Putin is pushing Germany's economy to the brink with gas supplies

VW Wolfburg exterior smoke stacks 2022 — VW has decided to keep the ability of its Wolfsburg power plants to run on coal. The German car giant had previously planned to convert the power stations at its headquarters to gas-only. (Bloomberg)

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June 27, 2022 01:12 PM

In Germany, some industrial furnaces have been running without interruption for decades. If they cool down suddenly, the molten materials harden and the system breaks.

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