[Zhang Fei]

First, Germany. Now Italy. The EU's natural gas dependency is an artificial one imposed by the Green hair shirt they've decided to wear as a sign of environmental virtue. It has plenty of coal, which is now cheaper than natural gas by a lot. Expect others to climb on the bandwagon to starve Russia of revenue sources. China will reportedly buy all the gas Russia can produce - at half the market price.

[Ken H]

Green energy for thee but not for me.

[PGR88]

It shows what a joke “climate change” politics really is - it can’t survive its first minor contact with geopolitical reality.

[BobL]

If this crap ends (relatively) peacefully, but with the Europeans telling the Greens to SHOVE IT, then it may well be all worth it.

[allendale]

Without reliable, relatively cheap electricity there is poverty, social and political instability. China understands this better than any delusional Western politician.

[kdr3]

Good!

[353FMG]

The climate change crowd will love it /s

[ameribbean expat]

KRBN, an ETF that tracks global carbon futures, dropped 13% today.

The Italian business lobby is calling for the suspension of the EU’s carbon market.

[aquila48]

There is one silver lining in this dark cloud. It exposes the environazis as nuts.

[Charles Martel]

Putin is going to be in *such* trouble with Greta.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I hope John Kerry gives those Italians a piece of his “mind.”