Latest Fact-checks in Environment Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category New Jersey Sierra Club stated on September 6, 2011 in a press release: Says New Jersey is "losing 50 football fields of open space to development every day and the more we develop upstream the more flooding we have downstream." Vincent Barrella stated on August 22, 2011 in a column published on NJ.com: "Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s" Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2011 in a campaign event: "The United States is the No. 1 country in the world for energy resources. … We are the king daddy dogs when it comes to energy." Kevin Coughlin stated on August 18, 2011 in a campaign speech: Says there’s not "much evidence to suggest that people have (contributed to global warming) or can do very much to change anything." Rick Perry stated on August 17, 2011 in a campaign stop in New Hampshire: Scientists are "questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. … (It is) more and more being put into question." Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with the 'Miami Herald.': "The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute." Tim Grendell stated on June 28, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "You might be surprised to know that 137 billion gallons flows (into Lake Erie) every day. You might be surprised to know that only 86.3 billion gallons flow out. ... Leaving us a net surplus of approximately 50 billion gallons a day." Wisconsin Sierra Club stated on July 23, 2011 in in campaign fliers: Says state Sen. Alberta Darling is "allowing mercury to harm our children" because she voted against an electronics recycling bill. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 24, 2011 in a discussion at a town hall meeting: "One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District." Kris Jordan stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "Fracturing or horizontally fracturing the shale to open up larger pockets of natural gas ... has been used for over 60 years and, as of 2009, over 80,000 wells have been fracked in Ohio." Kris Jordan stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "State agencies have not identified one single instance where groundwater has been damaged due to hydraulic fracking." Jeff Tittel stated on June 13, 2011 in testimony to the General Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities committee: "One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save on their energy costs." Republican Party of Virginia stated on June 16, 2011 in a blog post.: Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice." George Allen stated on June 14, 2011 in a blog post.: On subsidies for ethanol production. Doug Whitsett stated on June 3, 2011 in a legislative hearing: The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream. Mike Stenhouse stated on June 13, 2011 in an appearance on a talk show: "It’s just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs." Rick Santorum stated on June 6, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska." New Jersey Sierra Club stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release: "Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country." Anonymous GOP critics stated on June 7, 2011 in a web news story: Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson "appears to endorse world government." Jeff Kruse stated on May 25, 2011 in on the Oregon Senate floor: Michigan and Massachusetts raised their bottle deposit and "could no longer afford the program because the redemptions were so high there was no profit in there." Matt Wingard stated on May 4, 2011 in a House floor session: Increasing the bottle deposit to 10 cents on a case of water bottles could literally double the price of that product in the store. Rick Hardcastle stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: Benzene has "never been proven to be harmful." Chris Dorworth stated on April 21, 2011 in comments on the House floor.: Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state "that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions." Victoria Taft stated on April 25, 2011 in a tweet: "A $250 fine if you're caught with a plastic bag coming out of a store. Plastic bag police anyone?" Online petition stated on April 8, 2011 in an online petition: "For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply." Robert Hurt stated on March 25, 2011 in a newsletter.: A cap-and-trade bill would "destroy over 50,000 jobs in Virginia." Sally Bethea stated on April 9, 2011 in an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program." David Prosser stated on March 21, 2011 in statement during a candidate forum: Says Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg’s record as a state Justice Department lawyer consists only of the prosecution of cases regarding regulation of docks. Free Market Florida stated on March 1, 2011 in a web video.: Says new EPA water regulations would force the state to make drainage canals every bit as clean as pristine Florida river systems. Jon Brien stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release: Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."
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New Jersey Sierra Club stated on September 6, 2011 in a press release: Says New Jersey is "losing 50 football fields of open space to development every day and the more we develop upstream the more flooding we have downstream." Vincent Barrella stated on August 22, 2011 in a column published on NJ.com: "Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s" Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2011 in a campaign event: "The United States is the No. 1 country in the world for energy resources. … We are the king daddy dogs when it comes to energy." Kevin Coughlin stated on August 18, 2011 in a campaign speech: Says there’s not "much evidence to suggest that people have (contributed to global warming) or can do very much to change anything." Rick Perry stated on August 17, 2011 in a campaign stop in New Hampshire: Scientists are "questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. … (It is) more and more being put into question." Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with the 'Miami Herald.': "The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute." Tim Grendell stated on June 28, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "You might be surprised to know that 137 billion gallons flows (into Lake Erie) every day. You might be surprised to know that only 86.3 billion gallons flow out. ... Leaving us a net surplus of approximately 50 billion gallons a day." Wisconsin Sierra Club stated on July 23, 2011 in in campaign fliers: Says state Sen. Alberta Darling is "allowing mercury to harm our children" because she voted against an electronics recycling bill. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 24, 2011 in a discussion at a town hall meeting: "One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District." Kris Jordan stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "Fracturing or horizontally fracturing the shale to open up larger pockets of natural gas ... has been used for over 60 years and, as of 2009, over 80,000 wells have been fracked in Ohio." Kris Jordan stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "State agencies have not identified one single instance where groundwater has been damaged due to hydraulic fracking." Jeff Tittel stated on June 13, 2011 in testimony to the General Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities committee: "One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save on their energy costs." Republican Party of Virginia stated on June 16, 2011 in a blog post.: Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice." George Allen stated on June 14, 2011 in a blog post.: On subsidies for ethanol production. Doug Whitsett stated on June 3, 2011 in a legislative hearing: The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream. Mike Stenhouse stated on June 13, 2011 in an appearance on a talk show: "It’s just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs." Rick Santorum stated on June 6, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska." New Jersey Sierra Club stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release: "Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country." Anonymous GOP critics stated on June 7, 2011 in a web news story: Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson "appears to endorse world government." Jeff Kruse stated on May 25, 2011 in on the Oregon Senate floor: Michigan and Massachusetts raised their bottle deposit and "could no longer afford the program because the redemptions were so high there was no profit in there." Matt Wingard stated on May 4, 2011 in a House floor session: Increasing the bottle deposit to 10 cents on a case of water bottles could literally double the price of that product in the store. Rick Hardcastle stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: Benzene has "never been proven to be harmful." Chris Dorworth stated on April 21, 2011 in comments on the House floor.: Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state "that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions." Victoria Taft stated on April 25, 2011 in a tweet: "A $250 fine if you're caught with a plastic bag coming out of a store. Plastic bag police anyone?" Online petition stated on April 8, 2011 in an online petition: "For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply." Robert Hurt stated on March 25, 2011 in a newsletter.: A cap-and-trade bill would "destroy over 50,000 jobs in Virginia." Sally Bethea stated on April 9, 2011 in an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program." David Prosser stated on March 21, 2011 in statement during a candidate forum: Says Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg’s record as a state Justice Department lawyer consists only of the prosecution of cases regarding regulation of docks. Free Market Florida stated on March 1, 2011 in a web video.: Says new EPA water regulations would force the state to make drainage canals every bit as clean as pristine Florida river systems. Jon Brien stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release: Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."
New Jersey Sierra Club stated on September 6, 2011 in a press release: Says New Jersey is "losing 50 football fields of open space to development every day and the more we develop upstream the more flooding we have downstream."
Vincent Barrella stated on August 22, 2011 in a column published on NJ.com: "Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s"
Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2011 in a campaign event: "The United States is the No. 1 country in the world for energy resources. … We are the king daddy dogs when it comes to energy."
Kevin Coughlin stated on August 18, 2011 in a campaign speech: Says there’s not "much evidence to suggest that people have (contributed to global warming) or can do very much to change anything."
Rick Perry stated on August 17, 2011 in a campaign stop in New Hampshire: Scientists are "questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. … (It is) more and more being put into question."
Tim Pawlenty stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with the 'Miami Herald.': "The weight of the evidence (on global warming) is that most of it, maybe all of it, is because of natural causes ... it’s fair to say the science is in dispute."
Tim Grendell stated on June 28, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "You might be surprised to know that 137 billion gallons flows (into Lake Erie) every day. You might be surprised to know that only 86.3 billion gallons flow out. ... Leaving us a net surplus of approximately 50 billion gallons a day."
Wisconsin Sierra Club stated on July 23, 2011 in in campaign fliers: Says state Sen. Alberta Darling is "allowing mercury to harm our children" because she voted against an electronics recycling bill.
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 24, 2011 in a discussion at a town hall meeting: "One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District."
Kris Jordan stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "Fracturing or horizontally fracturing the shale to open up larger pockets of natural gas ... has been used for over 60 years and, as of 2009, over 80,000 wells have been fracked in Ohio."
Kris Jordan stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate: "State agencies have not identified one single instance where groundwater has been damaged due to hydraulic fracking."
Jeff Tittel stated on June 13, 2011 in testimony to the General Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities committee: "One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save on their energy costs."
Republican Party of Virginia stated on June 16, 2011 in a blog post.: Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice."
Doug Whitsett stated on June 3, 2011 in a legislative hearing: The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream.
Mike Stenhouse stated on June 13, 2011 in an appearance on a talk show: "It’s just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs."
Rick Santorum stated on June 6, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says President Barack Obama "has put (up) a stop sign … against oil drilling, against any kind of exploration offshore or in Alaska."
New Jersey Sierra Club stated on May 17, 2011 in a press release: "Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country."
Anonymous GOP critics stated on June 7, 2011 in a web news story: Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson "appears to endorse world government."
Jeff Kruse stated on May 25, 2011 in on the Oregon Senate floor: Michigan and Massachusetts raised their bottle deposit and "could no longer afford the program because the redemptions were so high there was no profit in there."
Matt Wingard stated on May 4, 2011 in a House floor session: Increasing the bottle deposit to 10 cents on a case of water bottles could literally double the price of that product in the store.
Rick Hardcastle stated on April 28, 2011 in remarks on the House floor: Benzene has "never been proven to be harmful."
Chris Dorworth stated on April 21, 2011 in comments on the House floor.: Says Florida is one of a few or perhaps the only state "that has a statewide review of local land use and zoning decisions."
Victoria Taft stated on April 25, 2011 in a tweet: "A $250 fine if you're caught with a plastic bag coming out of a store. Plastic bag police anyone?"
Online petition stated on April 8, 2011 in an online petition: "For every [coyote] they kill, the population will replace and usually multiply."
Robert Hurt stated on March 25, 2011 in a newsletter.: A cap-and-trade bill would "destroy over 50,000 jobs in Virginia."
Sally Bethea stated on April 9, 2011 in an article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "In three years we could find close to 50 million gallons per day through a toilet replacement program."
David Prosser stated on March 21, 2011 in statement during a candidate forum: Says Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg’s record as a state Justice Department lawyer consists only of the prosecution of cases regarding regulation of docks.
Free Market Florida stated on March 1, 2011 in a web video.: Says new EPA water regulations would force the state to make drainage canals every bit as clean as pristine Florida river systems.
Jon Brien stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release: Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."
