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Liz Krueger stated on March 5, 2026 in an op-ed Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.” Social Media stated on January 20, 2026 in posts on social media Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero. U.S. Energy Department stated on September 5, 2025 in a post on X “Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 27, 2025 in a press briefing There is “zero impact” from Alligator Alcatraz on the Florida Everglades. Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.” Lisa Murkowski stated on January 20, 2025 in an X post "Our nation’s tallest mountain … has been called Denali for thousands of years." More Perfect Union stated on January 8, 2025 in an Instagram post “One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California." Climate Power stated on October 18, 2024 in Organization email Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’” Jon Tester stated on August 20, 2024 in a post on X “In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.” X posts stated on September 29, 2024 in X posts A biolab caught fire in Georgia right before the 2024 election. Ron DeSantis stated on August 28, 2024 in a press conference The proposal to put golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks “was something that was leaked. … a lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time.” Jesse James stated on May 13, 2024 in News conference In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.” Byron Donalds stated on July 7, 2024 in an interview on Fox News Sunday Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal. Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook Activistas de Just Stop Oil "han rociado con pintura naranja el avión de Taylor Swift, en el aeródromo privado de Stansted, en el Reino Unido". Van Wanggaard stated on April 15, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money." Tom Tiffany stated on April 30, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “The science is clear — the gray wolf has met and exceeded recovery goals.” Tucker Carlson stated on May 9, 2024 in an Instagram post Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars." Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook Foto muestra “El océano Atlántico y el pacífico frente a frente sin mezclarse”. Instagram posts stated on April 17, 2024 in an Instagram post Video compilation shows a tornado and storms in Dubai on April 17. Load more
Liz Krueger stated on March 5, 2026 in an op-ed Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”
Social Media stated on January 20, 2026 in posts on social media Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
U.S. Energy Department stated on September 5, 2025 in a post on X “Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.”
Ron DeSantis stated on June 27, 2025 in a press briefing There is “zero impact” from Alligator Alcatraz on the Florida Everglades.
Donald Trump stated on July 8, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting China doesn’t “have a lot of wind farms. … Very, very few.”
Lisa Murkowski stated on January 20, 2025 in an X post "Our nation’s tallest mountain … has been called Denali for thousands of years."
More Perfect Union stated on January 8, 2025 in an Instagram post “One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California."
Climate Power stated on October 18, 2024 in Organization email Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”
Jon Tester stated on August 20, 2024 in a post on X “In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.”
X posts stated on September 29, 2024 in X posts A biolab caught fire in Georgia right before the 2024 election.
Ron DeSantis stated on August 28, 2024 in a press conference The proposal to put golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks “was something that was leaked. … a lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time.”
Jesse James stated on May 13, 2024 in News conference In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.”
Byron Donalds stated on July 7, 2024 in an interview on Fox News Sunday Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal.
Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook Activistas de Just Stop Oil "han rociado con pintura naranja el avión de Taylor Swift, en el aeródromo privado de Stansted, en el Reino Unido".
Van Wanggaard stated on April 15, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money."
Tom Tiffany stated on April 30, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter “The science is clear — the gray wolf has met and exceeded recovery goals.”
Tucker Carlson stated on May 9, 2024 in an Instagram post Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs.
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad "EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook Foto muestra “El océano Atlántico y el pacífico frente a frente sin mezclarse”.
Instagram posts stated on April 17, 2024 in an Instagram post Video compilation shows a tornado and storms in Dubai on April 17.
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