity prices in the country here in New England."
Jerry Brown stated on October 7, 2015 in a speech: "Smog was invented in Los Angeles. It was. The name was invented. There was a fellow at Caltech and he came up with the idea and they called it smog."
Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change."
Tom Graves stated on February 24, 2015 in a press release: President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs."
Scott Surovell stated on February 4, 2015 in a floor speech.: "When did the decline of coal start? It started when natural gas took off … that started to begin in (President George W.) Bush’s administration."
John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment."
Chris Wallace stated on November 16, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": "The Democratic leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, has blocked any vote on the Keystone pipeline for years."
Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent."
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution."
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.
Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."