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		Sabinus 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Solar leads EU electricity generation as renewable... Pursuing an industrial strategy predicated on eternal cheap Russian gas (a strategy no doubt encouraged by Russian influence post-GDR) left Germany vulnerable to this situation. It is indeed admirable that they are willing to give it up now for principals, unlike Orban and Hungary.

looping__lui 3 months ago [–]

Yeah, well, it was also very much “get rid of nuclear” that accelerated this path.

Sabinus 3 months ago | [–]

Allegedly the Russians also heavily encouraged the German Green movement to go hard against nuclear energy.

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