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Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter “Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.” Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.” Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2023 in An interview on CNBC “We produce a lot more wind energy in Texas than California does.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a Facebook post The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years. One Nation stated on September 4, 2023 in a petition Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.” Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook Las empresas solares en Estados Unidos "tienen que regalar paneles solares sin costo neto si lo solicitas". Facebook posts stated on October 11, 2023 in a Facebook post "The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.” Carol Miller stated on August 30, 2023 in a post on X “Gas prices have skyrocketed since Joe Biden took office and continue to do so everyday.” Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech “Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines." Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook "En ciertos estados el gobierno de Estados Unidos comprará los paneles por ti y te los dará sin ningún costo en caso de que te pases a energía solar en las próximas semanas". Gavin Newsom stated on September 27, 2023 in an interview with Sean Hannity “We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden. Nikki Haley stated on September 27, 2023 in a GOP presidential primary debate in California “Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.” Mike Pence stated on August 13, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" “In three short years, we achieved energy independence.” Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook. Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.” Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2023 in an image "We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate." Joe Biden stated on March 13, 2023 in an executive action On drilling on federal lands. Nikki Haley stated on March 3, 2023 in a speech at CPAC Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.” Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party. Load more
Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter “Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2023 in a rally in Coralville, Iowa “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.”
Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2023 in An interview on CNBC “We produce a lot more wind energy in Texas than California does.”
Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a Facebook post The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years.
One Nation stated on September 4, 2023 in a petition Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.”
Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in en una publicación en Facebook Las empresas solares en Estados Unidos "tienen que regalar paneles solares sin costo neto si lo solicitas".
Facebook posts stated on October 11, 2023 in a Facebook post "The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.”
Carol Miller stated on August 30, 2023 in a post on X “Gas prices have skyrocketed since Joe Biden took office and continue to do so everyday.”
Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2023 in a speech “Under the Obama-Biden administration, we invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Florida replacing wooden power poles with steel poles and we buried these electric lines."
Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook "En ciertos estados el gobierno de Estados Unidos comprará los paneles por ti y te los dará sin ningún costo en caso de que te pases a energía solar en las próximas semanas".
Gavin Newsom stated on September 27, 2023 in an interview with Sean Hannity “We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.
Nikki Haley stated on September 27, 2023 in a GOP presidential primary debate in California “Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling.”
Mike Pence stated on August 13, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" “In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post A wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.”
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook. Under the “2023 Solar Incentive Program,” U.S. homeowners can “now qualify to get a full, state-of-the-art solar system at absolutely no cost from the government.”
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2023 in an image "We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate."
Nikki Haley stated on March 3, 2023 in a speech at CPAC Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.”
Nicholas Langworthy stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.
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