I think Europe should just do without, to help save Gaia.
The USA can’t afford to wait out Obama’s term to turn around its insane anti-energy policies.
(Shutting down coal industry, slow walking oil permits, banning drilling in vast new areas, too difficult to expand nuclear power, etc...)
Of course Russia could under cut American pricing. It’s still less profit for Russia. Besides, does Mr. Scaroni think Europe is the only potential customer?
Sure, they can roll environmentalists up in newspapers, and toss 'em on the hearth.
What did Europe do before there was Russian gas available to them?
Coal
Gas
Oil
Nuclear
(Pick At Least One)
If you try to pick Wind and Solar, you’re really picking Gas, because for every installed MW of renewables, you have to provide a MW of Gas powered turbines to kick on and pick up the load when the weather is not cooperating, which will be most of the time.
Looks like they may get an opportunity to try.
They will muzzle special energy interests—all of them—and try very hard to do so, or they will find out what life is like in a Russian satellite nation. Same here, in the U.S.A., for those of you cognizant of the recent propane price debacle here. Was it a trial for the near future—say, in a couple of years or so?
“I say embrace shale gas or embrace Russia.”
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner. Give Paolo Scaroni a cigar.
The dumb-ass Europeans are more concerned about bowing and scrapping to the global warming scam than keeping their grandparents and children warm.
For example, the UK is sitting on at least a 100 year supply of natural gas in the north of England. Friggin’ Duh!!
Europeans have been dumbed down by eco-fascists and the NWO bankers to such an extent that I’m no longer certain that they can save themselves from their elemental stupidity.
> Can Europe wean itself from Russian natural gas?
No fracking way.
We need something like this from BECKET.
King Henry is caught in a rain storm, goes to a hovel and demands fire and warmth.
Henry: “GIVE ME FIRE AND WARMTH!”
Becket: “You will find no fire here sire.”
Henry: “And why is that!”
Becket: “Every hovel is allowed two measures of wood a year. One stick more and they are hanged.”
Henry: “MY EDICT?”
Becket: “Your edict sire.”