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There Is A Serious Worldwide Energy Crisis Right Now!
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2021 Oct 11, 4:27am 605 views 25 comments
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PeopleUnited
2021 Oct 11, 4:32am
PeopleUnited
2021 Oct 11, 4:32am
The “crisis” is the plan. It’s what totalitarian globalists do, cause a problem so they can 6uild 6ack 6etter. This is what you voted for.
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WookieMan
2021 Oct 11, 5:02am
WookieMan
2021 Oct 11, 5:02am
There are container ships for NG. We have plenty of NG and can just ship it. If Europe needs gas just buy ours, but they're stubborn.
Last months bill was $7.51 for actual usage at my house and not all the other bull shit on the bill ($32 total). 3 kids and 2 adults. Showering, laundry, dishes, etc. Not using heat yet, but we do at least those 3 things daily. $7.51.
There doesn't have to be a crisis anywhere. There are ways to move NG and create American jobs. Problem is Joe isn't gonna do it. I eagerly await 2022 and 2024. The Democrats take on energy is pure retardation. Renewables are already being advanced. Let capitalism take the reins. It will only get more advanced as people figure out how to make it more profitable. Government for sure should not be involved. They've already failed at renewables. They now double down on pipelines that create jobs and make the costs to the poorest of citizens cheaper. I can't even image what this inflation is doing to the person that makes $30k/yr.
Last months bill was $7.51 for actual usage at my house and not all the other bull shit on the bill ($32 total). 3 kids and 2 adults. Showering, laundry, dishes, etc. Not using heat yet, but we do at least those 3 things daily. $7.51.
There doesn't have to be a crisis anywhere. There are ways to move NG and create American jobs. Problem is Joe isn't gonna do it. I eagerly await 2022 and 2024. The Democrats take on energy is pure retardation. Renewables are already being advanced. Let capitalism take the reins. It will only get more advanced as people figure out how to make it more profitable. Government for sure should not be involved. They've already failed at renewables. They now double down on pipelines that create jobs and make the costs to the poorest of citizens cheaper. I can't even image what this inflation is doing to the person that makes $30k/yr.
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Tenpoundbass
2021 Oct 11, 7:58am
Tenpoundbass
2021 Oct 11, 7:58am
ohomen171 says
That aint happening and never will happen Jack. Quit feeding people Green Hopium.
After the Biden debacle fuckup the complete disaster this man is, and will continue to be. The sniveling and constant Commie pushing from the Squad, and the Faggidy shit the greentard idiots will continue to shove up our asses along with all of the lies surrounding Covid and the brutal facist way this Occupation of Potato Joe handles it all.
After these mother fuckers are thrown off the bus, it will be a felony to talk about that faggidy retard green shit.
Solar farms will be destroyed as a result mark my word. These mother fuckers will be the bane of all things green energy. People will do what works, but make no mistake, the forced mandated horseshit will be destroyed. And that also means no tube choo choo trains for those of you wondering.
We're going to put a feedbag on the cows and feed them beans and boiled eggs, we're going to rejoice in our guzzies, that had catalytic converters stolen from them, by gangs of Afghanistan gangs Biden brought in this country. We're going to turn on every light in the house.
Burning mummies for firewood will be back in fashion.
until renewable energy comes online later in this century.
That aint happening and never will happen Jack. Quit feeding people Green Hopium.
After the Biden debacle fuckup the complete disaster this man is, and will continue to be. The sniveling and constant Commie pushing from the Squad, and the Faggidy shit the greentard idiots will continue to shove up our asses along with all of the lies surrounding Covid and the brutal facist way this Occupation of Potato Joe handles it all.
After these mother fuckers are thrown off the bus, it will be a felony to talk about that faggidy retard green shit.
Solar farms will be destroyed as a result mark my word. These mother fuckers will be the bane of all things green energy. People will do what works, but make no mistake, the forced mandated horseshit will be destroyed. And that also means no tube choo choo trains for those of you wondering.
We're going to put a feedbag on the cows and feed them beans and boiled eggs, we're going to rejoice in our guzzies, that had catalytic converters stolen from them, by gangs of Afghanistan gangs Biden brought in this country. We're going to turn on every light in the house.
Burning mummies for firewood will be back in fashion.
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NDrLoR
2021 Oct 11, 8:10am
NDrLoR
2021 Oct 11, 8:10am
ohomen171 says
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/energy-crisis-gripping-world-potentially-120310123.html
"the sudden energy crunch hitting the world is threatening already stressed supply chains, stirring geopolitical tensions and raising questions about whether the world is ready for the green energy revolution when it's having trouble powering itself right now."
There Is A Serious Worldwide Energy Crisis Right Now!Was going to submit as a post, but in the same vein:
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/energy-crisis-gripping-world-potentially-120310123.html
"the sudden energy crunch hitting the world is threatening already stressed supply chains, stirring geopolitical tensions and raising questions about whether the world is ready for the green energy revolution when it's having trouble powering itself right now."
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fdhfoiehfeoi
2021 Oct 11, 8:17am
fdhfoiehfeoi
2021 Oct 11, 8:17am
This is the logical and intended outcome when you take efficient energy producing offline(coal, oil, nuclear), and replace it with inefficient, costly, and unmaintainable energy that is worse for the environment(wind, solar, electric).
In order to create a one world government, they need to take 1st world countries down to 3rd world status. This has been the plan for hundreds of years.
In order to create a one world government, they need to take 1st world countries down to 3rd world status. This has been the plan for hundreds of years.
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AmericanKulak
2021 Oct 11, 8:49am
AmericanKulak
2021 Oct 11, 8:49am
ohomen171 says
Did you forget a year or so ago when the US was exporting fossil fuels and prices were at lows?
Britain could heat and power itself on coal also. Countless reserves of Coal in the UK. Home of the Industrial Revolution, fired first by Coal. Same with Germany, Poland, and many other countries. Fire up the Lignite and Fuck the Libs.
and coal to last until renewable energy comes online later in this century.
Did you forget a year or so ago when the US was exporting fossil fuels and prices were at lows?
Britain could heat and power itself on coal also. Countless reserves of Coal in the UK. Home of the Industrial Revolution, fired first by Coal. Same with Germany, Poland, and many other countries. Fire up the Lignite and Fuck the Libs.
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Patrick
2021 Oct 11, 12:57pm
Patrick
2021 Oct 11, 12:57pm
America has an exceptionally good position geographically, with oceans on two sides, a very weak and sparsely populated neighbor to the north, leaving only one border as a problem area.
We could be entirely self-sufficient in everything, and we remain a very easy country to defend.
So yes, all our problems are self-imposed.
We could be entirely self-sufficient in everything, and we remain a very easy country to defend.
So yes, all our problems are self-imposed.
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Patrick
2021 Oct 11, 1:06pm
Patrick
2021 Oct 11, 1:06pm
HunterTits says
True, Adam Smith talks about this too, and says it explains the rise of commerce in the Netherlands, the Nile delta, and Bangladesh. Many routes to sell things.
And even better: Our riverine systems. Something we on the West Coast do not think about. But it was a big deal and continues to be in the central and eastern parts of the country.
Eastern Canada benefits from it as does Germany and other parts of Europe. Same with parts of China. Russia has rivers but they were in the wrong places/going in the wrong direction.
True, Adam Smith talks about this too, and says it explains the rise of commerce in the Netherlands, the Nile delta, and Bangladesh. Many routes to sell things.
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rocketjoe79
2021 Oct 11, 1:13pm
rocketjoe79
2021 Oct 11, 1:13pm
If China really fails harder, the rest of the world will pick up the slack, especially the USA. Might take us a bit of time to fire up mothballed oil and gas production, revive Paper Mills that were taken out of service due to low price offshoring, and other industries. But supply and demand will rule.
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Onvacation
2021 Oct 11, 2:43pm
Onvacation
2021 Oct 11, 2:43pm
Patrick says
Frontal attack won't work, but if we could Trojan horse into the government...
America has an exceptionally good position geographically, with oceans on two sides, a very weak and sparsely populated neighbor to the north, leaving only one border as a problem area.
Frontal attack won't work, but if we could Trojan horse into the government...
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Bd6r
2021 Oct 11, 3:07pm
Bd6r
2021 Oct 11, 3:07pm
Onvacation says
Frontal attack won't work, but if we HAVE Trojan horse in the government...
FIFY
Frontal attack won't work, but if we could Trojan horse into the government...
Frontal attack won't work, but if we HAVE Trojan horse in the government...
FIFY
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TechBrosWon
2021 Oct 11, 5:06pm
TechBrosWon
2021 Oct 11, 5:06pm
MisdemeanorRebellionNoCoupForYou says
I like most hate the illogical green brigade.
At the same time "polluting coal" should be dead already.
Wind blows consistently at many places and wind energy to be future of world specially US. They can take a sand/stones up the mountain to store energy using inefficient methods .. Its always possible if you have huge surplus during heavy wind blow.
Here is generating potential of US.. against current capacity of 1000GW. 100x if not 1000x of needed electricity.
https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/50860.pdf
The NREL analysis found enormous U.S. wind energy potential. The previous survey pegged annual U.S. wind potential at 10.8 million gigawatt-hours (GWh). However, the potential for an 80-meter hub height operating in a windy area at a 30% or higher capacity factor is almost 10,500 gigawatts (GW ) of wind capacity, generating 37 million GWh per year. Even greater, the potential for 100-meter hubs operating in windy regions with at least 30% capacity is 12,125 GW of wind capacity, which could produce 44.7 million GWh of electricity per year. The “capacity factor” used in the study is the amount of power produced per year divided by the amount of power that would be produced if the wind turbine operated at full capacity all the time. To put these calculations in perspective, the installed U.S. wind power capacity is now about 35 GW
It is already happening:
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=42495
ohomen171 saysand coal to last until renewable energy comes online later in this century.
Did you forget a year or so ago when the US was exporting fossil fuels and prices were at lows?
Britain could heat and power itself on coal also. Countless reserves of Coal in the UK. Home of the Industrial Revolution, fired first by Coal. Same with Germany, Poland, and many other countries. Fire up the Lignite and Fuck the Libs.
I like most hate the illogical green brigade.
At the same time "polluting coal" should be dead already.
Wind blows consistently at many places and wind energy to be future of world specially US. They can take a sand/stones up the mountain to store energy using inefficient methods .. Its always possible if you have huge surplus during heavy wind blow.
Here is generating potential of US.. against current capacity of 1000GW. 100x if not 1000x of needed electricity.
https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/50860.pdf
The NREL analysis found enormous U.S. wind energy potential. The previous survey pegged annual U.S. wind potential at 10.8 million gigawatt-hours (GWh). However, the potential for an 80-meter hub height operating in a windy area at a 30% or higher capacity factor is almost 10,500 gigawatts (GW ) of wind capacity, generating 37 million GWh per year. Even greater, the potential for 100-meter hubs operating in windy regions with at least 30% capacity is 12,125 GW of wind capacity, which could produce 44.7 million GWh of electricity per year. The “capacity factor” used in the study is the amount of power produced per year divided by the amount of power that would be produced if the wind turbine operated at full capacity all the time. To put these calculations in perspective, the installed U.S. wind power capacity is now about 35 GW
It is already happening:
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=42495
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TechBrosWon
2021 Oct 11, 5:15pm
TechBrosWon
2021 Oct 11, 5:15pm
Massive 853-foot-tall wind turbines are coming to America's East Coast
https://newatlas.com/energy/vineyard-wind-ge-haliade-x-turbine
https://youtu.be/ybh7NwZv7c8
Each Haliade-X turbine is a self-contained 12-13 megawatt generator in its own right, capable of generating 67 gigawatt-hours
https://newatlas.com/energy/vineyard-wind-ge-haliade-x-turbine
https://youtu.be/ybh7NwZv7c8
Each Haliade-X turbine is a self-contained 12-13 megawatt generator in its own right, capable of generating 67 gigawatt-hours
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zzyzzx
2024 Aug 26, 8:15am
zzyzzx
2024 Aug 26, 8:15am
https://whyy.org/articles/three-mile-island-considers-nuclear-restart/
Three Mile Island considers nuclear restart
The company that owns one reactor at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg is floating the idea of reopening the shuttered nuclear plant.
TMI’s Unit 1 reactor closed in 2019 because owner Exelon said it wasn’t competitive against cheaper methane gas and renewable sources amid flat demand for power.
But demand is growing now with the rise of data centers and new technology, making the plant’s owner question if it could be worth it to reopen. TMI-1 is now owned by Constellation, a company formed in 2022 when Exelon split its power generation and transmission businesses into two companies.
Constellation spokesman Dave Snyder said the effort to reopen a closed plant in Michigan sparked the discussion about TMI.
He said the company is always looking for ways to add more clean energy and that extending licenses at current plants is the most immediate way to do that. Restarting closed plants is another opportunity.
“Though we have determined it would be technically feasible to restart the unit, we have not made any decision on a restart as there are many economic, commercial, operational and regulatory considerations remaining,” Snyder said.
TMI’s Unit 2 reactor partially melted down in 1979 and never came back online. The accident was the worst at a commercial nuclear site in the country, causing the evacuation of an estimated 80,000 people from central Pennsylvania. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said radioactive releases during the accident were low enough that they would not be expected to negatively impact health, though some people in the area have contested that. The incident effectively stopped nuclear power’s growth in the U.S. for decades.
In 2020 Energy Solutions took over the license for TMI-2 and began decommissioning. It plans to finish the cleanup by 2037.
Unit 1 was not affected by the accident, and had been licensed to operate until 2034.
Shapiro’s spokesperson Manuel Bonder emphasized Shapiro’s “all-of-the-above” energy strategy and said the administration “recognizes the role Pennsylvania’s nuclear generation fleet plays in providing safe, reliable, carbon-free electricity that helps reduce emissions and makes Pennsylvania’s energy economy more competitive.
There is no playbook for restarting a retired nuclear plant, said Patrick White, research director of the nonpartisan think tank Nuclear Innovation Alliance, which promotes advanced nuclear energy.
Three Mile Island considers nuclear restart
The company that owns one reactor at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg is floating the idea of reopening the shuttered nuclear plant.
TMI’s Unit 1 reactor closed in 2019 because owner Exelon said it wasn’t competitive against cheaper methane gas and renewable sources amid flat demand for power.
But demand is growing now with the rise of data centers and new technology, making the plant’s owner question if it could be worth it to reopen. TMI-1 is now owned by Constellation, a company formed in 2022 when Exelon split its power generation and transmission businesses into two companies.
Constellation spokesman Dave Snyder said the effort to reopen a closed plant in Michigan sparked the discussion about TMI.
He said the company is always looking for ways to add more clean energy and that extending licenses at current plants is the most immediate way to do that. Restarting closed plants is another opportunity.
“Though we have determined it would be technically feasible to restart the unit, we have not made any decision on a restart as there are many economic, commercial, operational and regulatory considerations remaining,” Snyder said.
TMI’s Unit 2 reactor partially melted down in 1979 and never came back online. The accident was the worst at a commercial nuclear site in the country, causing the evacuation of an estimated 80,000 people from central Pennsylvania. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said radioactive releases during the accident were low enough that they would not be expected to negatively impact health, though some people in the area have contested that. The incident effectively stopped nuclear power’s growth in the U.S. for decades.
In 2020 Energy Solutions took over the license for TMI-2 and began decommissioning. It plans to finish the cleanup by 2037.
Unit 1 was not affected by the accident, and had been licensed to operate until 2034.
Shapiro’s spokesperson Manuel Bonder emphasized Shapiro’s “all-of-the-above” energy strategy and said the administration “recognizes the role Pennsylvania’s nuclear generation fleet plays in providing safe, reliable, carbon-free electricity that helps reduce emissions and makes Pennsylvania’s energy economy more competitive.
There is no playbook for restarting a retired nuclear plant, said Patrick White, research director of the nonpartisan think tank Nuclear Innovation Alliance, which promotes advanced nuclear energy.
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WookieMan
2024 Aug 26, 9:07am
WookieMan
2024 Aug 26, 9:07am
zzyzzx says
They need to. With EV's, data centers, crypto mining, etc as the article mentions we don't have the grid for this shit. Wait until the next 2-3 days when temps get close to 100ºF on the east coast. Everyone's AC is going to be running 24 hours practically. I got up at 4am and set my AC to 65ºF. Figure I might as well get the house cold as fuck before the heat we're about to get.
I'm sure there are like minded people like me that did that as well. IL really has never had brown outs that I recall since we have the most nukes. But I could see the east coast having some problems. All the EV owners with chargers at work for free will be plugging in at peak demand for AC and industry. Haven't had upper 90's heat in a while it feels like in the midwest. Definitely not with 10's of thousands more EV's likely being plugged in.
Three Mile Island considers nuclear restart
They need to. With EV's, data centers, crypto mining, etc as the article mentions we don't have the grid for this shit. Wait until the next 2-3 days when temps get close to 100ºF on the east coast. Everyone's AC is going to be running 24 hours practically. I got up at 4am and set my AC to 65ºF. Figure I might as well get the house cold as fuck before the heat we're about to get.
I'm sure there are like minded people like me that did that as well. IL really has never had brown outs that I recall since we have the most nukes. But I could see the east coast having some problems. All the EV owners with chargers at work for free will be plugging in at peak demand for AC and industry. Haven't had upper 90's heat in a while it feels like in the midwest. Definitely not with 10's of thousands more EV's likely being plugged in.
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stereotomy
2024 Aug 26, 9:39am
stereotomy
2024 Aug 26, 9:39am
Nuclear and EV's is the match made in heaven. Nukes operate 24/7 and have big problems selling their grid loads in the middle of the night, right when the tree-huggers are charging their Teslas. Compare that to "renewables" - only offered in daylight, subject to clouds, rain, snow, etc.
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zzyzzx
2024 Aug 26, 9:40am
zzyzzx
2024 Aug 26, 9:40am
WookieMan says
They want to shut down 2 coal plants near me despite there being an electricity shortage in the area and not enough power lines to bring in electricity from someplace else. This will cause drastic price increases as well.
They need to. With EV's, data centers, crypto mining, etc as the article mentions we don't have the grid for this shit.
They want to shut down 2 coal plants near me despite there being an electricity shortage in the area and not enough power lines to bring in electricity from someplace else. This will cause drastic price increases as well.
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stereotomy
2024 Aug 26, 10:19am
stereotomy
2024 Aug 26, 10:19am
Yes, there is a truly catastrophic energy shortage today - it is mental. I'm sorry ohomenbot, but you are critically short of energy to make intelligent rational decisions. It's time to take an adrenochrome transfusion from Elena to preserve your mind.
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WookieMan
2024 Aug 26, 10:39am
WookieMan
2024 Aug 26, 10:39am
stereotomy says
It's worse than you think. Most Tesla owners I know charge at work. For free. So they don't charge at night, but during the day at peak times. Why pay for something you can get for free? These are white collar corporate types, so it's an incentive that can allow them to pay morons less while they buy a more expensive car. IL, so not sure about the mostly CA users here if work charging is common.
I consider these people friends. But the price difference for a similar model without the acceleration is 5 figures. $10k gets you years worth of gas in a 4-6 cylinder sedan that still gets you from A to B. One friend is an engineer too. Somehow passed math without doing basic math that is painfully obvious with EV's. Even with free electric, you're front loading the costs for 4-6 years paying for the car. And taxing the grid to its max hurting other people.
Think of this given my knowledge of it. 85 year old woman, widow and no family. In a top floor apartment. There's a brown out and no AC. She dies. Iwog was a crazy person, but if grids go down for hours for people on fixed incomes, especially elderly, they can die. Wet bulbed in a hot box.
Nuclear and EV's is the match made in heaven. Nukes operate 24/7 and have big problems selling their grid loads in the middle of the night, right when the tree-huggers are charging their Teslas. Compare that to "renewables" - only offered in daylight, subject to clouds, rain, snow, etc.
It's worse than you think. Most Tesla owners I know charge at work. For free. So they don't charge at night, but during the day at peak times. Why pay for something you can get for free? These are white collar corporate types, so it's an incentive that can allow them to pay morons less while they buy a more expensive car. IL, so not sure about the mostly CA users here if work charging is common.
I consider these people friends. But the price difference for a similar model without the acceleration is 5 figures. $10k gets you years worth of gas in a 4-6 cylinder sedan that still gets you from A to B. One friend is an engineer too. Somehow passed math without doing basic math that is painfully obvious with EV's. Even with free electric, you're front loading the costs for 4-6 years paying for the car. And taxing the grid to its max hurting other people.
Think of this given my knowledge of it. 85 year old woman, widow and no family. In a top floor apartment. There's a brown out and no AC. She dies. Iwog was a crazy person, but if grids go down for hours for people on fixed incomes, especially elderly, they can die. Wet bulbed in a hot box.
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DOGEWontAmountToShit
2024 Aug 26, 8:43pm
DOGEWontAmountToShit
2024 Aug 26, 8:43pm
WookieMan says
I worked for an EV manufacturer. And our office in Palo Alto had limited charging stations. So, ppl hogging them beyond charging needs would obviously cause problems. If you were low on the totem pole, you got bugged by Facilties. If you were a C suite big wig upstairs, you got a free pass.
The rest of us ICE 'heathens' laughed our heads off at the resulting chaos.
IL, so not sure about the mostly CA users here if work charging is common.
I worked for an EV manufacturer. And our office in Palo Alto had limited charging stations. So, ppl hogging them beyond charging needs would obviously cause problems. If you were low on the totem pole, you got bugged by Facilties. If you were a C suite big wig upstairs, you got a free pass.
The rest of us ICE 'heathens' laughed our heads off at the resulting chaos.
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Ceffer
2024 Aug 26, 10:57pm
Ceffer
2024 Aug 26, 10:57pm
There's always another 'energy crisis' when the Rockefellers need to bump up prices in order to get the megabucks necessary to continue plotting the death of 95 percent of the world.
China has an energy crisis right now. Flooding in Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia has taken 60 coal mines offline. Some 190,000 hectares of crops have been destroyed. This situation is made worse, ironically, by good moves that China is making to control climate change. They have taken several coal mines and coal-fired electric stations out of service. They have launched an anti-corruption campaign.
Soon Chinese factories will slow down or shut down in some cases. Our supply chains are already damaged. As China cannot deliver manufactured products to us, their economy will fall into a recession. The US and Chinese economies are tied together. It will drive us into a recession also.
India likewise is facing a challenge with an acute shortage of coal. Their industries will slow down. A recession could come there also.
The third crisis is Europe and natural gas. Prices of this fuel are five times as high as they were a year ago. What has caused this is a complex question. Many Europeans rightfully believe that Vladimir Putin has created an artificial shortage to increase his profits. Mr. Putin is a man always to be taken seriously. He has a brilliant mind. He can be ruthless. The Russian natural resources company Gazprom controls natural gas resources in Russia. This company follows Putin's wishes. This is only one dimension of the problem that I discovered during in-depth research. As coastal China grows more affluent, they add 15 million new natural gas users each year. These new Chinese customers look to Gazprom as a major source of natural gas. There is another hidden culprit-US sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine and Crimea seizures. Gazprom is still listed on international stock exchanges. It does not have access to Western capital markets to finance new exploration and modernization that would increase outputs. They are blocked from obtaining the latest modern technology.
Britain and Western Europe use a system of storing natural gas in the ground during the summer months and releasing the natural gas in the winter. Gasunie in Holland began a release of stored natural gas recently. Earthquakes and similar consequences followed. This slowed the release of natural gas. Britain suffered a similar problem.