Anti-wind power demonstration takes place on Czech-Polish border

Around 150 demonstrators gathered in the northern Czech town of České Petrovice, near the Polish border to demonstrate against plans to construct up to 400 wind turbines in the area. The protesters were both Czech and Polish and their action was designed to highlight their belief that a mass of two-hundred metre high wind-turbines will spoil the picturesque beauty of the area as well as create excessive noise. České Petrovice is located near the picturesque Orlické Mountain range. Many of the demonstrators belonged to NGOs formed to oppose the construction. The local authorities in the area have approved the plans and have rejected calls for a referendum on the matter.