{"id":1455621,"date":"2022-04-27T14:29:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455621"},"modified":"2022-04-27T14:29:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:29:46","slug":"actor-mark-ruffalo-says-ukraine-war-is-a-gift-for-bidens-climate-change-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-mark-ruffalo-says-ukraine-war-is-a-gift-for-bidens-climate-change-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Mark Ruffalo Says Ukraine War Is A \u2018Gift\u2019 For Biden\u2019s Climate Change Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factor-mark-ruffalo-says-ukraine-war-is-a-gift-for-bidens-climate-change-initiatives%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Mark-Ruffalo-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Actor Mark Ruffalo is outspoken on political issues, especially climate change. Now he\u2019s saying Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine could be a good catalyst for advancing President Biden\u2019s climate-focused initiatives, Fox News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mark-ruffalo-calls-ukraine-war-gift-president-bidens-climate-change-agenda\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>. He even called the war a \u201cgift\u201d for the movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The \u201c13 Going On 30\u201d star made the remarks during an episode of MSNBC Reports. \u201cHow do you fight against the advocacy groups out of there, the dark money groups out of there, that are out there that fight against climate change?\u201d host Katy Tur inquired of the panel, which included Ruffalo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI mean, the Koch brothers, there\u2019s all sorts of dark money that has stopped solar energy in Arizona. Arizona, which has the most sunlight,\u201d she continued. \u201cSo, how do you, with this campaign, cut through the mis and disinformation?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ruffalo pushed for renewable energy no matter who supported it or how complicated it was to instate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOn the Koch brothers. Yeah, there is the dark money and that\u2019s definitively an issue, but when you look at how quickly we are actually moving on this transition, when you look at how many jobs it\u2019s created; it doesn\u2019t matter what the Koch brothers say or do,\u201d Ruffalo said. <\/span><span>\u201cAt the end of the day, we are going to win and we are going to transition over.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAre we going to do it in a graceful way or are we gonna do it \u2026 kicking and screaming?\u201d the actor continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Next, Ruffalo said the conflict in Ukraine was a \u201cgift\u201d for Biden because he could use the public\u2019s emotions to advance legislation that was focused on combating climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is a moment for President Biden to take this, our momentum, people\u2019s fear, their disgust of the war, their disgust with energy prices and\u2013and use that to solidify a message to the American people that now is the time to transition,\u201d the activist actor said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis where the jobs are, this is where national security is, and we\u2019re going to keep pushing him to do it and this is a gift to the president as we see it and we see him accepting it in such terms,\u201d Ruffalo said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The \u201cNow You See Me\u201d actor isn\u2019t pleased with everyone using global events their benefit, however. On Monday, Ruffalo tweeted his response to an article detailing how gas prices increased to over $4\/gallon since 2020 and company executives retained their high salaries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The caption of Ruffalo\u2019s tweet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkRuffalo\/status\/1518688162473816066\"><span>read<\/span><\/a><span>: \u201cWar Profiteering. \ud83e\udd2e While the rest of the country suffers from their gouging, these CEOs screw the USA over.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\"> <i><span>Become a member now and join our mission<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Mark Ruffalo is outspoken on political issues, especially climate change. 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