Claim: There's more on Sarah Palin's claim, made in her ABC News interview, that Alaska produces 20 percent of the nation's energy supply. As we noted in our original article, official statistics from the federal government show that Alaska produces only 3.5 percent of the total energy produced in the U.S., and 2.4 percent of the energy consumed. McCain-Palin campaign officials said she meant to say that Alaska accounts for 20 percent of the nation's oil and gas production,
Fact-check: More on Palin's False Energy Claim - FactCheck.org
Verdict: there's more on sarah palin's claim, made in her abc news interview, that alaska produces 20 percent of the nation's energy supply. as we noted in our original article, official statistics from the federal government show that alaska produces only 3.5 percent of the total energy produced in the u.s., and 2.4 percent of the energy consumed. mccain-palin campaign officials said she meant to say that alaska accounts for 20 percent of the nation's oil and gas production,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2008-09-17T17:47:39