Even in Gas Crisis, Germany Refuses Nuclear Power
Better to burn coal.
Better to burn coal.
The Dutch government was warned many times Russia could not be trusted and bought its gas anyway.
Western Europe refused to see the risks. Eastern Europe refused to invest in renewables.
Earthquakes in Groningen, dirty coal mines in Poland and leaky Soviet-era gas pipes in Russia.
It’s one of the cleanest forms of electricity generation.
Russia may be a convenient scapegoat, but it doesn’t control the price of natural gas alone.
It’s one of the cleanest forms of energy we have.
The continent faces a perfect storm involving accidents, depleted reserves and decreased Russian supply.
There is consensus on biomass and natural gas. Nuclear energy and windmills are controversial.
Opposition leaders and Germany’s largest tabloid want to pull the plug on the “Putin pipeline”.
Russia, Ukraine and the EU all benefit.
The United States should help Europe become less dependent on Russian gas.
A new pipeline connects Azerbaijan to Europe. What does it mean for the countries along the route?
The EU must find other gas suppliers while it still has the benefit of being Russia’s top customer.
But it also has a responsibility of its own to stop burning coal.