> YES to renewable energy ... but not at any price! On May 23, various personalities from the world of ecology had gathered at the Col du Bonhomme to express their opinions unfavorable to the installation of wind turbines on ridges Vosges ... This meeting followed the announcement Prefecture of Upper Rhine to create a development zone of 5 wind turbines in the area of the Col du Bonhomme (decree dated 31/01/2008).
Beyond the negative impact on the landscape, it is noted that various studies show that such masts, up to 150 meters, also have a detrimental effect on wildlife, particularly on the cock heather is a flagship species, rare and protected in our mountains.
Before the imperative to increase the share of clean renewable energy, a complete impact study on wind farms in the Vosges region was conducted in March 2006, followed in January 2007 with the creation of a prefecture in Pole Wind county chargé d’examiner d’éventuels projets.
L’étude de 2006 démontre qu’il n’est pas souhaitable d’implanter des éoliennes sur une majeure partie de notre 3ème circonscription. En effet, les « Hautes Vosges granitiques » sont classées comme étant des zones « peu favorables », d’une part à cause de la présence de sites classés “ emblématiques ” comme par exemple la Route des Crêtes, le Haut du Tôt ou la Vallée des Lacs et d’autre part du fait que la “ Vallée de la Moselle ” comporte une trop forte densité de population. Il convient néanmoins de rester vigilent car tout ceci Only recommendations ...
Moreover, during his closing speech at the Grenelle Environment in November last year, Nicolas Sarkozy said: "We will wind primarily on brownfield sites and away from landmarks. I am against any form of precipitation which is ultimately reflected by the degradation of the environment. " Therefore hope that this "promise" not take the same path as other "resolutions presidential" ...
However, our district could very well participate in his own way to develop clean energy grace, as in La Bresse, use water power to generate electricity. Today, La Bresse no fewer than six hydroelectric plants providing a production capacity of 3 400 kW (the equivalent of running average of 5 to 6 wind turbines) and can provide about 8 to 9 million kWh per year, 20% of its population's needs ... it's really not bad!
In addition, the basins of the Moselle and Moselotte are among the densest in France for small hydroelectric dams that were once used to power the mills, spinning and weaving. Many are abandoned, but most of the time, diversions still exist and the work would be limited to renovation, and why not, the development of a local heritage ... then we would kill two birds with one stone !
The term "renewable" so fashionable today would take a lot of sense!
