Maybe the push by Russia to influence the right in the USA is because they have huge

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oil reserves and want the narrative that humans can't do anything about climate change (because it is not happening) to win. There is apparently trillions of dollars of oil in the Russian Arctic. That and they want to get their hands on an F35.

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1. Eliminating US emphasis on Global Warming is critical to Russia's Arctic Development plans

Russia has big plans for Developing the Arctic

The most worrisome feedback involves the release of seabed methane from the continental shelves of the Arctic Ocean.


http://e360.yale.edu/features/as_arctic_ocean_ice_disappears_global_climate_impacts_intensify_wadhams

The 2016 St.Petersberg Economic Forum held the first ever Conference on the Economic Development of the Arctic. The Conference included four panel sessions focused on:

* effective management of the Arctic,

* tools for tapping the economic and scientific potential of the Arctic regions,

* transport infrastructure designed to link the Arctic to the Northern Sea Route, and

* the region’s cultural and tourism potential.

https://m.forumspb.com/en/2016/sections/22/materials/196/news/574