A collective bringing together more than 180 environmental associations, union organizations and local elected officials must demonstrate Sunday June 5 against the many new parks in the Spanish region, the most densely equipped in the country.
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In La Baña, agricultural commune of 3,500 inhabitants located 30 kilometers north of Saint-Jacques de Compostela, Nely Pisco prepared the sign that she will brandish during the demonstration scheduled for Sunday, June 5 in the capital of the Region against “the wind invasion”. “Because of the capital, we are chased from our lands” is the watchword chosen by this bus teacher and driver, president of the Fonte Seca association, created in 2020 to combat the proliferation of wind farm projects in the region. “We will put mills 220 meters high 500 meters from our houses, the minimum set by law, launches, angry, this mother of two children, who has forest terrains planted with eucalyptus threatened with expropriation, Corn fields and a few pigs and hens. The worst is water: we directly drink pure and untreated spring water, here. However, to install these gigantic aerogenerators, the foundations will necessarily cut the river. “
In his town, no less than six wind farms have been submitted in recent years, representing around forty aerogenerators. “In total, almost 60 % of the total surface of the Baña is affected. It is insane. As well because of the stress that will cause for livestock, as well as heart and neurological problems for residents, which will undergo the roar infernal and constant blades. “
Organized by the platform “Aeoliennes, like that no”, bringing together more than 180 environmental associations, union organizations and local elected officials, Sunday’s demonstration in Saint-Jacques de Compostela, the last of a list that continues to Led in Spain, has chosen “We have alternatives” for slogan. “We are not against wind turbines, we simply ask for a rational planning of these installations and a change of model which first prioritizes efficiency and the energy economy,” explains Belen Rodriguez, spokesperson for the main environmental association De Galicia, created in 1974, Adega. “In galicia, wind turbines have become invasive: there are more than 300 projects pending, at the moment, due to the expected windfall of the Relance Plan Next Generation. However, they are not harmless to the environment, Whether it is because immense areas of extensive agriculture and farming will be affected, but because they threaten species and a necessary biodiversity, too, to deal with the climate challenge “, she continues. p>
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