Fact Checks

CLAIM: The Clean Power Plan will have serious, negative effects on our economy without any notable benefits.

FACT: The Clean Power Plan will reduce electricity costs, reduce carbon emissions, and deliver significant public health benefits.

CLAIM: The Renewable Fuel Standard harms our environment, weakens our economy, and damages engines and fueling infrastructure.

FACT: The Renewable Fuel Standard provides significant economic, environmental, and national security benefits to the U.S., all without damaging engines and fueling infrastructure.

CLAIM: Clean energy is too expensive. Government subsidies are the only reason renewables are competitive with fossil fuels.

FACT: Clean energy technologies of all stripes are increasingly beating fossil fuels on cost across the country – with or without subsidies.

CLAIM: Renewable energy tax credits just aren't worth it. Besides, other sources of energy don't get tax incentives.

FACT: Clean energy tax incentives like the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) have spurred intense job creation and cost reduction in the renewable energy industry, providing benefits that far outweigh the tax revenue lost. Other industries have been claiming -- and continue to claim -- similar tax incentives.

CLAIM: Renewable energy is just as harmful to the environment as fossil fuels.

FACT: Renewables yield significant environmental benefits when compared to fossil fuels, even when resource acquisition and land use are taken into account.