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Buying gas does not lead to deindustrializing. In fact, quite the opposite. If the west was still more industrial, rather than moving to service, it would need
by mattmanser 5y ago
Buying gas does not lead to deindustrializing. In fact, quite the opposite.
If the west was still more industrial, rather than moving to service, it would need MORE gas not less.
- cheaprentalyeti 5y agoIt used to be that we could generate power without needing massive amounts of Putin-enriching natural gas. Germany has to use it because the peaking plants are a useful way of disguising the fact that all the reliable baseload generation is shut down.
- emteycz 5y agoActually it was because we burned coal. But we don't want to do that anymore. The mines are depleted and our people were dying prematurely in masses because of it.