Mikeoxenormous
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Germany Uses Coal Fired Power Plants to Brave Winter
When the United States was an net exporter of Natural Gas, Putin (who hated President Trump) wasnt sending his natural gas through the Nord Stream pipeline so couldnt afford his war with Ukraine. But when some stupid people stole the 2020 election, Joe Biden in his first act, killed the energy independence of the United States and allowed Russia to hold hostage Europe by allowing Putin to use his Nord Stream pipeline to send Natural gas and make tons of money.Germany had scaled down the usage of coal fired power plants to reduce their carbon footprint. But as winter approaches, the country cannot sit back to see how things play out in the political arena. Habek commented, “That’s bitter, but it’s simply necessary in this situation to lower gas usage. The gas storage tanks must be full by winter. That is our top priority.”
He added, “It’s obviously Putin’s strategy to make us insecure, to drive up prices and divide us. We will not allow that to happen. We will defend ourselves resolutely, precisely and thoughtfully.”
How Putin's $11 billion pipeline split NATO and the EU at a time of crisis
An undersea pipeline set to deliver gas from Russia to Germany has become exactly what the two countries have always insisted it would never be: A weapon in a geopolitical crisis.
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