Groene energie niet altijd schoon [Green energy is not always clean]
[Spanish video with Dutch, English, or French subtitles]
In Juchitán, in het zuiden van Mexico waait het altijd. En erg hard. De windmolenparken schieten er als paddestoelen uit de grond. Tot groot ongenoegen van de locale Zapoteekse boeren.
[In Juchitán, in southern Mexico, the wind always blows. Very hard. Wind farms are springing up like mushrooms. To the great displeasure of the local Zapotec farmers.
In Spanish with Dutch subtitles:
In Spanish with English subtitles ("Wind industry takes over Zapotecan lands" — Wind power projects on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southeastern Mexico harm land of Zapotecan farmers.):
In Spanish with French subtitles ("Une énergie verte bien avide" — Dans le sud du Mexique à Juchitán, des paysans zapotèques protestent contre l'implantation de parcs éoliens qui menacent leur mode de vie. [In Juchitan in southern Mexico, Zapotecan farmers protest the erection of wind energy parks that threaten their way of life.]):
Dec. 9, 2009
Noticias: laruta.nu
Tags: Wind power, Wind energy, Video
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