#war is ecocide

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The Dangerous Myth of the “Good War”

The fantasy that the war in Ukraine is a war to secure democracy around the world has taken root among well-meaning liberals.

US and NATO economic interests can't be separated from their involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine or climate inaction.

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Whatever His Motives, Putin’s War in Ukraine Is Fueled by Oil and Gas - Inside Climate News

With a Russian military convoy advancing on her city of Kyiv, Ukraine’s leading climate scientist made an emotional plea at last week’s meet

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Why going green is the answer to the West’s security dilemma

The war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s energy dependency — and showed that the transition to clean energy is a global security imperative

Not keen on this framing, but some important points nonetheless.

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Op-Ed: The Ukraine war is a decision point — banks should stop funding the fossil fuel industry forever

If you think the links between American banks, oil and Russia’s war-making aren’t deep and profound, think again.

Ukrainian climate activist and environmental lawyer Svitlana Romanko and Bill McKibben understand the relationship between war and fossil fuels.

"If you think the links between American banks, oil and Russia’s war-making aren’t deep and profound, think again."

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Ukrainian Environmentalist: Halt Fossil Fuel Funding & Defund Putin’s War Machine

We speak to Svitlana Romanko, a leading Ukrainian environmental lawyer based in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk, which was bombed Friday

Interview with Ukrainian climate activist and environmental lawyer Svitlana Romanko

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These daily briefings include information on environmental impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Today's emphasizes that North African and Middle Eastern countries rely on grain imports from Ukraine; the war is leading to famine well beyond the areas directly affected by combat.

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War’s Toll on Ukraine’s Once Vibrant Environmental Movement - Inside Climate News

In war torn Ukraine, Russia’s month-long invasion has already resulted in thousands of deaths—including more than 900 civilians—and has left

Interview with Ecoaction executive director Natalya Gozak

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The Consequences of a Nuclear War

The damage caused by a nuclear war in Ukraine would be even more devastating than Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Chernobyl combined.