Archive for March, 2008

I am a farmer what am I going to do?

I live in a hamlet with small children, how will they be affected?

I care but my neighbours are not bothered who do I complain to?

My Maire isn’t really bothered what do I do?

These were all questions raised by many locals at the last meeting held in the salle de fêtes at St Laurent du Cuves last week.
It was mainly an anti-nuclear meeting, France has a large number of reactors currently one for every million inhabitants. Only 17% of the electricity generated is actually used by the domestic market.  Points were made on health and environmental concerns, but when the meeting ended and the floor was open for questions many people at the meeting were not interested in an anti-nuclear debate, but were more troubled by the power lines that are going to be built over their heads shortly.
No one had any real answers as it looks like it is a foregone conclusion that the lines will be built it is just a matter of where they will finally go and the only course of action is to publicly protest.
As l left, I was handed a letter which could be sent to the local Marie to protest against the lines.  There was also a petition to sign for those who have not signed already.

If you are concerned and would like to write to your Mairie click here for a downloadable pdf copy of the letter.