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Military

US Oil Industry Leaps On Invasion Of Ukraine To Argue For More Drilling

"The US oil and gas industry is using Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to pressure the Biden administration to throw open more land and ocean for domestic drilling and to loosen regulations for large companies attempting to ramp up their fossil fuel extraction."

Source: Guardian, 02/28/2022

"Russian Forces Take Chernobyl Zone, Ukraine Says, Raising Fears"

"Ukrainian authorities said Thursday that Russian forces have captured the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the scene of a 1986 meltdown that sent a radioactive cloud over parts of Europe and left a no man’s land of contaminated soil and other fallout, which remains dangerous."

Source: Washington Post, 02/25/2022

"E.U. Will Unveil A Strategy To Break Free From Russian Gas"

"For years, Europe’s dependence on Russian energy has held it back from taking powerful action against Kremlin mischief. But now, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is forcing a change unlike any before, driving the European Union to make plans for a permanent, far-reaching break from Russian oil and gas, European policymakers said."

Source: Washington Post, 02/24/2022

White House Mulls How To Stabilize Gas Prices Amid Russian Hostilities

"White House aides are reviewing how the United States could respond if Russia curtails exporting global oil products due to hostilities over Ukraine, anticipating a potential spike in gas prices that could further compound already high prices domestically."

Source: Washington Post, 02/22/2022

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