Claim: It's that spooky time of year, and legislation pending in Congress to curb carbon emissions is really giving the American Energy Alliance the willies. What's haunting us is the group's misuse of statistics in a new ad attacking Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina for his support of the cap-and-trade approach that's central to the major House and Senate bills. According to the narrator: "This frightening tax will further hurt our economy, costing millions of American jobs,
Fact-check: Creepy Cap-and-Trade Claims are Illusions - FactCheck.org
Verdict: it's that spooky time of year, and legislation pending in congress to curb carbon emissions is really giving the american energy alliance the willies. what's haunting us is the group's misuse of statistics in a new ad attacking republican sen. lindsey graham of south carolina for his support of the cap-and-trade approach that's central to the major house and senate bills. according to the narrator: "this frightening tax will further hurt our economy, costing millions of american jobs,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2009-10-28T19:47:51