AOC Brutally Fact-Checked By Witness During Hearing - America Insider

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Claire O'Hare

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During a recent congressional hearing on oil and natural gas production on federal lands, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced criticism from an expert who labeled her claims about greenhouse gases as "complete falsehood."

AOC, who holds a significant position in the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, asserted that a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. stemmed from oil and gas production on federal land.

She argued that this justified the need for the Green New Deal to eliminate government incentives for drilling on public land. (Trending: Proof That Joe Biden Took Bribes)

Alliance Pres. Kathleen Sgamma today corrected @AOC over #climate disinformation she repeatedly uses…

"She claimed that oil and gas production on federal lands is responsible for about a 1/4 of greenhouse gas emissions. That's a complete falsehood.

"That's based on a… pic.twitter.com/FgqkinHjWO

— Western Energy Alliance (@WesternEnergy1) September 19, 2023

Kathleen Sgamma, President of the Western Energy Alliance, disputed these claims.

"I just want to start off by correcting something the ranking member said in her opening statement. She claimed that oil and gas production on federal lands is responsible for about a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions," said Sgamma. "That's based on a misreading of a USGS study of greenhouse gas emissions. And if you actually look at the numbers, production on federal lands and waters accounts for 0.6% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, not 'nearly a quarter.'" (Trending: 22 Chilling Facts About Biden's Impeachment)

"I urge you to submit formal requests for information on the coordination between the Department of the Interior, including its various offices and bureaus, and environmental and activist groups," Sgamma said.

She added "I believe those requests would uncover a trove of information of inappropriate collusion outside the public eye and outside formal Administrative Procedure Act processes. The information would be very helpful as states and groups like Western Energy Alliance seek to overturn many of these regulations in court, a Herculean task given the sheer volume of them." (Trending: Kari Lake Blasts 'Woke' NFL)

As a consequence, American consumers are experiencing increased gasoline prices.