SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Bulgarians on Sunday cast their ballots in a general election – the fourth in 18 months – marked by a raging war nearby, political instability, and economic hardships in the European Union’s poorest member.
German Federal Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed concern over the looming energy crisis this winter, telling German media that the situation was extremely tense and there is a possibility that Germany may run out of gas.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge vehemently denied by the United States and its allies.
The Chinese government-run newspaper Global Times speculated on Thursday that China has the capacity to export refined oil to Europe as a means of replacing the lost natural gas that would have come in from the broken Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic.
Swedish officials do not yet know if an undersea power cable that runs between southern Sweden and Poland was damaged.
The former head of the German Federal Intelligence Service claims Russia stood “to gain the most” from sabotaging Russian gas pipelines to Germany bypassing Ukraine and Poland.
The Chinese government newspaper Global Times, citing Communist Party-approved “experts,” predicted on Wednesday that the world may never know the cause of the “unusual leaks” of the two Nord Stream pipelines previously used to send natural gas from Russia to Europe – but cast its suspicion towards the United States.
Swedish authorities have reported a new fourth alleged leak as some fear that the damage to the pipelines may be beyond repair.
The EU suspects sabotage in the Nord Stream case and is warning of retaliation for any attack on Europe’s energy networks.
European governments have claimed the damage to Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines was likely caused by deliberate sabotage.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted unanimously last week to pass a plan to ban natural gas heaters and furnaces by 2030, ostensibly to reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions.
The German government has scrambled to wean Europe’s biggest economy off Russian oil, coal, and gas since coming to office last December.
Finally, a financial executive pushes back against the left’s demands to blackball fossil fuel producers.
While speaking with Bloomberg TV host David Westin on Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stated that California managed to avoid blackouts, and is “keeping our agenda” on green energy, and stated that “not transitioning is the bigger risk and
The German government said Wednesday that it has agreed to nationalize the country’s biggest natural gas importer.
Britain said it will cap wholesale energy bills for businesses this winter to ensure companies don’t go bust amid soaring energy prices.
Republican Washington state U.S. Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley is calling for a return to American energy independence, according to her energy and environment policy proposal obtained exclusively by Breitbart News.
Over half of the Spanish public believes that the country will face an energy crisis thus winter due to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a freeze on energy bills, an end to the ban on fracking for shale gas, and new licences to drill oil in the North Sea.
Home heating and electricity prices are expected to skyrocket in homes across the U.S. northeast this winter, according to National Grid.
President Ursula von der Leyen called for “mandatory” energy rationing during peak hours in order to “flatten the curve” of demand.
A former Swedish finance minister has warned that the shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline by Russia could lead to a crisis worse than both the pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis. Anders Borg, a former Swedish
The German government has announced that it will not be closing all of its nuclear power plants by the end of the year after all.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the runaway favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative (Tory) Party leader and Prime Minister next week, has promised “immediate help” with soaring energy bills – but refuses to outline specific policies.
Tens of thousands of ‘Czech Republic First’ protesters are on the streets of Prague demanding their government adopt a neutral posture in the Ukraine war as energy prices go out of control.
The EU has reportedly been meeting its natural gas needs with imports from China, which has been purchasing surplus gas from Russia.
Boris Johnson had committed to ending all coal burning in the UK by 2024, but the next government would not be bound by such promise.
Gazprom stopped the flow of natural gas through a major pipeline early Wednesday, a move it signalled in advance and says will be temporary.
Spanish populist party VOX has vowed to challenge the newly passed energy decree in Spain’s constitutional court, claiming the decree violates the rights of Spaniards.
The economic powerhouses of the European Union, France and Germany, both set records on Friday for electricity prices, as the West’s sanctions war with Russia continues to bite.
(AFP) – European natural gas prices climbed Thursday towards a record peak on heightened fears over Russian supplies, while equities rose on the eve of a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Greenpeace East Asia published a report on Monday that found China’s most affluent cities and provinces are dramatically increasing their investments in fossil fuel projects, leaving climate activists flummoxed over China’s refusal to deliver on its “energy transition” promises.
Over half of households in Germany will be left living paycheck to paycheck or worse as a result of the country’s gas crisis, the head of a savings bank has warned.
Swedish electricity prices have increased 400 per cent since last year as costs for other goods such as food and alcoholic beverages continue to rise as well.
A big boost from automakers and fossil fuel production.
Colombia’s brand-new, far-left government announced this weekend that it would halt all contracts for natural gas exploration and production, a move that will put an end to Colombia’s self-sufficiency in natural gas.
Spanish populist party VOX has promised to take the government to court over any climate change policies they attempt to force on the regions.
(AFP) – Russian energy giant Gazprom suspended gas supplies to Latvia on Saturday following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and U.S. sanctions against Russia.
Oil and natural gas trade groups released an analysis that shows economic benefits to American consumers from domestic use and exports.
A Swedish analyst warned that Russian shutting-off gas to Europe could see prices soar and even collapse electrical grids.
