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Frack check: Debunking natural gas pipeline claims made in a recent Energy Transfer commercial
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Frack check: Debunking natural gas pipeline claims made in a recent Energy Transfer commercial

The commercial implies that oil and natural gas lines are necessary to keep tanker trucks off of roads and tanker train cars off of railways, "just to meet our energy needs."

Fact Check: Trump’s State of the Union claim about the “war on coal”

President Obama didn't wage a "war on coal," as Trump has often claimed. Trump hasn't made the US an energy exporter. He also doesn't seem to have a good grasp on what "clean coal" is.

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