Posts Tagged ‘energy security’

Britain faces the prospect of gas supply shortages.

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Just think, this could be the United States under the failing President Obama. Guess that global warming has not helped out England even with their support for the global warming hoax.  The failure of the Obama government to focus on energy independence could cause the same issues in the U.S. This should be a wake up call that The Obama is failing again to protect the people of the United States with his anti energy plans.

SHIVERING Britain faces the prospect of gas supply shortages as the worst cold spell in 30 years keeps a stranglehold on the country.

The National Grid yesterday issued only its ­second-ever warning that demand for energy is threatening to outstrip available supplies unless industry quickly slashes its consumption and more gas is rushed in from abroad.

The alert prompted the wholesale cost of gas to rocket by 70 per cent and raised fears that businesses and households could soon be hit by power cuts if the freezing weather persists as forecast for the rest of the month.

Shadow Energy Secretary Greg Clark warned: “For 12 years the Government has had its head in the sand about Britain’s precarious energy security.