How Cars Can Help Us Undermine Putin’s Power

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:24:47 +0000

While there are just a few things people can do to ameliorate the conflict, cars are one of our most powerful weapons against Putin’s war machine. As the gruesome events are unfolding in Ukraine, my heart goes out to all the victims of Putin’s assault. As a half-Russian, I also feel for those Russians who […]

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Elon Musk vs. Putin Is More Than Just Twitter Trolling — It’s Brilliant Marketing … For Ukraine

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 03:49:12 +0000

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently trolled Russia’s warmongering president Vladimir Putin on Twitter, and I’m sure everyone has seen the headlines. In all seriousness, what Putin is doing to Ukraine and its civilians is incredibly monstrous and he needs to stop. However, I’m in no position to stop him. A couple of weeks ago Elon […]

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Let’s Prove Putin Wrong On European Fossil Fuel Addiction!

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:00:46 +0000

Putin is convinced that Europeans are so obsessed with their cars that they will not quit using them, no matter what he does in Ukraine. Let’s prove that he is wrong, writes András Lukács of Clean Air Action Group Hungary. The European Union relies on imports for 96% of its crude oil supply, and about […]

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Oil’s Absence From EU Security Strategy Leaves Europe Dependent On Despots

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 04:47:43 +0000

EU Commission this week launched its the EU security strategy to protect consumers from energy price rises with barely a mention of oil dependence that is funding Putin’s war in Ukraine. This energy security strategy from the European Commission lacks measures to address Europe’s oil dependence, despite oil being the cash cow for Putin’s war […]

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EU to Cut Gas Imports from Russia by ⅔ in 2022

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:30:40 +0000

For the past several years, the argument from some — most notably Germany — has been that if there is a greater interdependence between Russia and the rest of Europe, Russia would be a more friendly actor. Perhaps we can all just get along? Vladimir Putin had other plans. Aside from not stopping him from […]

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Vice Admiral McGinn: Renewable Energy Will Save Us From Dictators Whose Power Comes From Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 01:20:37 +0000

Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn recently wrote an opinion piece for The Hill in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He argued that renewable energy will save us from dictators whose power stems from fossil fuels. He pointed out that the US needs to up its game on renewables, and I strongly agree. The article […]

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Ukrainian man who returned from Vancouver describes surreal scene as he prepares to enlist

Credit to Author: Sarah Grochowski| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:39:40 +0000

He said the most unsettling part of the journey was the smell he encountered just a few meters from Ukraine. “There were dozens of abandoned cars and garbage strewed all over the road. It was horrible.”

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