Launched on September 23, 2021, this is a documentary well worth watching!
A London banker, Alexander Pohl, works for years at one of the world’s largest banks, financing big wind and solar farms, until he realizes that the so-called “green” industry is not that green. Pohl decides to move back to nature. After a search, he settles in northern Sweden. Subsequently, a large wind farm is installed in his area. He starts to unpack the players and economics, trying to understand the upside-down economics.
What happens is captured in this documentary as Alexander and Dutch documentary producer Marijn Poels travel together asking questions to understand why people are making decisions that support a fake green industry. Pohl’s efforts to bring transparency raise a few hackles in a country ordinarily known for tolerance. The result is frightening for Pohl.
In order to reach a wider audience, this film is freely available to watch online.
Marijn Poels’ website
The documentary’s website
Marijn Poels’ YouTube Channel
Documentary is awesome.recommended
Dear Catherine
Thank you for another eye-opening recommendation.
I recall visiting some friends in The Netherlands a few years ago and they showed me with pride the local wind farm. They said they it was noisy and killed several birds but overall they were thrilled that it was enabling the local farmers to be energy independent.
This documentary shows the other side of the story. Wind power is yet another example proving that nothing is what it seems.
I also heard about wave power although not as much as about wind power. The idea is that generators are put in the ocean to capture the energy of the waves. It sounded good idea to me but after having watched this video I suspect that they wreak havoc under water just like their wind based counterparts do on land and above.
Is there any news on what happened to Alexander’s case with the police?
In this video Mark Moss explains that the current energy crisis was completely avoidable because it has very little to do with our “ability” to create energy and everything has to do with the “permission” to create energy. In recent years, countries around the world have made pledges to “go green” and many energy plants worldwide have been shut down. Meanwhile, trillions of dollars have been invested into renewable energy options. But here’s the problem. Those renewable energy options aren’t dependable because they rely on natural drivers, such as wind or water, to create energy and we cannot control whether it’s windy or raining, meaning the very sources that we’re depending on to keep our homes warm in winter are completely unreliable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufF0qc5dDs
Andrew:
One of the issues is that Europe does not want to be dependent on Russia. Another is to convert to all electricity and the “smart grid.” But I am sure there is more.
Catherine