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The Price of Green Energy: Is Germany killing the environment to save it?
March 12, 2013 by Markus Dettmer, Peter Müller and Cornelia Schmergal in Der Spiegel
March 12, 2013 by Markus Dettmer, Peter Müller and Cornelia Schmergal in Der Spiegel
The German government is carrying out a rapid expansion of renewable energies like wind, solar and biogas, yet the process is taking a toll on nature conservation. The issue is causing a rift in the environmental movement, pitting "green energy" supporters against ecologists.
As windmills spread, some Germans balk at 'asparagus fields'
May 5, 2004 by Charles Hawley, Contributor r in Christian Science Monitor
May 5, 2004 by Charles Hawley, Contributor r in Christian Science Monitor
They call him the Don Quixote of the Uckermark.
But unlike the Spanish literary figure, Hans-Joachim Mengel, a professor of political science at Berlin's Free University, isn't attacking imaginary "giants" in the Iberian hinterland. Rather, he is taking aim at the 400-foot windmills that blanket the German countryside.
Mr. Mengel is not alone. Hundreds of citizens' groups have sprung up in Germany to battle "Verspargelung der Landschaft" - a new phrase in the German lexicon - meaning "the transformation of the German landscape into an asparagus field."
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Wind farms feel the chill of public rejection
April 5, 2004 by By Renee Mickelburgh, Tony Paterson and Kim Willsher in The Telegraph, London
April 5, 2004 by By Renee Mickelburgh, Tony Paterson and Kim Willsher in The Telegraph, London
They introduced the world to "environmentally friendly" energy, but now some of Europe's "greenest" countries are under pressure to backtrack on wind farms as public anger grows over their impact on the countryside.
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