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"I want to campaign the same way I govern, which is to respond directly and forcefully with the truth,"
~ Barack Obama, 11/08/07

Energy

DEBATE REALITY CHECK: PALIN WRONG ON CLIMATE CHANGE SUB-CABINET POSITION
October 02, 2008

PALIN TONIGHT: “We have got to encourage other nations to come along with us with the impacts of climate change, what we can do about that. As governor I was the first governor to form a climate change subcabinet to...

DEBATE REALITY CHECK: CLIMATE CHANGE
October 02, 2008

Tonight, Sarah Palin said: “We know it's real, I'm not one to attribute every activity of man to the changes in the climate. There is something to be said also for man's activities, but also for the cyclical temperature changes...

DEBATE REALITY CHECK: MCCAIN VOTED AGAINST RENEWABLE ENERGY
October 02, 2008

Tonight, Joe Biden said: “[McCain] voted 20 times against funding alternative energy.” [Vice Presidential Debate, 10/2/08] FACT: MCCAIN HAS VOTED AGAINST RENEWABLE ENERGY MORE THAN 20 TIMES 1992: McCain Voted Against Proceeding On A Vote On The 1992 Energy Bill....

Fact Check on New York Times Story
February 02, 2008

RHETORIC: NYT IMPLIED THAT OBAMA'S REVISED BILL DID NOT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF LEAKS NYT: "In Place Of Straightforward Reporting Requirements Was New Language Giving The Nuclear Commission Two Years To Come Up With Its Own Regulations. "In place of...

Fact Check: Obama's Strong Record on the Energy Bill
January 08, 2008

RHETORIC: Obama voted for Bush's energy bill, not protecting alternative energy. REALITY: OBAMA LEAD EFFORTS TO ENSURE INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND HAS SPONSORED LEGISLATION TO STRIP INCENTIVES FROM OIL COMPANIES Obama "Reluctantly" Voted For The Bill As A "First...