{"id":2997,"date":"2022-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/2997\/u-s-bans-russian-oil-imports\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T19:02:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:02:26","slug":"u-s-bans-russian-oil-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/u-s-bans-russian-oil-imports\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Bans Russian Oil Imports"},"content":{"rendered":"

The answer to our oil addiction is not to find another dealer but to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and rehabilitate off poisonous fossil fuels that are killing us and undermining democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Greenpeace activists demonstrate with and kayaks in front of the lock in the port of Bremen against oil imports from Russia, which help finance Putin’s war in Ukraine. The activists painted “Peace – Not Oil” in two-meter letters on the side of the 40,000-ton tanker Seasprat, which delivers processed oil from the Russian Baltic port of Primorsk, and is waiting to cross the lock.
\nGreenpeace-Aktivistinnen und -Aktivisten demonstrieren mit Kajaks vor der Schleuse im Hafen von Bremen gegen \u00d6limporte aus Russland, die Putins Krieg in der Ukraine mitfinanzieren. An die Bordwand des 40.000 Tonnen fassenden Tankers \u201cSeasprat\u201d, der weiterverarbeitetes \u00d6l aus dem russischen Ostseehafen Primorsk liefert, haben die Aktiven in zwei Meter gro\u00dfen Lettern \u201ePeace – Not Oil\u201d gemalt. Das Schiff wartet auf die Durchquerung der Schleuse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The answer to our oil addiction is not to find another dealer but to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and rehabilitate off poisonous fossil fuels that are killing us and undermining democracy.<\/p>\n

Statement on President Biden\u2019s ban of Russian oil imports from Anusha Narayanan, climate campaign director at Greenpeace USA:<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe answer to our oil addiction is not to find another dealer but to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and rehabilitate off poisonous fossil fuels that are killing us and undermining democracy. President Biden\u2019s ban on Russian oil must signal an end to the exploitative fossil fuel industry and the multinational oil syndicates that are driving wars and the climate crisis. This action must be coupled with an all-hands-on-deck effort to deploy renewable energy that would relieve costs for families and help us break free from the volatility of oil price swings. The oil and gas industry and its political allies are trying to exploit the war in Ukraine to increase dirty fuel production in the U.S. under the guise of energy independence. This is nonsense. True energy independence and a peaceful future can only come from renewable energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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