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Jay Inslee stated on March 19, 2019 in in an interview:

"We have flown a Boeing 737 across the Atlantic Ocean on biofuels. We have flown F-18s."

By John Kruzel• March 21, 2019

Randy Feenstra stated on October 05, 2021 in a tweet:

The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels."

By Sabine Martin, Lyle Muller• October 28, 2021

Hillary Clinton stated on January 15, 2008 in debate in Las Vegas:

"So that 2005 energy bill was a big step backwards on the path to clean, renewable energy. That's why I voted against it."

By Dina Cappiello• January 16, 2008

George Allen stated on June 14, 2011 in a blog post.:

On subsidies for ethanol production.

By Jacob Geiger• June 22, 2011

Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.:

"(McCain) was opposed to ethanol. Now he's for it."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 23, 2007

Barack Obama stated on August 05, 2008 in Youngstown, Ohio:

McCain, "voted against renewable sources of energy, against biofuels, against solar power, against wind power.... "

By Seth Stern• August 22, 2008

Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post:

“COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”

By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2021

Tom Fanning stated on June 17, 2013 in a hearing:

Government subsidies for renewable energies such as wind and solar are 100 times greater than those given to gas and coal, and 50 times greater than what the nuclear industry enjoys.

By Eric Stirgus• July 31, 2013

Republican National Committee stated on July 06, 2008 in a TV ad.:

Says Obama opposes lower gas taxes, nuclear power, new offshore drilling and doesn't have "new solutions" to the energy crisis.

By Bill Adair• July 7, 2008

Rick Perry stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech.:

"America produces more oil and gas than any other nation in the world."

By Sean Gorman• March 2, 2015

Brian Schweitzer stated on August 26, 2008 in :

McCain's energy plan is a "single-answer proposition" — new domestic oil drilling.

By Robert Farley• August 27, 2008

Mitt Romney stated on January 05, 2012 in an e-mail to the Los Angeles Times:

"President Obama has raised taxes 19 times."

By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2012

Gerry Connolly stated on May 03, 2011 in a House floor speech:

"America owns 3 percent of the world’s oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."

By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2011

David Plouffe stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

The loan guarantee program that helped Solyndra "was a program that was supported by President Bush."

By Becky Bowers• November 17, 2011

Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2019 in a post on Facebook:

"Fringe leftists are now advocating for cow fart bags to capture farts as a way to help prevent ‘global warming.’"

By Samantha Putterman• August 6, 2019

Mitt Romney stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.:

"It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be."

By David Adams• October 2, 2007

John McCain stated on June 25, 2008 in a Web ad:

Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."

By Bill Adair• June 27, 2008

Barack Obama stated on May 04, 2008 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press.:

"If Senator Clinton or John McCain had stood up in previous years for increases in fuel efficiency standards . . . then we would not be in this same situation in the first place."

By Adriel Bettelheim• May 5, 2008

George Allen stated on December 07, 2011 in a debate.:

The United States "is number one in the world in energy resources; Russia is number two."

By Warren Fiske, Jacob Geiger• December 8, 2011

Bill Maher stated on May 02, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week':

"Brazil got off oil in the last 30 years."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 2, 2010

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