Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke from the Greens has once again made it clear how her party stands on nuclear power plants in the country: nuclear power is not the future, but the past.
It should be over on April 15, that's what the chancellor finally said when he banged on about the guidelines - and that's the new red line for the still grumbling anti-nuclear power party, which this time should please be adhered to.
From the Greens' point of view, it's bad enough that the power plants should continue to run until mid-April.
That's only three and a half months longer than originally planned, but it's all about the principle.
Nuclear power is not a thing of the past
The problem is, if it's necessary to stick with nuclear power to get us through this winter, how can we be sure that next winter won't be the same?
It would be the least to prepare for this scenario and to ensure that continued operation would be possible, as demanded by the traffic light partner FDP and the Union.
There is no end in sight to the energy crisis.
Nuclear power is not yet a thing of the past, but rather a helpful present for the moment.
Instead of red lines and ideological madness, healthy pragmatism would be appropriate.
But that is probably asking too much of the Greens on the nuclear power issue.