Impulss: kes on tuulikukoosolekutel tuuritavad rändaktivistid?

Impulss: kes on tuulikukoosolekutel tuuritavad rändaktivistid?

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Impulse: Who Are the Traveling Activists Touring Wind Turbine Meetings?

Artikkel räägib rändaktivistidest, kes käivad tuulikukoosolekutel. Nad on sageli samad inimesed, kes külastavad erinevaid koosolekuid.

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The article discusses traveling activists who attend wind turbine meetings. They are often the same people who visit various meetings.

Tuulikukoosolekutel võivad olla . Aga et samad inimesed käivad korduvalt erinevatel koosolekutel, on vähämärgatav. ETV saade Impulss tutvustab mõnda neist aktivistidest.
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Wind turbine meetings can have heated debates. However, the fact that the same people repeatedly attend different meetings is less noticeable. The ETV show Impulse introduces some of these activists.

Saates esinevad Piret Toonpere ja Heiki Kalberg. Nad on osalenud rohkem kui 20 kohtumisel. Rändaktivistid teavad neid juba nägupidi.
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The show features environmental consultant Piret Toonpere and planner Heiki Kalberg. They have participated in more than 20 meetings. The traveling activists already know them by sight.

Üks aktivist on 59-aastane Lauri Koni. Ta elab Elva vallas ja oli kunagi kalur. Ta on osalenud kümnetes . Koni ütleb, et ta tahab teada, mis toimub teistes valdades, sest see mõjutab kõiki.
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One activist is 59-year-old Lauri Koni. He lives in Elva Parish and was once a fisherman. He has participated in dozens of wind turbine meetings. Koni says he wants to know what is happening in other parishes because it affects everyone.

Teine aktivist on 76-aastane Tapiku Olev. Ta on Eesti Rahvuslaste ja Konservatiivide liige. Olev seisab selle eest, et tuulikud ei ehitataks pühapaikade lähedusse. Ta käib koosolekutel, et kuulda t.
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Another activist is 76-year-old Tapiku Olev. He is a member of the Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives. Olev advocates that wind turbines should not be built near sacred sites. He attends meetings to hear the people's opinions.

Kolmas aktivist on 45-aastane Urmas Maranik. Ta ja tema abikaasa juhtivad MTÜ-d Looduse ja inimeste eest. Nad on osalenud ligi 30 koosolekul. Maranik ütleb, et nende eesmärk on selgitada inimesi, kuna ametlikud koosolekud on sageli vormilised.
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The third activist is 45-year-old Urmas Maranik. He and his wife run the NGO For Nature and People. They have participated in nearly 30 meetings. Maranik says their goal is to educate people because official meetings are often formal.

Tuulikukoosolekud on avalikud. Igaüks võib neist osa võtta. Aga Toonpere ja Kalberg ütlevad, et aktiivistid võtavad tihti sõna enda kätte, mis takistab kohalikel oma küsimusi esitada.
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Wind turbine meetings are public. Anyone can participate. But Toonpere and Kalberg say that activists often take the floor, which prevents locals from asking their questions.

Eksperdid rõhutavad, et koosolekutel levib . Näiteks öeldakse, et on ohtlik, kuigi on tuvastanud, et see pole tõsi. Kalberg imestab, miks inimesed ei usu eksperte.
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Experts emphasize that misinformation spreads at meetings. For example, it is said that wind turbine noise is dangerous, although the health department has determined that this is not true. Kalberg wonders why people do not trust experts.

Mõlemad eksperdid tunnistavad, et nende vastu suunatud viha on . Tuulikukoosolekud jätkuvad, kuid aktivistid plaanivad ka edasi tegeleda. Nagu Maranik ütleb, tuleks vaadata Eesti kaarti terviklikult.
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Both experts admit that the anger directed at them is personal and aggressive. Wind turbine meetings continue, but activists also plan to keep working. As Maranik says, Estonia's map should be viewed holistically.