Schneese on wind petition Signatures near target

Oct 3

At the Dresden peace demonstration, AUF1 interviews Hans Schneese about the Saxon wind-power-moratorium popular petition. He corrects the interviewer's description of him as a co-initiator: he is a volunteer supporter, and this is a Volksantrag rather than an already arranged referendum. He says the effort is close to collecting 40,000 valid signatures, continues gathering them at the rally and seeks to stop or delay further expansion and eventually let voters decide. He claims new state approvals have stopped but qualifies that regional land-use planning continues, calls that distinction a political calming measure, and describes high lease payments and what he calls a mafia-like industry. He fears only delay is attainable because key decisions are federal or European. Asked about rejection, he says a further 400,000-signature effort would be needed and the campaign must decide whether it could achieve it. These regulatory, financial and political claims remain his; neither the signature target, an enacted general moratorium nor a referendum is established.

In AUF1's Dresden-rally interview, volunteer Hans Schneese says the wind-power-moratorium popular petition is near its 40,000-signature target and is collecting more at the demonstration. He seeks a halt or delay and a possible referendum, distinguishes individual turbine approvals from continuing regional planning, criticizes lease incentives and says a possible 400,000-signature next stage must be considered. His claims about an approval halt and mafia-like structures remain attributed; no completed target, effective general moratorium or referendum is established.