On July 20, the EU Commission presented its strategy to reduce energy consumption in Europe, which was given the catchy name “Save Gas for a Safe Winter” strategy. But not catchy enough to gain the support of EU member countries. A few hours after it was presented, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy rejected it. Eventually, EU Energy Ministers reached a […]
Read moreAs the perspective of severe energy shortages and unaffordable electricity prices sinks in, more and more voices in Germany are denouncing the suicidal sanctions imposed on Russia and calling, however reluctantly, for a reversal of the rushed decision taken in 2011 to shut down all nuclear power production by the end of this year. One readily available option is to […]
Read moreWho are the arsonists setting Greece ablaze? The Greek news site Pronews.gr suggested, in a July 27 item, that the fires now sweeping parts of Greece were acts of arson aimed at clearing protected forest land for wind farms. They report the example of one national forest, where fires are raging, while there are plans to build wind farms there. […]
Read moreThe U.S.-British invasion of Iraq in 2003 followed by the attempt to create a new political system there based on British parliamentarism has created a failed state and a recipe for chaos and civil strife. That reality was exposed once again on Aug. 1, as the two major Shia political blocks came close to a clash on the streets of […]
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