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Latest news is that Russia will be building a military force to secure it's Arctic 'assets', most of the Arctic is in dispute with many countries but Russia is adamant it's theirs.





So why are they doing this? if Russia concentrated on green energy production they wouldn't need so much oil and wouldn't need an oil export economy.


Russia is huge, the potential for building land based wind turbines, geothermal power and hydroelectric power is almost unmatched.





What's the problem with them?





Don't they realise as the world changes to greener energy production nobody's going to want their oil any more?





They need to wake up and smell the coffee. They can keep their damn oil, they're the only one's who are going to need it.



Because for them oil is power (in the domination sense). Russia is a major supplier of natural gas and other oil products to much of Europe. When they want to flex their muscle they turn off the heating gas in the middle of winter and half of Europe freezes. This is not directly about fuel, but about power (domination).





At the same time, securing oil in the North doesn't exclude them from developing their green energy. So you're right, it probably is something they should do.




Why should they leave it for someone else to claim? Oil is where the money is at. Russia have the right idea. You can stick your "Green" up your a.s.s hippie




you will need the oil too. You can not live oil free. what's the replacement for catheters that keep you alive when you have a heart attack?




because they are not stupid




I agree with the answer that we'll never live oil free. Even back in the good old days when we lived in log cabins, and farmed the land, we used oil to lubricate things like wheels, quench iron to make tools, and oil lamps were normal (I know it was whale oil, but we can't go back to that, not enough whales left), etc. Sure we can cut back, but we'll always need some oil, and the alternates don't quite fill every need. A similar analogy is: even if we used no nuclear power, or nuclear weapons, we'd still need some radioactive materials for medical uses, testing, x-rays, etc.





So, if it doesn't cost them much to secure the supplies, then why wouldn't they do it?





And you assume that everyone else will "go green" just like you want us to. It's taken decades to convince the american people that alternative energy sources are a good idea, and it took $4/gallon gasoline to do that.