German Cities Turn Off Hot Water And Cut Lighting At Government Buildings
By Tyler Durden German authorities are scrambling ahead for what could be a hellacious winter of natural gas shortages and skyrocketing prices by announcing new…
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We Are Going To See Energy Prices Go Absolutely Nuts This Winter Just As We Plunge Into A Horrifying Global Economic Crisis
By Michael Snyder How would you feel if your power bill went up by 50 percent this winter? How about 100 percent? Unfortunately, these kinds…
London Power Prices Spike 5,000%, Relies On Belgium To Thwart Rolling Blackout
By Tyler Durden London’s power grid was pushed to the brink of failure following last week’s record-breaking heatwave. Javier Blas, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and…
Putin Turns The Screws: Gazprom Unexpectedly Halts Another Nord Stream Turbine Cutting Flows In Half; European Gas Prices Soar
By Tyler Durden Europeans, and especially Germans, breathed a sigh of relief last Thursday when amid fears that Moscow would not restart flows along the…
“Utterly Useless”: Millions of Smart Meters Reporting Inaccurate Readings (UK)
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy invasive, unreliable, and unsafe “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing worldwide since utilities first started…
Officials Believe Lightning Strike Destroyed Wind Turbine; “there was little his firefighters could do to put the fire out.”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to wind turbines and farms is likely to increase in the U.S. and worldwide until significant biological, environmental, and safety issues…
Diesel Prices Continue To Spike Harming Truckers and Farmers
By Mac Slavo Sky-high diesel prices continue to impact the trucking and farming industry. Diesel-powered equipment helps farmers get their crops harvested and it help…
Sri Lanka Implements QR Code Digital ID Fuel Rationing
By Keean Bexte Sri Lanka has begun forcing citizens to use a QR code to access gas pumps as part of a nationwide fuel rationing…
200 Million Americans Facing Brutal Heat Raises Alarm Over Power Grid Stability
By Tyler Durden According to The Weather Channel, more than 200 million Americans will experience temperatures over 90 degrees Fahrenheit through the end of the…
Environmental Protection Minister Recommends Suspending Wind Power Developments Due to Environmental Risks
By B.N. Frank Opposition to wind turbines and farms is likely to increase worldwide until significant biological, environmental, and safety issues associated with them are…
Panama Rises Up: Massive Protests Against Fuel and Food Crisis Underway
By Thomas Lambert People in Panama are rising up, blockading highways over a fuel and food crisis many believe was caused by the government. On…
Gazprom Declares Force Majeure, Will Halt Gas Flows To Germany Indefinitely
By Tyler Durden Already days before the July 22 European “Doomsday” when the scheduled Russian 10-day maintenance of the crucial Nord Stream pipeline to Germany…
Ocean Advocates Ask Feds for More than 45 Days to Review 1400-page Offshore Wind Impact Study
By B.N. Frank Opposition to wind turbines and farms is likely to increase in the U.S. and worldwide until substantial biological, environmental, and safety issues…
Utility Offers to Pay Customers to Install Smart Thermostats to Allow It to Remotely Control Energy Use
By B.N. Frank Utility companies, regulators, and various experts continue to warn that American power grids are vulnerable and prone to blackouts (see 1, 2,…