French People Finally Pushing Back Against Industrial Colonization of Rural Areas by Wind Mania

French People Finally Pushing Back Against Industrial Colonization of Rural Areas by Wind Mania
By Sheri Lange
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France is pushing back on wind turbines. This is what unity looks like. This is what it looks like to have leaders with a backbone, who stand with and stand up for their people. 
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“‍LATHUS-SAINT-RÉMY, France, July 22 - In a powerful show of unity, over 40 elected officials—including mayors, councilors, and a senator—gathered Tuesday on a historic bridge in western France to celebrate the cancellation of a major wind turbine project.
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But the message went far beyond local victory.
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The event, held in Lathus-Saint-Rémy (Province of Vienne), marks a turning point in France’s wind energy debate: an increasingly coordinated revolt by institutional France—mayors, departmental leaders, regional planners—against what they call the “industrial colonization” of rural landscapes.
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The protest follows the annulment of a project involving four windmills, including two towering 240 meters (800 ft) high —among the tallest ever planned in France. 
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The Bordeaux administrative court ruled in favor of the municipality, after years of litigation and grassroots mobilization.
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“We’re not just celebrating a court ruling—we’re drawing a line,” said Mayor Antoine Selosse.
“Elected officials across the country are standing up to protect their territories, their populations, and their democratic authority".
”With more than 74 windmills already visible in the area, local representatives say enough is enough.
“France’s rural heartland is being sacrificed without consent,” said Senator Bruno Belin. .
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This isn’t ecological transition—it’s democratic regression.”
Jean-Louis Butré, president of the French environmental group Fédération Environnement Durable, which backed the protest, stated: 
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This marks a major rupture.
It’s an open, organized pushback by local institutions.
Elected officials are saying no.
Rural France is rising against the industrial takeover of its landscapes.
The social acceptance of wind power is dead.”
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Comment by Willem Post 13 hours ago

At least a couple of dozen accomplishers should be behind bars

Comment by Thinklike A. Mountain 14 hours ago

 

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

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