Claim: West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is under fire from his Republican opponent, John Raese, for supposedly undermining the coal industry. Raese's ad is misleading, though. Even the coal producers disagree with it. The two are competing to fill the last two years of the late Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd's term. Raese says that Manchin "passed a law that eliminates 25 percent of coal usage in our power plants." But that's not true. The Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act,
Fact-check: Dust-Up in Coal Country - FactCheck.org
Verdict: west virginia gov. joe manchin is under fire from his republican opponent, john raese, for supposedly undermining the coal industry. raese's ad is misleading, though. even the coal producers disagree with it. the two are competing to fill the last two years of the late democratic sen. robert byrd's term. raese says that manchin "passed a law that eliminates 25 percent of coal usage in our power plants." but that's not true. the alternative and renewable energy portfolio act,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2010-10-01T21:22:18