Hostility toward fossil fuels in the West is already having an adverse effect on individual access to energy and on economies in general. The U.K., which has adopted an anti-fossil fuel stance, is facing severe increases in natural gas prices.
“Wholesale gas prices have surged by 250% this year, including a 70% rise since August,” reported Sky News. This is a major blow for 22 million households that are dependent on gas for heating and cooking. In addition, gas is a key fuel for electricity generation and industrial processes.
One immediate impact could be felt by food processors, who uses carbon dioxide derived from natural gas for carbonation of drinks, refrigeration and animal slaughter. The chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association said that product could be disappearing from supermarket shelves in two weeks.
So, what led to the U.K. gas crisis? Part of the answer lies with government policy to not extract the country’s massive gas reserves, depending instead on imports.
Philip Cross for the Financial Post: Record prices in Europe and Asia have siphoned off 10 per cent of U.S. natural gas production, with American exports rising 42 per cent in the past year. The U.S. had the foresight, appetite for risk and co-operation of governments to build LNG export terminals, mostly along the Gulf coast. Canada didn’t.
Faster, please: Gripped by Energy Crisis, Europe Considers Breaking Climate Promises and Turning to Coal
Canada can’t build pipelines to the coast, because it would upset the sacred tree frog of the indians.
Let’s be honest about that, the freaking indians will die just like the rest of us without oil, gas and coal.
As long as the chief has the money, he no care.
The reservation residents are just pawns to shame whitey to cough up more money. He no care where the money comes from. The anti-pipeline crowd has more to give him. Like any other parasite, he no care about when (let alone if) the money runs out.
Features not bugs: things will get worse
Prosperity and politics eventually destroys that part of the brain that would otherwise be aware of the reality that everyone on the planet living above the standards of sub Saharan tribesmen depend largely on fossil fuels for that existence. The institutional left and their mentally-pacified Eloi believe that political will alone can keep them living at the standards they have grown accustomed to. Freezing in the dark should stimulate an alternative thought process.
+++JC. They just don’t seem to grasp the fact that no matter how much money they create out of thin air, if there is nothing to buy it is worse than useless, that applies to much needed energy and food.
no matter how much money they create out of thin air, if there is nothing to buy it is worse than useless
In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;
But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: “If you don’t work you die.”
Faster. Harder!
Meanwhile the Houseplant administration recommits to indigenous people, by putting them all out of work, via its drilling ban.
https://realclimatescience.com/2021/10/sacred-commitments-to-tribal-sovereignty/
The largest employer of Indians on the BC Coast is fish farms. The federal government, after decades of hysteria paid for by US foundations funding domestic drones a la Suzuki and co, have given them till 2025 to be out of the ocean and situated on dry land. That means that there is no reason to exist here given that their markets are large urban centers overseas where, if you are forced to pump ocean water into tanks to do business why add transportation costs on top. IOW, those Indians will all be out of work in a few years, thanks to the Spawn’s regime.
I hate that I am coming close to living in a country where I am going to have to take something from a fellow Canadian to survive. Make no mistake about it those who can will.
I for one will target the folks with virtue-signalling signs on their lawns.
Or virtue signalling bumper stickers on their Prius, Bolt, Tesla or other EV.
The UK has large shale deposits but there is a ban on fracking.
OJ, Well then, they’re fracking idiots, we shale agree on that eh.
Freezing to death, while sitting on your ass(ets).
European refinement and sophistication is impressive.