On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Tom Walker <[email protected]> wrote:
> "evidence suggests the last sentence about it being stupidity is wrong" > > Meaning it's cupidity, not stupidity? > > Yup, the entire rest of the post preceding that sentence is evidence. > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Gar Lipow <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Eugene Coyle <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Germany has an ambitious plan to switch from nuclear to solar and wind. >>> It is running into problems, for businesses and residences alike. >>> >>> Gene >>> >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/world/europe/germanys-effort-at-clean-energy-proves-complex.html?pagewanted=all >> >> >> And a comment in that link explains why very well, other than his/her own >> evidence suggests the last sentence about it being stupidity is wrong >> >> > jupi >> >> - Hessen, Germany >> >> Sadly this article get's it all wrong. In fact there is no real >> government support for the shift to renewables. The smaller coalition >> partner, the FDP, is openly against it. Angela Merkels CDU isn't honest >> enough to say what it wants, including Angela Merkel herself. >> One has to remember, that the present government inherited the plans for >> renewables from the former government, including plans to shut down all >> nuclear plants. The switching to solar began long before Merkel took over. >> Merkel worked hard to end all these plans - and nearly succeeded. It was >> the exit from the exit from nuclear energy, resulting in public uproar >> without end. An unprecedented debacle for Merkel . >> >> Then Fukushima happened and Merkel jumped on the chance to take a 180deg >> turn. She presented her own plan, that was basically a facade of the old >> one, minus solar energy. It was the exit from the exit from the exit from >> nuclear energy. So much for Angela Merkels commitment to renewables. >> As a result of her politics, installation of solar plants dropped by >> 50-60% within the year. Uncounted companies went bankrupt. The big players >> in electricity business are happy to build coal fired plant after coal >> fired plant, with the main goal to obstruct the switching to renewables - >> with the side effect of increased CO2 emissions, because the poor german >> coal produces more of it than gas, that would otherwise be used. >> >> I could go on indefinitely about the stupidity of this government. >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pen-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Facebook: Gar Lipow Twitter: GarLipow >> Solving the Climate Crisis web page: SolvingTheClimateCrisis.com >> Grist Blog: http://grist.org/author/gar-lipow/ >> Online technical reference: http://www.nohairshirts.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> >> > > > -- > Cheers, > > Tom Walker (Sandwichman) > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Facebook: Gar Lipow Twitter: GarLipow Solving the Climate Crisis web page: SolvingTheClimateCrisis.com Grist Blog: http://grist.org/author/gar-lipow/ Online technical reference: http://www.nohairshirts.com
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