“No Choice But Intervention” — Belgium PM Fears “Severe Risk Of Social Unrest”
By Tyler Durden “A few weeks like this and the European economy will just go into a full stop…” That is the ominous warning of…
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Bikers Descend on Berlin to Protest Energy Policies
By The Counter Signal Hundreds of bikers gathered at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Saturday to protest German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s policies and rising…
Solutions Needed for 6+ Million EV Battery Packs That Will Be Retired by 2030; “handling lithium batteries is a serious subject”
By B.N. Frank Electric vehicles (EVs) have been associated with threatening already vulnerable power grids (see 1, 2), fires (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,…
Rural Residents Oppose Proposed Solar Farm Development Due to Noise, Property Value, and Hazards Concerns
By B.N. Frank Opposition to solar farms is increasing in the U.S. due to various issues associated with them (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). …
ECB Scrutinizes Banks’ Readiness For Possible Tsunami Of Energy Company Defaults
By Tyler Durden As we detailed in Trillions In “Liquidity Support Is Going To Be Needed” As Swiss, Finns Join Europe’s Bailout Brigade and Sweden, Austria Start Bailing…
Europe Is Facing Energy Disaster And It’s Going To Bleed Over Into The US
By Brandon Smith Though the situation is ever changing, currently the Russian government has announced an official shutdown of ALL natural gas exports to Europe…
Utility Smart Meters Could Eventually Be Used “to control your individual energy use”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to hazardous and privacy invasive utility “Smart” Meters – (electric, gas, and water) – is worldwide for numerous reasons including fires…
California’s Power Grid Turmoil Spurs Diesel Demand For Generators
By Tyler Durden A record-setting heat wave pushed California’s power grid to the limit this week as California Independent System Operator (CAISO) called for customers…
This Winter, Europe Plunges Into “The New Dark Ages”
By Michael Snyder Could you imagine being sent to prison for three years if you dared to set your thermostat above 66 degrees Fahrenheit? As…
European Union Wants Mandatory Energy Rationing to “flatten the curve”
By Mike Campbell “During peak demand, the expensive gas comes into the market. So, what we have to do is flatten the curve to avoid…
Europe’s Nightmare Scenario Comes True: Energy Bills To Rise By €2 Trillion, Will Reach 20% Of Disposable Income
By Tyler Durden What is the scale of the energy challenge? We got a very shocking sense of the staggering numbers involved in the existential,…
Utilities Commission Requests Additional Wind Farm Sound Testing; “sound wasn’t studied when the humidity was higher”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to and complaints about wind turbines and farms is likely to increase in the U.S. and worldwide until significant biological, economic,…
California “one step away” from Rolling Power Outages
By Rachel Emmanuel California is ‘one step away’ from ordering rotating power outages, according to the state’s Independent System Operator. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) is…
Despite Risks to Grids, etc., Electric Vehicle Council Says 15 States “should be prioritized for EV infrastructure”
By B.N. Frank Earlier this year, experts started warning that electric vehicle (EV) mandates threaten the U.S. grid and will increase the need for fossil…