Wind power, the coast celebrated by Grazia Deledda "irremediably compromised"

The “wide and pure horizons” Grazia Deledda narrates them in her most identifying writing, that poem with an evocative title like few others: “ We are Sardinians ”. Those words of hers, engraved in the Olympus of the Nobel Prize, evoke as a universal testament the exclusive charm of that gaze placed beyond the Gennargentu, towards the crystalline waters of the eastern coast of Sardinia, those that climb from Siniscola towards Olbia.

"We are Sardinians"

Deledda writes: « We are the uninterrupted kingdom of the mastic tree, of the waves that flow from ancient granites, of dog rose, of the wind, of the immensity of the sea. We are an ancient land of long silences, of wide and pure horizons, of dark plants, of mountains burned by the sun and by revenge. We are Sardinians ». It is precisely that " immensity of the sea " of Deleddian memory that now resurfaces in the administrative procedure of "concession" of that stretch of sea to the lords of the wind, those lowered to Sardinian land, to drive an infinite expanse of steel skyscrapers in that sea, an integral and essential part of the landscape of an island as exclusive as it is "identity".

The nine associations

To recall those stories are nine associations, representative of the world of culture, sport and tourism, most of them from Nuoro, who have decided not to stand and look at that nefarious assault on the landscape and on the infinite horizon of the Sardinian sea, same narrated by the absolute emblem of universal literature. The opposition-observation protocols are "Orthoben Be Onlus" from Nuoro, "The Island of Stories" from Gavoi, led by the Sardinian writer Marcello Fois, "Protec Sardina" from Cala Gonone, "Bikin Gavoi", "Tri Nuoro" , "Argonauta" from Cala Gonone, "Diemanos" from Nuoro, "The Amazons" from Mamoiada and "Gaia Oceania" from Castelsardo. Ten pages of punctual and no-frills analysis, with an explicit reference to the substantial and dirimental issues of that offshore wind farm which plans to raise the beauty of 65 wind turbines ready to soar above the sea, in front of the Nuorese coast, up to Gallura. almost three hundred meters of "altitude" in the middle of the marine horizon. The associations, in the deed filed with the Olbia Harbor Master's Office, go to the point: "The landscape would suffer an imposing effect even in the surrounding mountain areas, in fact the visual impact from nearby Supramonte, Montalbo, Monte Ortobene would be remarkable and the panorama admirably described by our fellow Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda, who admired the sea from her “Monte”, would be irremediably compromised ». A call as strong as it is based on technical evaluations that disassemble at the root those bizarre and biased representations of the lords of the wind who try in every way to make these gigantic constructions in the middle of the sea appear as "non-invasive".

Don't touch the landscape

The associations do not believe it and write it: «Therefore, considering the visibility of the wind power plant, it could significantly compromise the evocative landscape of the north-eastern coasts of the island, in the strip of territory between Olbia and Siniscola. Citizens could see their right guaranteed by the constitution in article 9 violated. It should be borne in mind that the "landscape" element in Sardinia has a high role at a social, cultural, traditional, environmental as well as economic level. The construction of the plant must comply with the needs of the community, in relation to the cost-benefits ». Therefore, the good landscape for associations is so important, both economically and environmentally, that undermining it would mean doing irremediable damage to all of Sardinia. The risk of a very heavy economic impact on the territory is just around the corner. The associations write: "Citizens, organizations, freelancers and economic operators who operate in areas where the landscape plays a decisive role, could suffer unpredictable negative consequences that have not been analyzed within the Tibula Energia Srl project".

The most fascinating island

It is the context that causes more than one concern. The world of culture and tourism say it explicitly: «It is one of the most suggestive coastal stretches of Sardinia, characterized by white coasts and crystal clear waters. The island of Tavolara, the pond and the beaches of San Teodoro, the perched village of Posada, the ancient fishing village of S. Lucia and its coastal tower, Capo Comico and its characteristic lighthouse, the 25 kilometers of coastline of the municipality of Siniscola with the wetlands in the mouths of the Montalbo waters. Locations that are world famous for their landscape. It is well known that it is thanks to the beauty of the places, with its unspoiled landscapes, that Sardinia attracts a large number of tourists every year. Therefore it must be taken into consideration that a large part of the economic enterprises, located in the territories indicated, have an interest in preserving the landscape ». For the associations there is, then, a not secondary aspect: the irreversible damage to the marine habitat. It is no coincidence that the study of Tethys, the non-profit research organization that has put the very serious risks on paper on that site, is recalled: "The marine area indicated in the project is located near the navigation routes fin whales, which could be strongly disturbed by both the physical and sound presence of the wind farm ».

The migratory routes

To this is added the passage of birds and migratory routes: "The main risks are, on the one hand, the compromise of habitats due to infrastructures and accessibility, with all its consequences, and on the other hand the danger of collision with the 'wind power plant itself (considering first of all the overall height of 268 meters per wind turbine)'.

The horizons of Grace

The descent into the field of the cultural world on this aeolian assault is marked by an authoritative signature, that of Marcello Fois. It is he, with his novel " Quasi Grazia ", who has re-proposed at the center of Sardinian culture the figure of that tiny and immense woman capable of elevating, like no one, to a universal value the landscapes and the " wide and pure horizons " of Sardinia. The same ones that today the lords of the wind would like to attack with blows of steel skyscrapers in the middle of the sea.