Originally Posted by
Dodger
The World has been too sluggish when it comes to getting away from using fossil fuels to begin with. Maybe this fiasco (put mildly) will help accelerate the development and production of proven energy alternatives so we can save the environment and lower our dependency on these outdated toxic fossil fuels. (Proven alternatives include, but are not limited to, Hydrogen Gas, Tidal Energy, Biomass Energy, Wind Energy, Geothermal Power, Natural Gas, Biofuels, etc., etc., etc).
Regarding this recent power-play by Russia, it's important to realize that "Energy" is it's economy. Without this resource Russia's economy would be the size of Jamaica's, and if the World reduced its dependency on fossil fuels (which accounts for the vast majority of fuel that Russia produces) we wouldn't be in this predicament right now.