Alerts Category: France
These postings are provided to help publicize the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Reminder: Send a note of support to French national demonstration
CLICK HERE to send a note of support to the Collectif du 4 octobre and the national demonstration in Paris against wind energy. Your letters will be posted on the web site collectif.4.octobre.free.fr. A strong international showing of support is crucial to the success of this event. Click here to read the call to European and world organizations and here for the initial announcement of the demonstration.
Second French Demonstration Against Industrial Wind Energy, October 4, 2008
Click here for original announcement of the 2nd French National Demonstration Against Industrial Wind Energy on October 4, 2008, in Paris. Call to European Associations: To coincide with the 2nd French national demonstration against industrial wind energy, we invite all European associations, fighting the same battle in their countries, to compose together a press release for the attention of the European Parliament. Contact: contact@environnementdurable.net Web site: www.environnementdurable.net/ If you are able to come, we invite you to an international meeting . . .
2nd National Demonstration Against Industrial Wind
Saturday, 4th October 2008, 2:00 P.M., Paris, place Denfert-Rochereau at boulevard Saint-Germain Collectif du 4 octobre On October 6, 2007, more than 1,500 French citizens, members of national federations and local associations, came from all over France along with local elected officials to demonstrate against unjustified and scandalous industrial wind. Received by the minister of the environment, a delegation presented their demands. Despite its promises, the state has still not kept its commitments. One year later, in contempt of the . . .
Paysages en danger : la polémique des éoliennes
La multiplication de ces machines provoque des dissensions dans les campagnes. Exemple au coeur du Massif Central. [The multiplication of these machines provokes dissent in the countryside, as in this report from the heart of the Massif Central, with good footage of the severely altered landscape and recordings of the noise. Merci à l'Association Coûp de Vent.] Hit “play” button below, or download for external player (Quicktime movie). sur TF1, 16 octobre 2007 à 13 heures
Season's Greetings à Sarkozy
La France n’est pas une friche Industrielle ! Nos villages sont menacés par 10.000 éoliennes géantes ! Monsieur le Président de la République nous vous souhaitons un joyeux Noël et nous vous présentons nos meilleurs voeux pour la nouvelle année. Téléchargez la Carte Voeux à Sarkozy pour lui envoyer à: Monsieur le Président de la République Palais de l’Elysée 55 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 PARIS Fédération Environnement Durable 3 rue des Eaux PARIS 75016 Contact@environnementdurable.net http://environnementdurable.net English: France is . . .
Projects for fossil fuel burning power plants are multiplying
[Click here for English translation.] Nous avons essayé de comptabiliser les projets de ce programme thermique pharaonique [«Les projets de centrales brûlant du combustible fossile se multiplient», Le Monde, mardi 16 octobre 2007 -- «Si tout et réalisé, cela représentera près de 13 000 MW.»] : – 400 MW x 3 : Suez envisage 3 centrales à cycles combinés près de Marseille en Bretagne et dans le Sud-Ouest (la Tribune du 08/11/2005) – Construction d’une centrale à Maubeuge par Siemens . . .
First national demonstration against industrial wind energy
[translation by National Wind Watch] We can now say that, despite the very short time available for organizing it, our first national demonstration was a true success! First results We accomplished the first national demonstration against industrial wind energy every organized in Europe. Our delegation was received by Philippe Ledenvic, assistant director under Minister Borloo, which for a collective unknown only a month before is truly notable. We got the Ministry of Ecology, Development, and Sustainable Planning (MEDAD) to verify . . .
