Posted on 09/22/2022 4:14:20 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
It seems that one continent can’t seem to catch a break. After the chaotic mess that was summer travel, Europe is preparing for a cold, hard winter. There is an impending energy crisis looming over the continent and as the demand surges in the colder months, European countries will have a hard time supplying much-needed power and the costs to heat and light homes and workplaces will soar. Already, it is estimated that the energy prices are 10 times higher than the five-year average. Countries are scrambling to store energy and advising measures to people to navigate through difficult times ahead.
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Reuters
9/22/22
Europe’s vegetable farmers warn of shortages as energy crisis bites
I-III:
What Biden sanctions against Russia are causing (just a few articles of many more):
I.) Al Mayadeen English
9/16/22
Germany fears inevitable bankruptcy amid energy crisis
The Bundestag calls on the country to negotiate with Russia ‘with an open mind’, as anti-Russian sanctions begin to take their toll on the deteriorating economy and energy scarcity.
In a tweet on Thursday, German left-wing politician and chairman of the Bundestag committee on energy, Klaus Ernst, referenced statements by Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the sanctions should not hit Europe harder than Russia itself: “We have now imposed seven packages of sanctions and Gazprom is making record profits. At the same time, we are threatened with a wave of bankruptcies. Therefore: negotiate with Russia with an open mind”.
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https://english.almayadeen.net/news/economics/germany-fears-inevitable-bankruptcy-amid-energy-crisis
II.)
Wave Of German Insolvencies Picks Up Speed…”Tenfold Increase in Gas, Electricity Prices”
III.)
European Union President Proposes Cutting Off Electricity to Consumers to ‘Flatten the Curve’
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4093184/posts
“Affect travelers” is going to be the least of their problems. The big question is whether wholesale collapse of economies and governments is going to happen followed by massive unrest and the rise of governments antithetical to freedom. That and mass starvation and people freezing to death. Lastly, will Europe finally give up on their stupid utopian “green energy” wet dream and will the USA take lessons from their folly?
Europeans are going to find where reality and delusion collide.
Thanks, Captain Obvious./s
I don’t care as long as it affects green Euro scum.
“...and will the USA take lessons from their folly?..”
Of course not.
They’ll double down with more control
I’m as interested in visiting Europe as I would have been in 1940.
I’m going to London and Barcelona in late November! I am worried about costs and energy and lights and heat there, yes. . .
Good one!
I’d be worried about the fuel surcharge they will slap on your tickets. “Oh, you want to return the USA? Your fuel surcharge is three times what you paid for your ticket.”
Didn’t Nancy announce the Dems saved the planet with the record $360 Billion in Pork so they should be happy ,LOL
The good news is that when 1/2 the people starve to death there will be enough energy for the ones still alive and plenty of frozen Soylent Green to go around.
One must be insane to believe that.
Luckily for the rest of us, reality bats last.
If they do, they’ll be inviting rebellion.
“I’m going to London and Barcelona in late November! I am worried about costs and energy and lights and heat there, yes. . .”
Take warm pajamas and warm socks to sleep in. Call the desk for an extra blanket early so you’ll get one before they’re gone.
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