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Search results for "Grey whales are dying along our shores"

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Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey.
By Tom Kertscher• February 8, 2023
SeaWorld stated on March 24, 2015 in an ad:
"Whales live as long at SeaWorld" as they do in the wild.
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 24, 2015
Facebook posts stated on March 04, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Deceased Ukrainian fighter pilot Col. Oleksandr Oksanchenko was the “Ghost of Kyiv.”
By Gabrielle Settles• March 14, 2022
Joe Cunningham stated on March 07, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing:
"Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.
By Jon Greenberg• March 15, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Same little boy died of COVID-19 in three different countries. Still don’t believe the media is #fakenews?”
By Tom Kertscher• April 13, 2020
Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone."
By Gabrielle Settles• December 23, 2021
Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off."
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 6, 2019
Bloggers stated on February 11, 2017 in a headline:
"Japanese whaling crew eaten alive by killer whales, 16 dead."
By Joshua Gillin• February 23, 2017
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2024 in a post on Facebook:
Video shows dolphins saving a mother whale and newborn from sharks.
By Madison Czopek• May 13, 2024
Chris Christie stated on October 19, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says "these ‘Jersey Shore’ folks, they’re from New York."
By Erin O'Neill• October 21, 2011
Vincent Barrella stated on August 22, 2011 in a column published on NJ.com:
"Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s"
By Caryn Shinske• September 5, 2011
Frank Lautenberg stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City "much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be."  
By Erin O'Neill• November 25, 2012
Pew Environment Group stated on December 11, 2012 in a newspaper advertisement:
"In recent years, menhaden numbers along our coast have plummeted by 90 percent."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 14, 2012
Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook:
Una ballena se traga a dos mujeres en California.
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• August 3, 2022
Chris Christie stated on September 02, 2011 in a press conference at Point Pleasant Beach:
"The water quality in the ocean is perfect. It’s been tested up and down every ocean shore in New Jersey."
By Caryn Shinske• September 25, 2011
Scott Maddox stated on May 25, 2010 in email to supporters:
After the oil spill, Congressman Adam Putnam "doubled down saying all energy sources, including oil drilling in the Gulf, should be considered just days after the oil spill started."
By Amy Sherman• June 2, 2010
Steve Lonegan stated on December 18, 2012 in a news release:
"The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state."
By Caryn Shinske• December 23, 2012
Robert Singer stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech on the New Jersey Senate floor:
"More than 50 percent of those people getting minimum wage in this state are high school students."
By Caryn Shinske• December 13, 2012
Marco Rubio stated on June 26, 2010 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":
"We are picking up oil with shovels and paper and plastic bags."
By Laura Figueroa• July 7, 2010
Dave Weldon stated on June 17, 2012 in a statement on Central Florida News 13’s 'Political Connections':
"There’s no wildlife" in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
By Katie Sanders• June 21, 2012

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By Robert Farley• May 3, 2010

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By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2015

Has President Obama kept his campaign promises?

By J.B. Wogan• November 3, 2012

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By Amy Sherman• April 9, 2015

Checking up on Obama's campaign promises

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Erin Mershon, Lukas Pleva• June 25, 2010

Chris Wallace asked why Vladimir Putin’s critics end up dead. Here are the details

By Manuela Tobias• July 19, 2018

In Context: Rush Limbaugh on Scott Walker's lack of a degree and issue of rapes on college campuses

By Tom Kertscher• February 13, 2015

Canadian nurses and Trump's plan to renegotiate NAFTA

By Miriam Valverde• March 28, 2017

McCain's slippery statement on oil

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008

Frank Lautenberg claims recalled by Truth-O-Meter

By Caryn Shinske• June 3, 2013

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By Joshua Gillin• August 2, 2013

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By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010

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By Aaron Sharockman• July 13, 2011

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By Aaron Sharockman• July 13, 2011

Frank Lautenberg versus the Truth-O-Meter: A look back

By Caryn Shinske• February 14, 2013

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