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 … [continued]
Despite five rounds of sanctions, the EU is still sending Putin $285m a day to feed its dependance on imported oil, writes T&E in an open letter.
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
NGOs also demand the country of origin for oil be made clear at petrol stations. The European Union should embargo all oil and gas imports from Russia in order to stop financing Putin’s war on Ukraine, say 25 European NGOs in a public appeal to leaders. The coalition is also demanding that … [continued]
It’s been an interesting weekend, and one thing that happened is Elon Musk tweeted out an invitation to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to have an open discussion on Clubhouse. This has many people on Twitter speculating as to what exactly Elon would want to talk to Putin about. … [continued]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next presidential motorbike escorts will be going electric. Considering the fact that Russia is heavily dependent on its oil industry and has long been a barrier to faster climate action, this comes as a bit of a surprise, but that shows how much the electric revolution is crossing the world.
The Republican Party has won the popular vote in a presidential election only one time since 1988. That’s more than 30 years (or 7 elections) with just one popular vote win, which went to George W. Bush, possibly due to an Osama bin Laden video tape that came out 4 days before the election. In 2000, Bush won the electoral college (well, maybe*) despite the fact that Gore got more than half a million more votes. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, but lost the electoral college vote (by fewer than 60,000 votes in key states).
