Energy
10/15
Rob claims
He's an Iowa moderate on energy and environmental policy.
Fact
Sand encouraged Iowa cities to pursue federal climate-planning money after Gov. Reynolds declined it, defended the Green New Deal during the national debate over it, promoted a 50-by-30 renewable-energy push, praised California emissions standards, and defended the Kyoto Protocol earlier in his career.
Bottom line
On energy and climate, Rob's record looks much more like the national progressive movement than an Iowa moderate.