Tucker reviews the disaster that is energy policy in Europe. Between the embargo of Russia and the “Green Energy” initiatives like Germany shutting down its nuclear power plants, Europe will be freezing in the dark this winter. The fact that the price of natural gas has gone up 700% and Germans are scouring their forests for scrap wood to turn into wood chips to heat their homes this winter is somewhat shocking.
Carlson makes a very good point when he says clearly that wind and solar were never going to be even close to a replacement for coal, oil and gas for heating and electricity. But the Russian embargos are happening just at the right moment to create a perfect storm.
And so far, the Russians are still selling some gas to Europe (about 20% of what they could be sending). If they cut off the supply altogether it will shut down German industry altogether. So far the politicians are maintaining their stance on the Ukrainian war. But it’s still summer. We’ll have a better idea how things will go in January.
Now, we’re in better shape than Europe. We produce a lot of fossil fuels. But our energy prices have skyrocketed and they will increase again this winter. This should have some effect on the November elections I think.
That’s what they get for listening to Joe Biden’s and following NATO. They were warned but didn’t follow President Trumps advice.
This winter could be a critical point for several European governments. Germany especially may be vulnerable.
I confess I am mystified by Germany and the rest of Europe’s attitude. They earnestly believe that burning fossil fuels will warm the planet and lead to global Armageddon. Well, unless those fossil fuels come from Russia. Then it is somehow OK. Nuclear power plants produce zero CO2 and, if done right, are the safest of all power generation methods. (The US nuclear fleet has a perfect safety record going back over 50 years.) Oh, but Japan had an Earthquake followed by a tsunami which caused the pumps to fail at a nuclear plant leading to (Checks notes) zero deaths?… Read more »
“The question is – how many governments will fall” In my cynical opinion… not enough.
I’m very curious to see if significant hardship influences some greens to go over to the dark side. There’s nothing like shivering in an ice cold apartment to concentrate the mind on the practical consequences of simplistic thinking.