"The industry is substantially responsible for bringing us to the brink of disaster, following decades of climate denial, lobbying against action and pushing for continued government support," said Lorne Stockman.

One of the leading trade associations promoting fracking in the U.S. sees Putin’s war in Ukraine as a flagrant opportunity to sell more LNG gas. And lots of it. They are calling on the U.S. to “unleash American energy’s strength and security”.

"True energy security means affordable, reliable, and fossil-free energy for all communities," said Rees. "Congress should reject Big Oil and Gas’s cynical attempts to profit from human suffering and pass this bill immediately."

No words will ever be able to describe the full horror of war. The bombs, the bullets, the trauma. The wanton destruction of life. Hopes and dreams evaporated.