PolitiFact New Jersey: N.J. Sierra Club director wrongly claims Newark brewery stayed in city because of special funding

Many New Jerseyans might be hoisting a Bud as part of the festivities today to celebrate America's independence. One person who might not? New Jersey Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel. He wrongly claimed that the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Newark has remained in the Brick City because of funding it got from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for a solar...

Many New Jerseyans might be hoisting a Bud as part of the festivities today to celebrate America's independence.

One person who might not? New Jersey Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel.

He wrongly claimed that the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Newark has remained in the Brick City because of funding it got from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for a solar panel project, PolitiFact New Jersey found.

Check out the complete Truth-O-Meter rating of False at PolitiFactNJ.com and then comment on the ruling at NJ.com.

Star-Ledger File PhotoJeff Tittel, executive director of the New Jersey Sierra Club.

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