Spain and why energy security's being sacrificed on the altar of green dogma: RUPERT DARWALL

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 02:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The blackouts in Spain and Portugal this week viscerally exposed how vulnerable Europe's energy networks have become. Energy security has been sacrificed on the altar of green dogma.

‘Shipwrecked in the 21st century’: how people made it through Europe’s worst blackout in living memory

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 19:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Daring rescues were attempted, quick commutes turned into hours-long odysseys, cars were directed by baguettes – but the show went on in the world’s best restaurant

The ski lifts, carrying 16 people, …

Cash, emergency food and wind-up radios: How to survive a power outage

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 17:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Citizens across Europe have been getting advice about emergency planning after mass electricity blackout on Iberian peninsula

If the lights went out in your home or office, on your train home, or in y…

First victims of Iberian blackout confirmed in Spain as fallout rumbles on

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 16:45 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

A sweeping power outage left millions of people across Spain, Portugal and parts of France without power on Monday. Authorities are still unclear about what caused the incident. Follow for live updat…

What caused the mass power cut in Spain and Portugal? The unanswered questions

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 16:45 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The Spanish grid operator said the preliminary assessment suggests there was no cyber attack.

What we know about power outage in Spain, Portugal

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

Authorities are still working to find out what caused one of Europe's worst blackouts.

First victims of Iberian blackout confirmed in Spain as fallout rumbles on — live updates

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 15:25 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

A sweeping power outage left millions of people across Spain, Portugal and parts of France without power on Monday. Authorities are still unclear about what caused the incident. Follow for live updat…

After the blackout in Spain and Portugal, is Germany prepared for such an emergency?

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 15:25 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

A widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal paralysed the countries' infrastructure for several hours. How well prepared is Germany to handle a similar emergency?

Pedro Sánchez vows to find the cause of huge power cut in Spain and Portugal

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 14:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Spanish PM says ‘no hypothesis being ruled out’, after energy providers concluded cyber-attack was not to blame

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has vowed to “get to the bottom” of the unprecede…

Living Nostradamus issues gloomy warning over mass blackouts in Spain and Portugal - and says chaos was 'just a rehearsal'

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 14:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Athos Salomé, 38, from Brazil, is often referred to as the 'Living Nostradamus' says yesterday's blackout was just 'a rehearsal' and the world needs to prepare for more