Reliance on wind and solar, both heavily subsidized by tax money but still undependable and ruinously expensive for consumers, is denuding parks in Germany and Greece and creating air pollution.
“Both countries are reporting that trees are disappearing from forests and parks as ‘impoverished residents, too broke to pay for electricity or fuel, turn to fireplaces and wood stoves for heat.’
“In Germany, Der Spiegel blames high energy costs for a rise in tree thefts and wood-burning stove purchases: ‘Germans bought 400,000 such stoves in 2011, the German magazine FOCUS reported this week. It marks the continuation of a trend: The number of Germans buying heating devices that burn wood and coal has grown steadily since 2005.’
“Similarly, the Wall Street Journal reports that in Greece: ‘As winter temperatures bite, that trend is dealing a serious blow to the environment, as hillsides are denuded of timber and smog from fires clouds the air in Athens and other cities, posing risks to public health.'”
We can expect these trends to come to the USA when King Putz and his Progressive and Green cronies get finished banning coal-fired power plants, thereby significantly raising the price of electricity.
Smog and denuded parks, coming to a town near you. Fortunately, here in Centex, we have plenty of mesquite to burn. A more or less endless supply, but the air won’t be so breathable anymore.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 