Jean-Louis Butré is President of the Sustainable Environment Federation.
To calm the storm against wind turbines Ms. Barbara Pompili, Minister of Ecological Transition, supervised by the wind industry, announced ten measures "for responsible development of wind power".
On this occasion, it took note that the 8,500 wind turbines already in operation on the territory had been installed in an “irresponsible” manner.
His speech in favor of the industrialists of the Wind is the perfect example of “how to stir air”.
1.
"Instruction to the prefects to apply the highest level of requirements on the compatibility of wind projects with local environmental issues":
A high "demand level" is a classic totally empty marketing formula made up of words to say nothing.
On the other hand, in her circular to the prefects of 05/26/21, the minister had shown her true face.
She no longer cared about environmental issues and the acceptability of populations.
It imposed by force the objectives of the Multi-year Energy Programming (PPE) by summoning elected officials to comply with government decisions to deploy wind power at all costs.
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2.
"Instruction to the prefects to map the areas suitable for the development of wind power":
The will is to formalize by this measure a new inequality between territories through a mapping which will create in the identified regions protected areas and others to be sacrificed. The minister is thus trying to resuscitate the Wind Power Development Zones abolished in 2013 as well as the Regional Wind Power Schemes all challenged by the courts two years later.
There is in reality no intention of opening up but an attempt to instrumentalize the associations to give the impression that they accept the mapping of wind turbines.
This measure is not new: the instruction has already been given to the prefects on May 26, 2021. It also imposed on the prefects, in order to maintain the pressure, to "
send a report every year. the volume of authorizations under examination, issued, rejected and refused and the main reason for this refusal
”.
Contesting this inadmissible pressure from the Minister of Ecology on the prefects, the Sustainable Environment Federation (FED) and four national associations filed an appeal for annulment before the Council of State.
Once again, no measure has been announced to detect infrasound and low frequencies, the dangerousness of which for human and animal health is now known.
Jean-Louis Butré
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"Creation of a wind power mediator"
Who will guarantee the associations the impartiality of this mediator appointed by the administration or is it for the minister to have at hand a personality "in charge"?
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Complete excavation of foundations and compulsory recycling during dismantling
"
It is an imperative thing to force recycling.
It would still be necessary to know how to recycle, to have the financial means to do it and especially to know who will foot the bill.
The FED estimates the financial pit at a level of 8 billion euros to dismantle the future onshore wind farm.
On November 26, 2020, it appealed to the Council of State against the decree of June 22, 2020 which sets the rules applicable to industrial wind turbines.
The rules established by the state are completely lax on the environmental monitoring of facilities, the rules for waste management and dismantling of sites and the level of financial guarantees required, derisory in view of the cost of dismantling and repairing the sites. Site (s.
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The FED further noted that no decontamination, treatment or recycling structure has been set up to match the amount of industrial waste, in particular the used blades being released, including chemical materials. toxic potentially dangerous for human health and safety.
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Audible clamping in the event of exceeding the authorized thresholds
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From the moment when it is the very responsibility of each impact study to propose measures to reduce the noise pollution that will have been identified, both upstream and downstream, this measure does not add anything new. It would have been more acceptable, in order to "control" the development of wind power, to correct the regulatory exception which favors the wind industry and allows it to exceed the thresholds twice while erasing the real acoustic impacts of the measurements made. during impact studies. It is a "non-proposition" par excellence.
Once again, no measure has been announced to detect infrasound and low frequencies, the dangerousness of which for human and animal health is now known.
Ms. Pompili refused an amendment to the Climate Law passed by the Senate, giving mayors a real right of veto, thus showing all the contempt she has for elected officials in the territories of the Republic, who represent the victims of the population.
Jean-Louis Butré
6.
"Reduction of light impact"
The “Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle” effect will be reduced but not removed.
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Mandatory consultation of the mayor before launching a project
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If the mayor criticizes the project, you have to listen to him and respond to him.
It is a strictly formal obligation, motivated by a facade conception of democracy.
Ms. Pompili refused an amendment to the Climate Law passed by the Senate, giving mayors a real right of veto, thus showing all the contempt she has for elected officials in the territories of the Republic, who represent the victims of the population.
8.
"Establishment of regional energy committees"
“
If you want to bury a problem, appoint a commission
” (Georges Clemenceau).
For the FED, this is a new “Theodule Commission”.
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Support for the development of citizen projects
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A civic wind project is always the same nuisances but with even more subsidies.
The FED calls for the cancellation of the citizen bonus which only makes projects more profitable for promoters and the impoverishment of electricity consumers who see their bills soar.
10.
"Creation of a fund to safeguard the natural and cultural heritage"
This is the “Stéphane Bern provision” intended to discredit his commitment to safeguard the territory, and against industrial wind power.
Nuisances for the environment, biodiversity, landscapes, etc., will be offset by restoration measures.
This is the whole principle of the economy of "ERC" measures (Avoid, Reduce, Compensate) now officially endorsed by the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
It is the return of hidden compensatory measures which have very often given rise to suspicions of corruption and illegal taking of interest.
It is to buy the communes and the rural territories which one massacres by giving money.
It is to institutionalize blackmail.