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Some of you may know that I am active
in the citizens' group “Rettet die Mur”. It is about preventing
the hydroelectric power stations that “Energie Steiermark” wants
to built in and around Graz. Most of you will probably think: “Wow,
she's an idiot. Hydroelectric power is the best thing for our
environment and she just wants to prohibit everything.” Well,
Hydroelectric power is not good for our environment and I don't want
to prohibit everything at all. It is just that these power plants in
Graz would produce CO² and methane, would be very expensive compared
to how much energy they produce and would destroy the habitat of
dozens of animals and plants. In addition Graz would be a
construction area for about 3 years and all the trees that give shade
and fresh air in the middle of the city would be gone. Not that
attractive for me.
Anyway, I didn't really want to write
about the Mur but about the Sulm. There is a similar project going an
at the river called “Schwarze Sulm” in a town called
“Schwanberg”. A guy with too much money wants to built a
hydroelectric power plant in the middle of a “Natura 2000”
sanctuary. This should be forbidden but he somehow managed to get a
yes for the project. Now he starts to built even though not all land
owners of the land he needs agree. So the reaction of the townspeople
was to start a protest. They set up a camp to prevent him from moving
on. Yesterday I was there and it unbelievably beautiful. The river it
crystal clear and freezing cold and everything else is a fresh green.
This unique landscape really deserves being protected. I f you want
to help you can come to the demonstration on Wednesday and go there
any time. They are always happy to see helpful people. :)
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