Netherlands joins Germany in abandoning “green” agenda, restarting coal plants to fulfill energy needs amid ongoing crisis

 Almost immediately after Germany announced that it is restarting its coal-fired power plants to deal with the ongoing energy crisis it helped create, The Netherlands announced that it is following suit.

After proudly going “green,” these two Western European countries have come to the realization that fossil fuels are, in fact, necessary to keep their economies afloat. And since they no longer want to do business with Russia, that energy is going to have to come from somewhere.

“Because the risk of gas shortages has increased, the cabinet has decided today to withdraw the production limitation for coal-fired power stations for 2022 to 2024 with immediate effect,” announced energy minister Rob Jetten.

“This means that the coal-fired power stations are allowed to produce at full capacity again so that less gas is needed for the production of electricity by gas-fired power stations. This reduces the risk of gas shortages and makes it easier to fill the gas storage facilities in The Netherlands and Europe.”...<<<Read More>>>....