As cheap Russian energy runs dry due to Western sanctions, the people of Poland, the latest country to make energy crisis headlines, are now resorting to burning trash for heat. Circulating images (see Great Game India) show large plumes of black and brown smoke bellowing from homes and filling the sky with stinky smoke as Poles struggle to stay … Continue reading GOT HEAT? Polish households burn TRASH for heat as Western sanctions against Russia deprive Europe of energy
Bangladesh power grid COLLAPSES, leaving 140 million people without power
Some 140 million people in Bangladesh are without power after the nation’s power grid collapsed on October 4. Nearly the entire country, the AFP News Agency reported, suffered a blackout due to the collapse. Officials from the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) said a power transmission failure in the eastern part of the country tripped power plants nationwide, … Continue reading Bangladesh power grid COLLAPSES, leaving 140 million people without power
Swedish government tells citizens to build “indoor blanket huts” this winter to avoid freezing to death
The Scandinavian country of Sweden is bracing for an energy disaster this winter as supplies run short amid the crisis in Ukraine. Following a dry and windless summer, Sweden’s “renewable” energy supplies are dismal. Its nuclear power facilities are also not yet ready to supply energy, which means a lights out scenario is soon possible. As inflation skyrockets, many … Continue reading Swedish government tells citizens to build “indoor blanket huts” this winter to avoid freezing to death
Germany warns natural gas could RUN OUT this winter, initiates desperate measures to reduce consumption
It looks like there might not be enough energy to go around in Germany this winter after all, according to federal economy minister Robert Habeck. After earlier reassuring the German public that everything will be just fine during the cold winter season, Habeck is now telling the media that there is a very good chance Deutschland will … Continue reading Germany warns natural gas could RUN OUT this winter, initiates desperate measures to reduce consumption
Why is Belgium shutting down nuclear power plants in the middle of an energy crisis and an approaching winter without gas?
Despite the fact that Europe faces a serious, self-imposed energy crisis of epic proportions, Belgium, ground zero of the European Union, is proceeding to dismantle its first nuclear plant in accordance with the country’s “green” nuclear phase-out law. According to reports, the Doel 3 nuclear reactor ceased operation on September 23 after operating for 40 years. Back in … Continue reading Why is Belgium shutting down nuclear power plants in the middle of an energy crisis and an approaching winter without gas?
CHAOS all over the world: UN food chief describes “destabilization of nations” resulting from FAMINE
Several years back, Donald Trump warned it was coming. Now, United Nations World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley is saying it has arrived. “A perfect storm on top of a perfect storm,” Beasley recently said, has reached our doorstep. Both Nord Stream gas pipelines (1 and 2) from Russia to Europe have ruptured and become non-operational. Energy … Continue reading CHAOS all over the world: UN food chief describes “destabilization of nations” resulting from FAMINE
Germany to nationalize struggling energy firm Uniper amid worsening financial crisis
After bailing out one of the country’s largest private utility companies, Germany is now considering nationalizing it. Uniper, which is being hit exceptionally hard by the ongoing European energy crisis, needs a lot of help if it is going to survive. The company has seen tremendous losses ever since the West imposed sanctions against Russia over its invasion of … Continue reading Germany to nationalize struggling energy firm Uniper amid worsening financial crisis
Energy prices in Germany soar 1,000% as companies go bankrupt
Remember back at the start of the covid plandemic when the media generated mass hysteria about toilet paper hoarding? It looks like that was a foreboding of things to come as German toilet paper manufacturer Hakle, along with a growing number of other producers in Deutschland, is closing up shop due to skyrocketing energy costs. Citing a “tenfold increase … Continue reading Energy prices in Germany soar 1,000% as companies go bankrupt
PhD economist says energy and financial situation in Europe is “much worse than many understand,” warns of “mayhem” in weeks or months
Forecaster, associate professor, CEO and economist Tuomas Malinen, PhD, says that economic conditions in Europe are much worse than most people – including Europeans themselves, who are being kept in the dark by their politicians as to what is transpiring – think. In addition to the energy crisis – several of Europe’s largest steel mills just closed down because … Continue reading PhD economist says energy and financial situation in Europe is “much worse than many understand,” warns of “mayhem” in weeks or months
TOO BIG TO FAIL? European governments start bailing out energy companies to prevent total collapse
Financial contagion is sweeping through the European energy markets, which are massively overleveraged and ripe for a collapse. Governments in Germany, Austria, Sweden and elsewhere are trying to stuff chewing gum into the gaping holes of the sinking Titanic by bailing out energy companies, which can no longer cover their payments now that Russian oil and gas … Continue reading TOO BIG TO FAIL? European governments start bailing out energy companies to prevent total collapse
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