{"id":63375,"date":"2022-08-26T06:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T11:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=63375"},"modified":"2022-08-26T06:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T11:15:29","slug":"european-natural-gas-prices-are-6-times-higher-than-last-year-and-this-is-sparking-widespread-civil-unrest-all-over-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=63375","title":{"rendered":"European Natural Gas Prices Are 6 Times Higher Than Last Year, And This Is Sparking Widespread Civil Unrest All Over Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/european-natural-gas-prices-are-6-times-higher-than-last-year-and-this-is-sparking-widespread-civil-unrest-all-over-europe\/\">European Natural Gas Prices Are 6 Times Higher Than Last Year, And This Is Sparking Widespread Civil Unrest All Over Europe<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/european-natural-gas-prices-are-6-times-higher-than-last-year-and-this-is-sparking-widespread-civil-unrest-all-over-europe\/europe-map-pixabay\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20368\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20368\" src=\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Europe-Map-Pixabay-560x529.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Europe-Map-Pixabay-560x529.png 560w, http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Europe-Map-Pixabay-300x283.png 300w, http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Europe-Map-Pixabay-768x725.png 768w, http:\/\/theeconomiccollapseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Europe-Map-Pixabay.png 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"529\" \/><\/a>This is going to be a bitterly cold winter for a whole lot of people.\u00a0 In particular, things are likely to get really uncomfortable in Europe.\u00a0 Soaring energy prices and concern about potential shortages are causing anxiety all over the continent, and widespread protests have already started to take place.\u00a0 The cost of living has become extremely painful for those on the bottom of the economic food chain, and people want their governments to do something.\u00a0 Of course this is what always happens when nations embrace socialism.\u00a0 There is an expectation that those in charge will solve any and every problem, but this time around the limitations of the socialists running Europe will become very clear.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the war in Ukraine and a number of other factors, the price of natural gas in Europe is now\u00a0<a title=\"approximately six times higher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-23\/european-gas-jumps-on-concerns-of-winter-supply-shortages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approximately six times higher<\/a>\u00a0than it was last year\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>European natural gas prices are taking a breather amid further signs that soaring energy costs are crippling economic output, heaping pressure on politicians to resolve the crisis with winter just a few months away.<\/p>\n<p>Benchmark futures retreated after settling at a\u00a0<a title=\"German Power Prices Smash Record as Energy Panic Engulfs Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-22\/europe-gas-jumps-as-supply-fears-return-with-planned-pipe-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record high<\/a>\u00a0on Monday.\u00a0<strong>Prices are still about six times higher than they were at this time last year, with the panic spreading across nations ahead of peak winter demand.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Needless to say, many in Europe are being completely stunned by the size of their energy bills, and a massive backlash has been brewing.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, we are already starting to see very large protests\u00a0<a title=\"in a number of different countries\" href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20220825084939-q9v0l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a number of different countries<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Natural Gas Prices Are 6 Times Higher Than Last Year, And This Is Sparking Widespread Civil Unrest All Over Europe This is going to be a bitterly cold winter for a whole lot of people.\u00a0 In particular, things are likely to get really uncomfortable in Europe.\u00a0 Soaring energy prices and concern about potential shortages 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