Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Energy Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month. Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long." John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived." Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana. Kendrick Meek stated on May 25, 2010 in his campaign website, asking supporters to sign a petition to oppose offshore oil drilling: "Kendrick Meek is the only candidate who has consistently been against expanded drilling." Mary Landrieu stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half." Jerry Patterson stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column: "We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s." Sarah Palin stated on July 14, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average" Barack Obama stated on March 19, 2009 in remaks made at an electric car testing center: "The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008." James Inhofe stated on December 15, 2008 in in a news release: Energy nominee Steven Chu has called coal "his worst nightmare." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in Youngstown, Ohio: McCain, "voted against renewable sources of energy, against biofuels, against solar power, against wind power.... " Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973." John McCain stated on June 18, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.: "I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that." John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in a speech on energy in Houston: Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.: "We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis." Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2008 in a television interview: A gas tax holiday "would at best provide 30 cents a day for three months for a grand total of $28." Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2008 in in a television ad: Barack Obama is "the only candidate who doesn't take a dime from oil company PACs or lobbyists." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) was opposed to ethanol. Now he's for it."
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month. Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations." Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long." John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11." Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived." Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana. Kendrick Meek stated on May 25, 2010 in his campaign website, asking supporters to sign a petition to oppose offshore oil drilling: "Kendrick Meek is the only candidate who has consistently been against expanded drilling." Mary Landrieu stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half." Jerry Patterson stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column: "We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s." Sarah Palin stated on July 14, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average" Barack Obama stated on March 19, 2009 in remaks made at an electric car testing center: "The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008." James Inhofe stated on December 15, 2008 in in a news release: Energy nominee Steven Chu has called coal "his worst nightmare." Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in Youngstown, Ohio: McCain, "voted against renewable sources of energy, against biofuels, against solar power, against wind power.... " Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973." John McCain stated on June 18, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.: "I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that." John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in a speech on energy in Houston: Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.: "We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis." Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2008 in a television interview: A gas tax holiday "would at best provide 30 cents a day for three months for a grand total of $28." Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2008 in in a television ad: Barack Obama is "the only candidate who doesn't take a dime from oil company PACs or lobbyists." Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) was opposed to ethanol. Now he's for it."
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month.
Barack Obama stated on June 15, 2010 in a speech from the Oval Office: "Oil companies showered regulators (at the Minerals Management Service) with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations."
Bart Stupak stated on June 15, 2010 in a Congressional hearing: "While Exxon Mobil has 40 pages on its media response strategy, its plan for resource protection is only five pages long and its plan for oil removal is just nine pages long."
John Kerry stated on June 6, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'': "We now actually import more oil than we did before 9/11."
Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2010 in a press conference at the White House: "The Interior Department has only 30 days to review an exploration plan submitted by an oil company. That leaves no time for the appropriate environmental review. The result is, they are continually waived."
Bobby Jindal stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC news "This Week'': The federal government only ordered BP to pay "to do one of those six segments" of sand barriers for Louisiana.
Kendrick Meek stated on May 25, 2010 in his campaign website, asking supporters to sign a petition to oppose offshore oil drilling: "Kendrick Meek is the only candidate who has consistently been against expanded drilling."
Mary Landrieu stated on May 4, 2010 in an interview on CNN: "In the last 10 years we've only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf ... not counting hurricanes. This well is spewing that amount every day and a half."
Jerry Patterson stated on April 27, 2010 in a newspaper column: "We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s."
Sarah Palin stated on July 14, 2009 in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.: "Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.: "Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average"
Barack Obama stated on March 19, 2009 in remaks made at an electric car testing center: "The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008."
James Inhofe stated on December 15, 2008 in in a news release: Energy nominee Steven Chu has called coal "his worst nightmare."
Barack Obama stated on August 5, 2008 in Youngstown, Ohio: McCain, "voted against renewable sources of energy, against biofuels, against solar power, against wind power.... "
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2008 in a speech in Dayton, Ohio: "We've heard talk about curbing our use of fossil fuels in nearly every State of the Union address since the oil embargo of 1973."
John McCain stated on June 18, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.: "I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that."
John McCain stated on June 17, 2008 in a speech on energy in Houston: Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.: "We borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis."
Barack Obama stated on May 5, 2008 in a television interview: A gas tax holiday "would at best provide 30 cents a day for three months for a grand total of $28."
Barack Obama stated on April 16, 2008 in in a television ad: Barack Obama is "the only candidate who doesn't take a dime from oil company PACs or lobbyists."
Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.: "(McCain) was opposed to ethanol. Now he's for it."
