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We fund our military aid to Ukraine with our tax dollars and some of America\u2019s allies fund Putin\u2019s military with purchases of his oil and gas exports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>~ Thomas L Friedman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/17\/opinion\/russian-oil-green-energy.html\">NY Times<\/a>, May 17, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our continued addiction to fossil fuels is bolstering Vladimir Putin\u2019s petrodictatorship and creating a situation where we in the West are &#8212; yes, say it with me now &#8212; funding both sides of the war. 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