Fact Check Shows Sen. Schumer’s Russian Oil Claim Is Pants-On-Fire False
Schumer claimed we get one percent of oil from Russia. It's 8.2%, up 24% since Biden took office.
Schumer claimed we get one percent of oil from Russia. It's 8.2%, up 24% since Biden took office.
Unlocking the US energy sector would bring energy independence and squeeze Putin where it hurts.
Using far-fetched worst-case scenarios, the IPCC has become a cheerleader for emissions reductions.
While we banned plastic straws, Russia drilled, fracked, and doubled nuclear energy production.
By abandoning fracking, they didn’t give up fossil fuels; they just imported more from the east.
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