Yes, several years ago Germany did the same thing for the same reason - renewable energy sources like wind and solar were the wave of the future instead of the nasty old ones like coal or other fossil fuels and it would save the world by reducing CO2 emissions - never mind that China and India were totally ignoring the subject. The result was that these new energy sources could not carry the load of keeping Germans warm during cold German winters at a reasonable price and it began to collapse the economy. After several years of trying, the Germans threw in the towel and recently approved a large new coal field for mining to re-start the use of ucky coal. The reason:
"In March, development began to expand the Brandenburg coalfield in Germany with designs of supply, of enough lignite (brown coal) to power local power plants for the next 30 years, or longer. The move had to be made; Germany is importing tons of American coal, and brownouts and blackouts have taken a toll on the nation. The dream that 25% of electricity will be coming from renewable sources has become a nightmare. Every major manufacturer based in Germany has complained, and several have warned of shifting to lower-cost nations.
* Electricity is 30% cheaper in Asia
* Electricity is 50% cheaper in the United States than in Russia
Currently, due to the spike in prices, 800,000 households in Germany cannot afford their electricity bills."
"In March, development began to expand the Brandenburg coalfield in Germany with designs of supply, of enough lignite (brown coal) to power local power plants for the next 30 years, or longer. The move had to be made; Germany is importing tons of American coal, and brownouts and blackouts have taken a toll on the nation. The dream that 25% of electricity will be coming from renewable sources has become a nightmare. Every major manufacturer based in Germany has complained, and several have warned of shifting to lower-cost nations.
* Electricity is 30% cheaper in Asia
* Electricity is 50% cheaper in the United States than in Russia
Currently, due to the spike in prices, 800,000 households in Germany cannot afford their electricity bills."
This is where the U.S. is now headed unless Congress finally develops a spine and it is backed by the courts. What the Obama EPA has done is flagrantly unconstitutional - the President is governing (as he promised) by fiat and ignoring the legislative process altogether. The result will be a a continuing devaluation of our government as a government of laws and not the whims of would-be tyrants, the continued decrease of our economy and standard of living, and a self-inflicted major wound that will cripple America's ability to be a player for good in the world. Putin and the Chinese, not to mention all the other bad actors out there, have to be sitting back in total wonder at what we are doing to ourselves.
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