A blockade of 11 fuel depots in France by “yellow vest” protesters has shut down 75 fuel stations and the situation might escalate further if the protests continue, Deutsche Welle reports , citing information from Total. Already in Brittany, government officials have discussed rationing gas supplies to avoid a complete dry-up of fuel stations as the protests continue. Over 280,000 people took to the roads and streets in France two weeks ago to protest higher prices at the pump caused by a higher taxes on fuels that are part of Emmanuel Macron’s government’s plan to fight the effects of climate change. According to a Reuters report on the events at the time, the regular French drivers don’t seem as concerned with climate change as the government: a poll conducted in late November found that people in France preferred that the government focus on implementing policies that would help boost […]