Despite phony wind lobby surveys claiming that over 90% of Germans support an expansion of wind power (and only a 5% fringe oppose), German wind park projects have hit the brick wall of intense citizens’ protest.
For example, the German environmental protection group www.naturschutz-initiative here reports how the approval for three wind turbines in the Butzbach municipal forest granted by the Giessen Regional Council on 12 October 2018 has been deemed illegal.
According to their press release:
After the discussion meeting on 22 January 2020, the administrative court revoked the permit on 28 January 2020. The environmental association Naturschutzinitiative e.V. (NI) had taken legal action against the State of Hesse primarily because in its opinion the permit violates European law.
For example, exceptions to the ban on killing wasp and buzzard were permitted which are not compatible with the European Birds Directive.”
Huge protester turnout in Odenwald
In the region of Odenwald/Rothenberg, a planned additional wind farm of 13 turbines, each 250 meters tall, on the ridge between Rothenberg and Beerfelden was met with fierce protest from 300 demonstrators, reports regional online site Fact.de here.
According to Fact.de, “It was a strong appearance of the young Rothenberg citizens’ initiative proNatur, with support from many parts of the Odenwald.
What’s really impressive: the proNatur citizens’ protest group had been founded just 6 days earlier!
Irmgard Neuer, spokeswoman of the citizens’ initiative said:
“A good 300 people of all age groups had gathered at the gymnasium in Rothenberg with banners, drums, whistles, and warning vests to loudly oppose the planned additional wind farm of enormous dimensions in the region.”
“No positive effect on nature”
One of the protest mobilizers, leader Vera Krug of Siedelsbrunn, admonished her fellow protesters “not to let up and to inform all fellow citizens about the negative effects of the industrialization of nature”.
“No destruction of nature ever has a positive effect on the climate”, Vera Krug stated.
Local citizens fear that the quality of life in the area would be severely damaged by the installation of 13 huge wind turbines “without any real benefit for the climate”.
Before the demonstration at the village center broke up, ‘everyone agreed that the destruction of nature by wind industry plants should not be allowed either in the Odenwald or in any other forest’.”
Wind turbine proponents were surprised by the large protester turnout.
Bitter divisions in once-peaceful communities
Wind energy opposition has become an extremely polarizing issue in Germany, one that has led to bitter divisions in once-peaceful communities, especially those in rural areas.
The issue of rural wind park industrialization has become such a hot topic that according to Fact.de:
“Ruth Bender of the Wall Street Journal had traveled from Berlin to report on the demonstration. She stayed overnight at the local “Hirschen” and talked to several protagonists on site. The Südwestrundfunk (SWR) had also sent a camera team to Rothenberg for reporting.”
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Those things area Hazard for all Birds especialy for the larger ones like Eagles,Hawks and Vultures its time to tear those Wind Turbines down
“Wind turbine proponents were surprised by the large protester turnout.”
They thought the brainwashing was complete, and are disappointed that there are so many still knowledgeable and with common sense.
The high pitched noise from these infernal contraptions is harming the health of anyone living within a few miles radius. Add to that the cost of manufacturing them for the extremely short life of each and every wind turbine, due mainly to them catching fire through no solution to the problem of oiling the moving parts, and then fires breaking out, with blades breaking off and even crashing through parked cars. They are sheer madness. So why do the Greens ban new Reservoirs with hydro-electric power stations and refuse to do nothing about Tidal Power? Our regular High Tides in Australia match the best in France and Canada. The Horizontal Water Fall (from the Ocean to natural inland lakes) in the north west of WA could be built in a matter of months and turning out free energy by the end of this year. Reason is that there is no money in any Government Project, for Greedy Green Pockets.
Put your hand over the top part of the picture associated with this article. What you see appears to be very nice community that provides a quality life for its inhabitants. Now view the entire picture. There is little wonder that local opposition to wind projects is growing.
The statement that huge wind turbines “without any real benefit for the climate” is certainly true. Considering the emissions from China and India nothing that Germany will do will make a difference. Not only do the wind turbines have no benefit to nature, they have a very negative impact to the power grid. By adding renewable power to their energy mix Germany’s power rates have gone up by a factor of three and the country has some of the most expensive power in Europe.
Just like here in the United States those pushing these bird choppers live in the large cities where no wind turbines are erected. So they don’t have to live with these monstrosities like the “peasants” have to. And the elite don’t want to hear from those people–just shut up and like it.
What will they do with all the bird blenders once they’re no longer functional ?