Featured Fact Checks
Most Recent: Wind energy can’t provide enough power to keep the lights on and will always remain a niche industry that the private sector has no interest in.
May 2nd, 2013 Get the Facts »
Fisker Automotive, Solyndra and other struggling green energy companies backed by Department of Energy loans are evidence that the government wastes money trying to pick “winners.”
April 26th, 2013 Get the Facts »
With cheap, abundant natural gas and coal, expensive renewables are unnecessary. Utilities should stick with these fuels instead of having to deploy new, more expensive renewable resources.
April 15th, 2013 Get the Facts »
Renewable energy subsidies prop up an otherwise economically-unviable industry. We should “level the playing field” by removing clean energy handouts and let renewables compete with fossil fuels.
April 2nd, 2013 Get the Facts »
The environmental benefits of renewable energy are wildly overstated.
March 18th, 2013 Get the Facts »
Renewable energy only represents a tiny bit of our power supply and will never be able to meet America’s power needs. Renewables will always be a fringe technology, only powering a handful of cars and off-the-grid homes.
March 1st, 2013 Get the Facts »
State Renewable Portfolio Standards are job-killing government mandates that offer no economic benefits and cause skyrocketing electricity rates.
February 20th, 2013 Get the Facts »
Biofuels are too expensive for military use, bad for cars and will never be produced in large enough quantities for consumer use. The Renewable Fuel Standard encourages the use of food for fuel and should be ended.
February 13th, 2013 Get the Facts »
Renewable energy is unreliable and must be continually backed up by fossil fuels for times when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine.
February 11th, 2013 Get the Facts »
Investment in renewable energy is in a downward spiral and major banks and institutional investors are cutting back their clean tech portfolios. Private investors do not believe in renewable energy.
January 22nd, 2013 Get the Facts »
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are unpopular, unaffordable and unsafe.
January 16th, 2013 Get the Facts »
The PTC is a government subsidy that doesn’t really help the wind industry grow and hasn’t resulted in jobs or economic activity since its inception.
January 9th, 2013 Get the Facts »
Energy efficiency standards do not result in significant energy savings or lower costs for certified buildings.
December 14th, 2012 Get the Facts »
America doesn’t need improvements to our electric grid; we have one that works just fine and new transmission drives up electrical bills. We are also “overbuilding” to help renewables that aren’t even in service yet.
November 1st, 2012 Get the Facts »
People near wind turbines suffer from headaches, sleeplessness, and other negative side effects.
October 25th, 2012 Get the Facts »
Renewable energy technologies use just as much water as traditional energy consumption and are unsuitable for drier regions.
October 22nd, 2012 Get the Facts »
Renewable Portfolio Standards will not help our energy needs and puts an undue burden on the taxpayers.
October 12th, 2012 Get the Facts »
Renewable energy development decimates wildlife and will lead to the extinction of endangered species.
October 3rd, 2012 Get the Facts »
Even with massive subsidies, renewable energy technology cannot survive. Renewables have been getting subsidies for years now; they should be able to stand on their own.
September 11th, 2012 Get the Facts »
Renewable energy is too expensive and drives up electricity and fuel prices.
August 10th, 2012 Get the Facts »
Wind farms are a threat to bird populations – and their harmful effect on bird populations is only getting worse as more wind farms are built.
August 8th, 2012 Get the Facts »
Wind energy is too expensive and can’t compete with other sources of electricity.
August 6th, 2012 Get the Facts »
The stimulus bill’s support for clean, renewable energy sent jobs overseas.
July 12th, 2012 Get the Facts »
The Obama administration is forcing the U.S. Navy to use unproven biofuels.
July 9th, 2012 Get the Facts »
Offshore wind energy is too expensive and can’t compete with traditional power sources to help meet our energy needs.
July 5th, 2012 Get the Facts »
The Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program is wasting taxpayer money. Abound Solar’s bankruptcy is proof of that.
June 29th, 2012 Get the Facts »
No one is investing in renewable energy.
June 19th, 2012 Get the Facts »
