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House Natural Resources Committee Republicans
House Natural Resources Committee Republicans
stated on April 5, 2010 a news release posted on his website.
"Obama did not open new lands to offshore drilling – all of these areas were already open for drilling once Congress and President Bush lifted the moratorium in 2008. Instead, President Obama yesterday announced what areas he would CLOSE to offshore drilling."
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By Catharine Richert • April 23, 2010
Farouk Shami
Farouk Shami
stated on February 9, 2010 a press release
"Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 22, 2010
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on October 5, 2009 an interview on the Charlie Rose Show
About 750,000 people die in China each year from auto emissions.
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By Catharine Richert • October 8, 2009
EnergyCitizens.org
EnergyCitizens.org
stated on October 4, 2009 an ad in the Washington Post
The cap-and-trade bill will mean "2 million jobs lost."
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By Catharine Richert • October 5, 2009
EnergyCitizens.org
EnergyCitizens.org
stated on September 30, 2009 an ad in the Washington Post
Gas will reach $4 a gallon under a cap-and-trade plan.
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By Catharine Richert • September 30, 2009
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on September 1, 2009 his radio program
Van Jones "is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist."
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September 8, 2009
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on August 31, 2009 an op-ed published in the Huffington Post
"Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013."
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By Catharine Richert • September 2, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on June 29, 2009 his radio show
On the day the House voted on the climate change bill, "there was not even a copy of the bill in the well of the House, which is standard. It wasn't even written."
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By Catharine Richert • July 9, 2009
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