“As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.”
Gary Palmer
Republican representative from Alabama. In remarks during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing.. Claim dated 13 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
He fairly relayed the findings of a study, but the study had its limits. And other works links fossil fuel-driven climate change to thousands of heat-related deaths.
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In short
Gary Palmer (Republican representative from Alabama) made this claim around 13 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 September 2021, 10 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/utZM37ro8-E?t=14460
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