October 28, 2009 3:22 pm ET filed under Fact Check
EnergyCitizens.org Lies About The Effect Of Clean Energy Legislation On Gas Prices
The oil industry-funded EnergyCitizens.org published an advertisement in the Washington Post claiming clean energy jobs legislation before congress will lead to $4 gasoline. That is just not true.
October 15, 2009 10:18 am ET filed under Fact Check
Oil-Funded EnergyCitizens.org Falsely Claims Clean Energy Legislation Will Cause Job Losses
On October 15, 2009, EnergyCitizens.org ran a full page ad in the Washington Post falsely claiming clean energy and American power legislation would "cost two million American jobs." In reality, an American investment in clean energy technology would create up to 1.9 million green jobs across every single state.
October 01, 2009 4:00 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Energy Citizens And The American Petroleum Institute Repeat Self-Serving Falsehoods
The oil industry-funded American Petroleum Institute and oil industry-funded Energy Citizens have released a television advertisement claiming clean energy jobs legislation before congress will lead to $4 gasoline. That is just not true.
August 19, 2009 9:59 am ET filed under Blog
NYT: "An Industry With Much At Stake - Big Oil - Is Pulling The Strings."
On August 19, 2009, the New York Times published a revealing article detailing just how far the oil industry will go to manufacture the appearance of grassroots support for their anti-clean energy crusade.
August 18, 2009 3:25 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Q: Who's Behind The "Energy Citizen" Rallies?
As the debate over energy and climate change heats up in the Senate, big business and right-wing groups are teaming up to promote astroturf "Energy Citizen" rallies.
