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Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on April 21, 2014 a segment on 'The Rachel Maddow Show'
"Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin signed a new law which makes you pay a special fee. It will essentially fine people for the crime of using solar power."
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By Katie Sanders • April 24, 2014
Charles Koch
Charles Koch
stated on April 2, 2014 an op-ed for the "Wall Street Journal."
"EPA officials have commended (Koch Industries) for our ‘commitment to a cleaner environment’ and called us ‘a model for other companies.’ "
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By Steve Contorno • April 4, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 21, 2014 public remarks
"There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now."
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By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2014
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 12, 2014 an email
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved a bill "denying veterans the right to recover their medical costs for cancers they developed while serving their country."
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March 20, 2014
Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore
stated on March 11, 2014 an interview on 'Hannity'
Earth "has not warmed for the last 17 years."
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By Katie Sanders • March 17, 2014
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on February 21, 2014 a TV ad
Says Alaska Sen. Mark Begich "is on record supporting a carbon tax, even pushing Harry Reid to make it a priority."
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By Julie Kliegman • February 25, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 9, 2013 various Internet postings
"By using a little-known loophole ... Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 26, 2013 a constituent email
A recent study of a proposed cap-and-trade policy’s effect on Wisconsin consumers showed it could "raise gasoline prices by 141 percent and electricity rates by 171 percent" by 2030.
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By Dave Umhoefer • April 28, 2013
Drew Springer
Drew Springer
stated on March 5, 2013 a press release
Says bag litter increased after San Francisco banned single-use shopping bags.
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By Sue Owen • March 20, 2013
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on January 29, 2013 a Tweet
Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"
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By Charles Pope • February 27, 2013
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on January 23, 2013 testimony to the Legislature
Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."
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By James B. Nelson • February 15, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on January 15, 2013 a speech
A Republican-sponsored Wisconsin mining bill "will take at least seven years to create jobs."  
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January 27, 2013
Environment New Jersey
Environment New Jersey
stated on December 18, 2012 an online post about global warming
"Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."
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By Caryn Shinske • January 6, 2013
Pew Environment Group
Pew Environment Group
stated on December 11, 2012 a newspaper advertisement
"In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 14, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 11, 2012 a speech
"We have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil."
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September 24, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 14, 2012 a campaign speech
Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists." 
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By Tom Feran • August 17, 2012
Michael J. Gardiner
Michael J. Gardiner
stated on July 26, 2012 a debate
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks grounded commercial air traffic, "there was a temperature drop while the airplanes weren't flying, for the week afterwards."
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By Tom Mooney • August 1, 2012
stated on July 2, 2012 a news release
The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 12, 2012
Lisa Blais
Lisa Blais
stated on May 21, 2012 a radio interview
"We came out against Deepwater and everybody is now paying for [the project] in their electric bills."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 3, 2012
Don Gaetz
Don Gaetz
stated on May 18, 2012 a campaign commercial
Says he fought for the repeal of a septic tank inspection program after "Tallahassee pulled a fast one."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 24, 2012
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