HOW RUSSIA TRIED TO BLOCK US ENERGY PRODUCTION

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Power Line
John Hinderaker
Mar. 6, 2018

Russia’s supposed “meddling” in the 2016 election has been an endless topic of news coverage, but for some reason our press has shown little interest in other instances of Russian meddling–the nuclear freeze movement of the 1980s, for example, or more recently, Russia’s effort to discredit fracking and rouse popular opposition to pipeline construction.

Last Thursday, the Majority Staff of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology released a report titled “Russian Attempts to Influence U.S. Domestic Energy Markets by Exploiting Social Media.” It doesn’t seem to have gotten as much attention as it deserves.

The House report notes Russia’s strong interest in depressing petroleum production in the U.S. (“American energy represents a direct threat to Russian energy interests.”) Russia has defended its interests by funding American environmental organizations:

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[Smokin Joe]

Meh. The KGB was funding Greenpeace and other enviro groups in the early '70s to throw a monkey wrench into Western Industry. Best money they ever spent, and it took off like crazy.