Europe's energy situation is bad and getting worse

Hawkeye10

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This is one of the least shocking things ever:

All across Europe, electricity bills for households and businesses have been rising dramatically. They have increased steadily throughout 2021, but in September, the upward surge has been dramatic. This month alone, wholesale power prices in Germany have risen by almost 50%.

Prices are hitting record highs as a combination of factors buffets Europe's energy sector. The main cause is a global gas shortage — the price of natural gas has quadrupled in Europe since the start of the year.

The situation appears to be getting worse, and many governments are now fearful of blackouts and fuel poverty ahead of an inevitable jump in demand throughout the winter.


https://www.dw.com/en/europeans-bra...energy-price-surge-hits-households/a-59246714
 
It must be noted that I was reading reports back about three months ago that Russian shipments through existing pipelines was far below the norms, with speculation that Russia was doing it just to make sure that they are allowed to turn the new pipeline on...and no.....those who demand that Ukraine get paid anyways can go pound sand.
 
Here's one dirty major secret you won't hear from the Leftist environmental front and MSM:

Because natural gas and coal are being banned across Europe, people have to find a way to heat their homes in winter they can afford. Electricity would bankrupt them in short order. The alternative is the wood burning pellet stove.

US communities near pellet mills complain of fumes while experts say burning wood is a ‘disaster’ for climate change
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/30/wood-pellets-biomass-environmental-impact

But because you need massive amounts of wood to make the pellets, and VOC's are another form of pollutant that would cripple this industry in Europe, wood pellet manufacturers turned to making them in the US.
So, now there are companies cutting down whole forests, dehydrating and degassing the resulting sawdust--resulting in massive amounts of VOC's (Volatile Organic Chemicals) that are off gassed as air pollution in the US. These companies ship the wood pellets to Europe where they are used to heat homes because these homes can't have natural gas which is cleaner, exponentially less polluting, and cheaper by far. Electricity isn't even on the table as it is horribly inefficient by comparison and many times more costly.

That's what idiot, moron, retard, Leftist, environmentalist fuck ups bring to the table on Gorebal Warming. Quite seriously, the whole bunch should be beaten into hamburger as a warning to other stupid fucks about forcing people to do their retarded ideas.
 
So Europe, sitting on coal and oil, are going to freeze this winter and have electrical shortages.
That's Climate Change Regulation shit for ya.

Carbon taxes and putting in so much wind and solar and scrapping nuclear (except for the French, who are not having it!) are all part of the problem .

And these fucking morons keep doubling down on being morons.

I am in a mood tonight.
 
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