Posted on 06/26/2022 5:26:55 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
PARIS (AP) — Leaders of three French energy companies on Sunday called on the French public to immediately reduce consumption of fuel, oil, electricity and gas amid shortages and soaring prices due to Russia’s supply cuts and the war in Ukraine.
“The effort must be immediate, collective and massive,” the leaders of the three companies, TotalEnergies, EDF and Engie said in a rare joint statement that was published in the French weekly Journal du Dimanche. “Every gesture counts,” the statement said.
Russia has cut — and in some case shut off — gas supplies to several European Union countries in retaliation for the 27-member bloc’s sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
For months, the European energy system has been under severe strain and the French energy system has not been spared. The level of alert on gas stocks across the continent is high and rationing measures have been put in place. France, like other European countries, is trying to beef up its gas reserves for winter, aiming to fill up its storage by early autumn to avert an economic and political crisis.
“Taking action in the summer will prepare us for winter,” the energy companies’ leaders said.
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What needs to be “immediately reduced” is the amount of suicidal eco insanity being imposed on the public through government.
When political leaders *&^% up they always want the regular folk to “stop being greedy” and “sacrifice for the common good”.
This ^%$# gets old fast.
Well, France is one of the few countries in the EU that is looking to build more nuclear power plants, if Germany doesn’t sabotage them. The EU had listed nuclear power as a green technology, which would make it easier to construct the plants, but Germany objected and has been workng to prevent nuclear technology from being used. Since Germany is the big dog in the EU they may be able to prevent France from adding more nuclear plants.
Hey France goes that screaming Russia bad Russia bad with your eyes closed like Orange man bad types working out for you. Enjoy the suck good and hard.
Francxit!! Tell the Germans to piss up a rope won’t happen though the French are still cucked by the Germans you figure they would have learned twice before.
People have intentions, the world has outcomes.
Ah, yes. “Collective”. Where have I heard that before? /s
Exactly!
It's so much easier to let people think Russia is the only cause of the coming misery.
Meanwhile, in California, self imposed restrictions mean black outs and fires this summer as the normal desertification climate shakes off the relative wet anomoly of the past 75 years.
Tomorrows headline..”Europe goes dark”.
Climate change sickos are now going to coal, what a bunch of idiots. Meanwhile we are being choked by our very own pukes.
I can smell France from here
Dark in summer, darker and colder in winter, now that’s climate change
The SW and even the plains become what they are, deserts. The West in general does not have enough water to support the invasion it has experienced.
Most of Europe, including France, is farther north than Milwaukee. Shouldn’t be much need for heating or cooling this time of year. Where are they going to save energy? Shutting down manufacturing? Stop electric trains? Sit in the dark?
They must be running low on magical unicorn farts which runs the green initiative and supplies electricity.
“The West in general does not have enough water to support the invasion it has experienced.”
There is a whole Pacific Ocean full of water.
All it takes is leadership with vision.
That is what the West lacks these days.
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