White House Opposes Ban on Russian Oil Imports; Urges World to Reduce Reliance on Oil to Punish Vlad

[mystery-ak]

White House Opposes Ban on Russian Oil Imports; Urges World to Reduce Reliance on Oil to Punish Vladimir Putin

Charlie Spiering 3 Mar 2022

President Joe Biden and his administration said Americans should reduce their consumption of oil and gas in order to keep prices down and ultimately punish Russian President Vladimir Putin.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki reacted to calls for the United States to stop importing oil from Russia in order to further punish Putin for escalating his invasion of Ukraine.

She said President Joe Biden and his administration were not interested in banning imports of oil from Russia, because reducing the supply would only increase prices and enrich the Russians.

“What this is all a reminder of in the president’s view is our need to reduce our reliance on oil,” Psaki said in a conversation with reporters at the daily briefing. “The Europeans need to do that. We need to do that.”

She tried to downplay the amount of oil imported by the U.S. by Russia, even though imports of crude oil to the U.S. have doubled from a year ago.

“It’s only about ten percent of what we’re importing,” Psaki said.

She said the White House is looking for actions that “maximizes the impact on president Putin” and “minimizes it on the American people.”

“We don’t have a strategic interest in reducing the global supply of energy,” she said.

There is growing support from Congress in a ban on oil imports from Russia.

Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jon Tester (D-MT) announced legislation on Thursday that would ban Russian energy imports.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also endorsed the idea during her press conference on Thursday.

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[DefiantMassRINO]

Natural gas was supposed to be a transitional energy source as coal, oil, and nuclear energy plants were retired.  But, then, methane become public enemy #1 1/2 after carbon.

So, as coal, oil, and nuclear plants were being retired, the tree-loving enviro-commie hippies also delcared war on methane.  Now there are fewer available, economic alternatives available to power and heat our homes.

How the hadies are we supposed to re-charge our plug-in electric cars and heat our homes on cold, dark, windless Winter nights?  Dingbats!

[EdinVA]

White House Opposes Ban on Russian Oil Imports

Of course not, don't want to put midterms at risk by having $20 per gallon gas and miles long lines at gas stations.

[DefiantMassRINO]

How about we go back to old-fashioned renewable whale oil if natural gas/methane are so damn evil?

[EdinVA]

How about we go back to old-fashioned renewable whale oil if natural gas/methane are so damn evil?

Can't do that without the whales vote...

[Smokin Joe]

Natural gas was supposed to be a transitional energy source as coal, oil, and nuclear energy plants were retired.  But, then, methane become public enemy #1 1/2 after carbon.

So, as coal, oil, and nuclear plants were being retired, the tree-loving enviro-commie hippies also delcared war on methane.  Now there are fewer available, economic alternatives available to power and heat our homes.

How the hadies are we supposed to re-charge our plug-in electric cars and heat our homes on cold, dark, windless Winter nights?  Dingbats!

What did Jimmy Carter say? Just wear a sweater? 

[IsailedawayfromFR]

This is winter and cold in many parts of the country.

Biden wants Americans to turn off the heater and stop driving to work.

Do we really want to go back to the dark ages?

Americans I believe understand what they are being asked to do and will rebel.

[EdinVA]

This is winter and cold in many parts of the country.

Biden wants Americans to turn off the heater and stop driving to work.

Do we really want to go back to the dark ages?

Americans I believe understand what they are being asked to do and will rebel.

It appears to me that bitme and his socialist buddies have backed themselves, and us, into a corner.  If he reopens domestic oil and gas he will have to admit he was wrong and that is never ever going to happen, no matter what happens to the country.

[bilo]

Natural gas was supposed to be a transitional energy source as coal, oil, and nuclear energy plants were retired.  But, then, methane become public enemy #1 1/2 after carbon.

So, as coal, oil, and nuclear plants were being retired, the tree-loving enviro-commie hippies also delcared war on methane.  Now there are fewer available, economic alternatives available to power and heat our homes.

How the hadies are we supposed to re-charge our plug-in electric cars and heat our homes on cold, dark, windless Winter nights?  Dingbats!

Great points all!

Let me add the climate hysteria with it's war on carbon is beyond stupid. It's suicidal. During the Cambrian period when life exploded on earth Carbon dioxide was at 8,000 ppm. In the mid 1900's we were at 180 ppm. Most people aren't aware that terestrial plant life can't exist below 150 ppm. Currently we are around 400 ppm. 

[bilo]

Of course not, don't want to put midterms at risk by having $20 per gallon gas and miles long lines at gas stations.

I'm sure that's a big part of their decision making, but I believe the other part is Biden is compromised.

[sneakypete]

White House Opposes Ban on Russian Oil Imports

Gee,I wonder why?

Ifn ah wuz duh spiscius tipe.............

[sneakypete]

Natural gas was supposed to be a transitional energy source as coal, oil, and nuclear energy plants were retired.  But, then, methane become public enemy #1 1/2 after carbon.

So, as coal, oil, and nuclear plants were being retired, the tree-loving enviro-commie hippies also delcared war on methane.  Now there are fewer available, economic alternatives available to power and heat our homes.

How the hadies are we supposed to re-charge our plug-in electric cars and heat our homes on cold, dark, windless Winter nights? Dingbats!

@DefiantMassRINO

Dat bees simpul!

Reindeer farts!

We iz da wurld.........

We iz da peep-pulls.......

Sang hit wid me,comrades!

[sneakypete]

How the hadies are we supposed to re-charge our plug-in electric cars and heat our homes on cold, dark, windless Winter nights?

Burn lefties?

This has the advantage of reducing future emissions while reducing the amount of "stoopid" polluting the airwaves,academia,the print media,and every other disinformation outlet at the same time.

Win/win.

[christian]

Putin tipped his hand as to what Biden and Putin are attempting, to America and the Western nations.  We have been told for quite a while now environmental commies, enviro-green on the outside and commie Red on the inside.  The largest group of nuclear reactors in a facility was just taken by Russian forces, in the Ukraine.  There are many more critical nuclear power  plants-sources in the Ukraine. The communists have been pushing/forcing America and Western nation to move to less productive and less reliable alternate energies, while Russia and China invest heavily in dams and oil,while is propelling them past us in world power.  Biden neutered American independence of energy sources and using enviro wackos to stop any further developments, that empower us or the other Western nations screaming pollution save the planet.  While silent on that power shifting to Communists nations that pollute far more that we were/are doing.  Venezuela was a great socialist victory the Commies rejoiced in, their dictator cut off prosperity and energy to the Western nations down there.  We are about to see Putin become a world wide dictator with Civilizations as we know it, enslaved to Putin being the worlds energy czar.  With the worlds nuclear planets and the worlds oil under his command along with world muslim alliance, we all become economic slaves. Refuse,freeze to death,and your society crashes.
 Putin and soros do indeed intend to be this worlds Adolf Hitlers this century.....Biden has already been a major step in this direction, forcing America to be dependent on Russian oil, and he WILL NOT RELENT.  What self blinded fool cannot see Biden has taken a crucial part in this world conquest?

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Ukraine, who possessed the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world, destroyed its nuclear arsenal in 1994.

The invasion by Russia would have never happened if it still possessed them.

Is there anybody who doubts there will never be another country that voluntarily disarms itself of nuclear capability in the future?

Russia has pushed the entire world into a different level of nuclear preparedness.

And Biden is now giving the green light to Iran to be a nuclear power.

Let that one sink in.

[Kamaji]

Ukraine, who possessed the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world, destroyed its nuclear arsenal in 1994.

The invasion by Russia would have never happened if it still possessed them.

Is there anybody who doubts there will never be another country that voluntarily disarms itself of nuclear capability in the future?

Russia has pushed the entire world into a different level of nuclear preparedness.

And Biden is now giving the green light to Iran to be a nuclear power.

Let that one sink in.

Exactly.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Lesson:  Countries with nukes don't get invaded.

#NukesForPeace

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Lesson:  Countries with nukes don't get invaded.

#NukesForPeace

Yep, Biden is making Iran a sacred monument to Dem stupidity.