"The fracking industry is seeking a long-term strategy to deepen global dependence on dirty fossil fuels," said one researcher. "It is nothing short of a cynical exploitation of a genuine crisis."
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The Republican Party's antics should be seen for what they are: theater to distract us from their real work of increasing the poisons in our air and water to jack up the profits of their obscene overlords.
While apologists for the governments of Russia or the United States want to focus on some truths to the exclusion of others, the horrific militarism of both countries deserves only opposition.