[NYP] Europe’s wishful thinking in going green has landed it in hot water — or maybe cold water, since it’s now short on energy for heating. And that’s got Germany reversing course.Leaders there last week said they now plan to keep the country’s last three nuclear plants running, at least temporarily, to avoid having to divert natural gas for electricity. That pauses a years-long march away from nuclear power that’s backed by much of the German public (even though nuclear-energy production emits virtually no greenhouse gases).
The government’s also looking to restart 16 mothballed coal-burning power plants. That’s right: coal — one of the dirtiest fossil fuels and largest sources of carbon emissions. So much for leading on clean energy.