EU Is Right to Label Nuclear Power Green
Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency visits the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Finland, November 26, 2020 (TVO/Tapani Karjanlahti) The European Commission...
View ArticleGermany Exports Its Energy Failures
German chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Rome, Italy, December 20, 2021 (Bundesregierung) The Netherlands is forced to drill for almost twice as much natural gas this year as it intended to, partly as...
View ArticleThe Netherlands’ Farm Crisis, Explained
Aerial view of the Netherlands (Skitterphoto) One in three Dutch farms may need to close. It’s the most painful outcome of the government’s policy to cut nitrogen emissions in half by 2030. The...
View ArticleMore Misinformation About the Dutch Farm Crisis
Pigsty in a Dutch farm (LLTB) I debunked four misconceptions about the Dutch farm crisis here a month ago: that reducing Dutch farming will lead to food shortages; that the Dutch government prioritizes...
View ArticleDemocrats Taxed and Regulated, Now Subsidize, Chips and Energy
American president Joe Biden and Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Capitol in Washington DC, October 28, 2021 (White House/Adam Schultz) Ronald Reagan once quipped about government’s view of...
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View ArticleDutch Plan for Organic Farming Underwhelms
Dutch agriculture minister Piet Adema visits a farm in Bodegraven, October 11 (LNV) Dutch agriculture minister Piet Adema is spending €26 million in 2023 and 2024 to speed up the transition to organic...
View ArticleGerman Liberals Stab Dutch Liberal in the Back
Jan Huitema, a member of the European Parliament for the Dutch liberal party, answers questions from reporters in Brussels, October 28, 2022 (European Parliament/Philippe Buissin) German liberals have...
View ArticleEU Plans for Hydrogen, Clean Tech and Mining, Explained
Wind turbines near Mölsheim, Germany (Unsplash/Karsten Würth) EU countries have agreed to increase their share of renewable energy. The European Commission has proposed to fund green hydrogen and set...
View ArticleFrance Should Reconsider Veto to Electric Pulse Fishing
Fisherman cleans the net of a trawler in Oudeschild, the Netherlands, April 29, 2020 (Unsplash/Paul Einerhand) The European Commission is advising member states to tap into EU innovation and rural...
View ArticleFuture of Farming Must Be a Mix of High and Low Tech
Farmers prune vines in Renmark, Australia, July 8, 2021 (Unsplash/Zac Edmonds) Animal farming causes around 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, more than all airplanes, cars, trains and...
View ArticleDutch Government Mistakes Reagan’s Warning for Advice
American president Ronald Reagan at Rancho Del Cielo in California, August 31, 1985 (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library) Ronald Reagan once quipped about government’s view of the economy: If it moves,...
View ArticleEU Proposals for Nature Restoration Spook Businesses, Farmers
Grey deer in the Veluwe National Park of the Netherlands, November 30, 2020 (Unsplash/Dylan Leagh) EU proposals to protect wildlife and reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture have run into...
View ArticleDutch, German Liberals Split on Climate, Sustainability
German finance minister and Free Democratic Party leader Christian Lindner boards a government plane to Washington DC, April 22, 2022 (Bundesfinanzministerium) Germany’s Free Democrats are turning...
View ArticleConservatives Water Down EU Nature and Farming Laws
The European Parliament votes in Strasbourg, October 24, 2018 (European Parliament) The European Parliament narrowly approved a new nature-restoration law on Wednesday. 336 lawmakers, mostly from the...
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