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Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average." Charlie Crist stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects. Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell." Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014: On offshore drilling for energy Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants. Duey Stroebel stated on July 30, 2014 in an online video: Says GOP primary opponents Glenn Grothman and Joe Leibham cast a "compromise vote that cost $788 million" in higher electricity costs. Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants." Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The president's come out with rules that say, 'No new coal-fired power plants.' " Lenar Whitney stated on June 25, 2014 in a YouTube video: "Global warming is a hoax." Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built." Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior. Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline. Scott Brown stated on June 10, 2014 in a press release: Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax." Chain email stated on May 19, 2014 in messages on the Internet: "Solar panels drain the sun’s energy." Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate." George Will stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet." Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions." Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks." Rachel Maddow stated on April 21, 2014 in 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." Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now." Mark Begich stated on March 20, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling." Michael Reagan stated on March 6, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com: Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."
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Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent." Nicholas Kristof stated on October 22, 2014 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": "All of Liberia can produce less than one-third as much electricity as the Dallas Cowboys football stadium consumes at peak times." Scott Brown stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax." Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average." Charlie Crist stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects. Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell." Mark Warner stated on July 26, 2014: On offshore drilling for energy Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants. Duey Stroebel stated on July 30, 2014 in an online video: Says GOP primary opponents Glenn Grothman and Joe Leibham cast a "compromise vote that cost $788 million" in higher electricity costs. Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants." Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The president's come out with rules that say, 'No new coal-fired power plants.' " Lenar Whitney stated on June 25, 2014 in a YouTube video: "Global warming is a hoax." Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built." Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing." Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior. Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline. Scott Brown stated on June 10, 2014 in a press release: Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax." Chain email stated on May 19, 2014 in messages on the Internet: "Solar panels drain the sun’s energy." Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate." George Will stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet." Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions." Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks." Rachel Maddow stated on April 21, 2014 in 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." Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now." Mark Begich stated on March 20, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling." Michael Reagan stated on March 6, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com: Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."
Friends of India Point Park stated on October 31, 2014 in a web site: "Proximity to high-voltage power lines lowers property values by as much as 30 percent."
Nicholas Kristof stated on October 22, 2014 in an op-ed in the "New York Times": "All of Liberia can produce less than one-third as much electricity as the Dallas Cowboys football stadium consumes at peak times."
Scott Brown stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted to pave the way for a new national energy tax."
Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate: "While (Charlie Crist) was governor, utility costs went up 30 percent and went from below the national average to above the national average. Since I got elected, utility rates have come down 11 percent and now we are below the average."
Charlie Crist stated on October 15, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Davie: Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."
Republican Party of Florida stated on August 12, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie "Crist made it easier for Duke to take your money."
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in TV ad: Says Rick Scott took $200,000 in campaign contributions from a company that "profited off pollution."
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.
Duey Stroebel stated on July 30, 2014 in an online video: Says GOP primary opponents Glenn Grothman and Joe Leibham cast a "compromise vote that cost $788 million" in higher electricity costs.
Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "What (the Obama administration is) going to come out with in the next several months is you're not even going to be able to burn coal very limitedly in the existing plants."
Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad: "The president's come out with rules that say, 'No new coal-fired power plants.' "
Cory Gardner stated on July 28, 2014 in an interview on Univision Radio: "We would create thousands of jobs in Colorado, if the Keystone Pipeline were to be built."
Club for Growth stated on July 21, 2014 in a campaign ad: When the New Hampshire Legislature raised the gasoline tax, gas prices in the state were "skyrocketing."
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining."
John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
Al Jazeera America stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary: The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior.
Ed Gillespie stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.: Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Scott Brown stated on June 10, 2014 in a press release: Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax."
Chain email stated on May 19, 2014 in messages on the Internet: "Solar panels drain the sun’s energy."
Marco Rubio stated on May 11, 2014 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Human activity is not "causing these dramatic changes to our climate."
George Will stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": The incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet."
Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."
Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks."
Rachel Maddow stated on April 21, 2014 in 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."
Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: "There are over 100 pipelines between the United States and Canada right now."
Mark Begich stated on March 20, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "forced Washington to open up the Arctic Ocean to oil drilling."
Michael Reagan stated on March 6, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com: Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."
