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Putin Now Denies Humans Cause Climate Change

Putin Now Denies Humans Cause Climate Change

By Andy Rowell These are dangerous days for the climate. Not only do we have a climate denier in the White House, we have one in the Kremlin, too. At the end of last week, while visiting the Arctic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that global warming was not caused by humans: “The warming, it […]

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    Putin Now Denies Humans Cause Climate Change

    Putin Now Denies Humans Cause Climate Change

    By Andy Rowell These are dangerous days for the climate. Not only do we have a climate denier in the White House, we have one in the Kremlin, too. At the end of last week, while visiting the Arctic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that global warming was not caused by humans: “The warming, it […]

    Steel Made by Russian Company Tied to Putin Used in Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines

    Steel Made by Russian Company Tied to Putin Used in Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines

    By Steve Horn At his Feb. 16 press conference, President Trump discussed his executive orders calling for U.S. federal agencies to grant TransCanada and Energy Transfer Partners the permits needed to build the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipeline projects. Dakota Access Pipeline 'Could Be Operational Within 30 Days' https://t.co/LVGuunbOcu (@ecowatch @priceofoil) #NoDAPL — Sierra […]

    Putin’s Ties to the Keystone XL Pipeline

    Putin’s Ties to the Keystone XL Pipeline

    By Steve Horn and Itai Vardi Believe it or not, there’s a key connection to Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, in the fight over North America’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline. One of President Donald Trump’s first actions in office was to sign an executive order on Jan. 24 expediting the approval of the Keystone […]

    Trump’s Call for a New Nuclear Arms Race: ‘Absolutely Frightening’

    Trump’s Call for a New Nuclear Arms Race: ‘Absolutely Frightening’

    President-elect Donald Trump raised the prospect of a new global arms race on Thursday, after he suggested on Twitter he would increase the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Trump’s tweet read, “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” […]

    Putin and Tillerson Talk Drilling the Arctic on Saturday Night Live

    Putin and Tillerson Talk Drilling the Arctic on Saturday Night Live

    Last night, Vladimir Putin visited Donald Trump—played by Alec Baldwin—at Trump Tower during the opening skit on Saturday Night Live. While Trump and Putin where discussing whether it’s a good idea for the two of them to be seen together, SNL’s Kate McKinnon as Kellyanne Conway announces that Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, Trump’s pick for […]