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Search results for "Irish datacenters now guzzle 23 of the country's electricity"

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Barack Obama stated on March 19, 2009 in remaks made at an electric car testing center:
"The 1908 Model T earned better gas mileage than a typical SUV sold in 2008."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 19, 2009
Mitt Romney stated on January 14, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS.:
"(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs."
By John Frank• January 15, 2008
Threads posts stated on February 01, 2025 in a Threads post:
Says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Jesus didn’t have electricity and he did just fine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 4, 2025
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
 "ICE has not deported or detained one white illegal immigrant." 
By Miriam Valverde• September 24, 2019
Donald Trump stated on November 01, 2017 in a tweet:
Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty."
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2017
Viral image stated on June 20, 2019 in a post on Facebook:
"The first slaves shipped to the American Colonies in 1619 were 100 white children from Ireland."  
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2019
Barack Obama stated on October 03, 2012 in the first presidential debate:
The federal tax code has "loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas."
By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2012
Barack Obama stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception:
"Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 12, 2016
Chain email stated on June 12, 2013 in an email:
A hidden provision in Obamacare taxes sporting goods as medical devices.
By Tom Feran• June 14, 2013
Bloggers stated on October 07, 2017 in :
"Burger King admits to using horse meat in burgers, Whoppers."
By Tessa Weinberg• October 24, 2018
X posts stated on October 27, 2024 in Social media posts:
Photo shows people lined up outside Madison Square Garden before an Oct. 27 rally by former President Donald Trump.
By Gideon Hess• October 28, 2024
Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2024 in a Facebook post:
"Ireland will pay you $90,000 to move to a beautiful island home.”
By Jeff Cercone• November 26, 2024
St. Lucia Times stated on March 16, 2018 in :
"Irish superstar Saoirse Ronan dies after on-set accident in St. Lucia."
By Mica Soellner• March 20, 2018
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The United Nations sent out an email instructing staff not to use the words “invasion” or “war’” when referring to Ukraine.
By Samantha Putterman• March 28, 2022
Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet:
"Energy costs are the highest in 15 years."
By Nusaiba Mizan• February 16, 2023
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."
By Jon Greenberg• October 30, 2014
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
Jack Reed stated on November 04, 2010 in a letter to a Senate committee:
"New England already has access to ample supplies of natural gas."
By Peter Lord• January 23, 2011
Bloggers stated on June 23, 2018 in a blog post:
"NASA announced that it communicated with four races of aliens."
By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2018

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