IIRC the French shut them down for predicted maintenance. Although if it was predicted how did it cause such a spike in prices?
The Germans shut or are shutting down for dumb reasons: fukushima. They think they're likely to get a powerful earthquake and tsunami. The Belgians are shutting theirs down because they are old and want to replace them with gas (very green!)
The French and the Dutch want to build more. One Dutch proposal is right on the border with Belgium. Which I think is hilarious because I expect they'll be buying power from it.
Lol the UK gov cancelled a few nuclear power stations that would've come online in the next few years and reduced our national gas storage capacity by 70%.
Now we have 50% of our electricity coming from national gas and a bunch of offshore wind turbines that produce fuck all now the wind has stopped blowing for the past few months.
Shits fucked and none of the press talks about it thanks to covid
Russia can collapse EU this winter if it so chooses. I suspect they prefer to collect extortion level gas prices and push NATO to surrender Ukraine instead.
then the european retards started selling the cheap gas out of the storages meant for winter to make a buck and pay themselves some bonuses.
meanwhile the prices skyrocketed and now the very ppl who caused this crisis are trying to blame russia and bully them into giving away the gas for next to nothing.
Nah, this is because of the fucking green retards in the EU, mainly Germany.
For example they're blocking the operating permit of a newly built gas pipeline. They've got another excuse to block the pipeline's use every other week. They're also blocking plans to develop more nuclear power in the EU.
Greenies and their broken plan want to convert everything to electricity while simultaneously destroying the electrical production. Germany seems to be possibly the stupidest of it too. You don't hear a ton about it stateside, but they generally go around here and harass power plants with environmental lawsuits until they announce they are shutting them down. Killed off most of the coal plants that way. Gas will be next I'm sure.
The Russians have a gas pipeline running into central Europe through Ukraine, and they've been lobbying for years to build another one, called NordStream2, approval for which has been constantly held up by EU red tape, usually at Germany's behest. It's Brussels and Berlin that have made it into a political football: the Russians just wanted to make money.
The Polish foreign minister has criticised the United States for not consulting its decision to lift sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Poland and other countries in the region.
Zbigniew Rau also warned Washington that it was falling into the same “Russian trap” as Germany had done. Poland is strongly opposed to the pipeline, which will bring gas directly from Russia to Germany, bypassing Central and Eastern Europe.
Last month, the US government decided to waive sanctions on the company behind the pipeline, Nord Stream 2 AG, as well as its chief executive, Matthias Warnig, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the decision “demonstrates the administration’s commitment to energy security in Europe, consistent with the President’s pledge to rebuild relationships with our allies and partners in Europe”.
President Joe Biden himself, answering a question from Polskie Radio’s White House correspondent, said that, although he had “been opposed to Nord Stream 2 from the beginning”, trying to stop it now, when the project is almost complete, “would be counterproductive in terms of our European relations”.
In an interview with the Rzeczpospolita daily, however, Rau said that Biden appeared to “equates Europe with Germany”. The Polish foreign minister noted that he had only learned of the US administration’s decision to lift sanctions from media reports.
“The American allies did not find time for consultations with the region most exposed to the effects of this decision,” he said. This was despite being assured by Blinken in January that “nothing will be decided about you without you”.
“We agreed that Polish-American strategic dialogue needed to be resumed urgently,” Rau told Rzeczpospolita. “In February and March, when rumours about confidential US-German discussions on Nord Stream 2 emerged, we heard assurances that no such discussions were taking place.”
“Yet now I read agency reports that this week discussions are taking place in Washington between close associates of Chancellor Merkel and President Biden’s advisers about completing Nord Stream 2,” he added.
The foreign minister said that trilateral dialogue between the United States, Russia and Germany was no substitute for discussions with the US’s allies on NATO’s eastern flank.
“This pipeline will radically strengthen Germany and Russia’s common interests and will constitute a direct threat to peace in Europe,” warned Rau. “It will increase the military threat to Ukraine as well as Poland and other NATO countries from Central Europe.”
Rau noted that Putin himself had last week issued a veiled threat by saying that Ukraine would have to “demonstrate good will and behave itself after completion of Nord Stream 2”.
“Russia is pursuing an aggressive policy towards its neighbours, using armed attacks, blackmail and threats. It will be strengthened in this policy. But NATO will be weakened. And this was the Russian calculation concerning Nord Stream from the very beginning.” said Rau
“These were supposed to be projects breaking up the unity of the west. Germany allowed itself to get caught in this Russian trap, and now Joe Biden’s administration is falling into it. This will lead to an escalation of Russia’s aggressive behaviour,” he added.
Rau warned that further Russian military manoeuvres in the region were likely as early as autumn 2021. “Russia will soon have the chance to test US and German reactions. Who will pay the price for German and American mistakes then? Not answering telephone calls will not solve any crisis.”
Poland’s government has long been critical of Nord Stream 2, saying it undermines the security of Europe and increases dependency on Russia. Last year, the Polish competition authority imposed a fine on Russia’s Gazprom over its refusal to cooperate with an investigation into the pipeline.
In February, Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, hit back at German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier for suggesting that the pipeline is part of the historical debt Germany owes Russia for World War Two. Morawiecki said that Berlin was supporting the project “behind the EU’s back”.
Preparations are due to begin today to fill the pipeline with natural gas within the next few months, reports Reuters.
So yeah, you're just completely wrong. And also it's very American of you (see: Biden admin's view of "Europe", and generally the typical American confusion about our affairs).
They touted these green policies & alternate power generation while importing 90% of their energy needs from Russia. This is 30 years of bad energy policy.
Europeans will be praying for global warming so they don't fucking freeze.
The freezing will be blamed on global warming. Greta tried to warn us.
They did?
We're in talks with France to start building nuclear in Poland.
IIRC the French shut them down for predicted maintenance. Although if it was predicted how did it cause such a spike in prices?
The Germans shut or are shutting down for dumb reasons: fukushima. They think they're likely to get a powerful earthquake and tsunami. The Belgians are shutting theirs down because they are old and want to replace them with gas (very green!)
The French and the Dutch want to build more. One Dutch proposal is right on the border with Belgium. Which I think is hilarious because I expect they'll be buying power from it.
Lol the UK gov cancelled a few nuclear power stations that would've come online in the next few years and reduced our national gas storage capacity by 70%.
Now we have 50% of our electricity coming from national gas and a bunch of offshore wind turbines that produce fuck all now the wind has stopped blowing for the past few months.
Shits fucked and none of the press talks about it thanks to covid
Let the Euros freeze then. If those little fucking collectivists didn’t learn after two world wars then they never will.
"Just put on a sweater! We have to make sacrifices to save mother earth after all!"
I'm being facetious, but I believe they really think that way.
But that can easily be solved with more taxes and more government intervention!
/s
Thanks Russia.....
Germany*
Obama*
Hey look who's here, Greta Thunberg!
Did Russia cause Germany to close or begin closing its coal & nuclear plants to rely on renewables??
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=germany+closes+coal+power+plants
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=germany+closes+nuclear+power+plants
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=germany+to+rely+on+renewable+power
.../sarc
Yes. Russians bribed German leaders to make Germany dependent on Russian gas.
So Russians are in on WEF, Schwab, & the Great Reset too, who knew?
I could heat you niggers forever with a nuclear power plant and what are basically giant resistors. Cheap as dirt, too.
Modern "environmentalists" are retarded faggots.
The smart ones are all ostracized and banned for pointing out basic shit.
Can't wait for all the power grids to start failing. Way too much diversity into supply chain dependent shit, wind, and solar.
They are bunch of faggots. I still remember climate gate of 10+ years ago.
Russia can collapse EU this winter if it so chooses. I suspect they prefer to collect extortion level gas prices and push NATO to surrender Ukraine instead.
they delieverd without fail as usual.
then the european retards started selling the cheap gas out of the storages meant for winter to make a buck and pay themselves some bonuses.
meanwhile the prices skyrocketed and now the very ppl who caused this crisis are trying to blame russia and bully them into giving away the gas for next to nothing.
Must be because of patriarchy / capitalism / climate change.
thanks, Germany
Well clearly the only thing that can fix this is more government regulation and intervention into the energy markets.
Oh no, what a shame.
Anyway, cool bird!
It's due to Russian sheningans.
Poland plans to build (builds?) some kind of gas naval terminal thing. I don't know the details on hand.
Nah, this is because of the fucking green retards in the EU, mainly Germany.
For example they're blocking the operating permit of a newly built gas pipeline. They've got another excuse to block the pipeline's use every other week. They're also blocking plans to develop more nuclear power in the EU.
They're actively sabotaging our energy supply.
Greenies and their broken plan want to convert everything to electricity while simultaneously destroying the electrical production. Germany seems to be possibly the stupidest of it too. You don't hear a ton about it stateside, but they generally go around here and harass power plants with environmental lawsuits until they announce they are shutting them down. Killed off most of the coal plants that way. Gas will be next I'm sure.
Russian shenanigans?
The Russians have a gas pipeline running into central Europe through Ukraine, and they've been lobbying for years to build another one, called NordStream2, approval for which has been constantly held up by EU red tape, usually at Germany's behest. It's Brussels and Berlin that have made it into a political football: the Russians just wanted to make money.
There's already Nordstream 1. And it's also bypassing Poland, which too is the EU.
Its actually a conflict between Poland and Germany. Germany wants it. Obviously we're against.
Earlier this year:
https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/06/11/us-is-falling-into-russian-trap-over-nord-stream-pipeline-warns-polish-foreign-minister/
So yeah, you're just completely wrong. And also it's very American of you (see: Biden admin's view of "Europe", and generally the typical American confusion about our affairs).
Nordstream 2 is finished and ready to deliver.
They touted these green policies & alternate power generation while importing 90% of their energy needs from Russia. This is 30 years of bad energy policy.
Well maybe they shouldn't be relying on fucking Russia....