Not Everyone Wants Wind Energy

The construction of 31 offshore wind farms to be ready in 2012 is not accepted by all Spaniards.

Inhabitants of Cadiz, Galicia and Tarragona, Spain, are not entirely happy with the project. Their complaint: The wind turbines ruin the view.

For some people wind turbines can make the landscape ugly, not only in the mountains but also in the sea, especially if they are not well planned.

And that is precisely the problem. The Spanish government is not putting enough attention to the landscape. While many wind farms in the world are built in deep sea so they are not easily seen, the Spanish government is planning to place them between 8 and 20 kilometers from the beach. This is very close.

Another of the complaints of local residents are the problems that the turbines can cause to wildlife. The tuna fishermen are afraid that their business might be affected if the fish are moving because of the turbines.

In the town of Trafalgar the amount of people against the wind energy turbines is growing day by day, as you can see in the picture below.