By P Gosselin on 26. April 2023
A leading German politician views proposed climate policies as a danger to the country’s civil stability and democracy. Germany ignores the lessons of history. Image: French Revolution “Ecological madness”…”ruinous retrofittings” The mood in Germany has become outright ugly as citizens reel from high inflation and fear government policy initiatives that would bankrupt many if enacted. […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 23. April 2023
Large household electricity consumption devices like heat pumps, electric cars may be throttled or completely switched off by the grid operators. Blackout News reports here how the German Bundestag has approved the law to accelerate the nationwide installation of smart meters. “The aim is to advance the digitalization of the transition to green energies.” It […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Follies |
By P Gosselin on 9. April 2023
Germany’s proposed heating policies will lead to a disaster, experts warn. 45 billion euros will get ZERO CO2 savings! Prof. Gerd Ganteför. Image cropped here. Oil and gas heating to be eliminated, starting next year At first, Germans had the impression that the worst had been averted as far as the planned intervention of the Greens […]
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By P Gosselin on 7. April 2023
In the good old days, governments were there to improve our lives and to make energy cheaper. But those days are gone in Europe, and especially in Germany. Now governments are finding ways to make living and energy as expensive as possible. Germany’s Blackout News here looks at the maintenance costs for heat pumps compared […]
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By P Gosselin on 5. April 2023
“Catastrophic report”: Whopping 88% of those surveyed see move to green energies as unachievable! Green energies no longer have the support of Germans due to high costs and technical limitations. Image: P. Gosselin. Most Germans used to be enthusiastic supporters of the country’s Energiewende (transition to renewable energies), especially in the early days when they […]
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By P Gosselin on 21. March 2023
Irony: Coal kept the lights on in Germany this winter Germany’s Blackout News reports how the global media is making fun of the clown show that’s become Germany’s energy policy. Incompetent hands For decades, Germany’s energy policy has been overtaken and revamped by green environmentalist and pacifist politicians who have little or no technical competence […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 15. March 2023
The European Parliament has just given the green light for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) on Tuesday (14 March). The law would lead to massive renovation costs for millions of homeowners who are already saddled by inflation and falling incomes as green energies and supply woes plague the continent. Where will the money […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics, Green Follies |
By P Gosselin on 28. February 2023
The Green Tyranny expands as the German government readies to ban oil and gas heat beginning 2024! Economic “death blow” Germany’s Minister of Economics, Robert Habeck, Green Party, is reported to be planning a ban of gas and oil heating – as early as 2024, according to the online BILD. Heat in Germany will soon […]
Posted in Activism, Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 18. February 2023
As the EU Parliament voted on February 14th to ban the registration of new fossil fuel cars beginning in 2035, it appears the folly of the idea is just beginning to dawn on those who had been expected to take a more critical stand much earlier. AI generated image, dall.e 2. Moreover, it appears even […]
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By P Gosselin on 15. February 2023
Europe needs to call the economic suicide hotline… The EU’s increasingly centrally-planned society has taken another huge leap forward, as it bans fossil fuel mobility. Source: AI generated image, dall.e 2. Beginning in 2025, it will no longer be possible to register new fossil fuel vehicles in the EU. They will be completely banned. This […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics, Green Follies |
By P Gosselin on 12. February 2023
“Mobility on the road to become elitist, luxury good!” In November, 2022, the EU Commission presented its Euro 7 vehicle emissions standard proposal. The new directive would mandate new vehicles to become cleaner and apply to all newly registered vehicles as of July 2025. “We cannot accept a society where exposure to air pollution is […]
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By P Gosselin on 28. January 2023
Today we check in with Blackout News to find out the latest news on Germany’s green energy follies. The latest is that the country’s increasingly green electric power grid is increasingly unable to handle the “climate friendly” electric mobility and heat pumps the German government is pushing. Germany’s green power grid can’t even sustain green […]
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