Greens irked by environmental organisation鈥檚 rejection of transmission highway
Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) has annoyed its traditional allies the Green Party by rejecting the construction of the SuedLink and SuedOstlink power transmission highways, Christian Sebald writes in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. BUND 鈥渇irmly believes in a decentralised energy transition鈥� and therefore challenges a national compromise that wants to minimise the transmission highway鈥檚 impact by laying them underground, Sebald says. The Greens regard construction of the transmission highways as inevitable and fear that the BUND鈥檚 adamant rejection might alienate political supporters. Eike Hallitzky, head of the Bavarian Greens, says his party鈥檚 conflict with the BUND was 鈥減ainful鈥�. 鈥淚t鈥檚 as though your wife is berating you. Nobody likes that.鈥�
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