HELP US SAVE THE ATLANTIC COAST!

An experimental Very High Voltage power line project has begun between Bordeaux (France) and Bilbao (Spain): 4 cables with an unprecedented power of 400,000 volts and 2,000 megawatts (2 nuclear reactors) will run along the coast for almost 400 km, with a 40 km land diversion through Les Landes (south-west France). A project that threatens to destroy thousands of trees, weaken our precious dunes and coastline, alter the seabed, disturb marine fauna and the cetacean migration corridor, pollute the ocean and groundwater, and endanger the health of local residents... 

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HOWEVER there is another less impactful route! This would run alongside the A63 motorway, in an area that has already been anthropised, and would protect the ocean, dunes and forests. A solution also recommended by the National Council for the Protection of Nature (CNPN), an institution of 60 experts and scientists attached to the French Ministry of Ecological Transition!

Surfers from all over the world come to the Atlantic coast to enjoy its ideal surfing conditions and wild beauty. We're calling on them today to help us save it from this ecological and health disaster.
 

HELP US call for an immediate halt to construction work and for a change of route (along the motorway infrastructure) by agreeing to sign the attached tribune written by Maud Le Car - French surf champion, Joan Duru - captain of the French surfing team and 5th at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and Hervé Baranx - a leading figure in Landais surfing.

Please let us know if you would like your name to appear in our list of signatories, which is growing by the day.​

Together we can still make a difference!

If you're not a pro surfer but want to help please sign the petition here, you can also make a donation to help us with legal fees, THANK YOU! 

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