- Grüne (the Green party) have become strong in Germany - Fukushima happened, emotionally it helped the anti atom campaign - Germany is the lead manufacturer

- Grüne (the Green party) have become strong in Germany - Fukushima happened, emotionally it helped the anti atom campaign - Germany is the lead manufacturer of solar panels in Europe - former German Chancellor Schröder (already chairman of Nord Stream and a good friend of Vladimir Putin) was nominated for Gazprom board