A dozen French police wounded in clashes with protesters opposing high speed rail project - EU Reporter
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Twelve police were wounded on Saturday (17 June) in clashes with demonstrators in France's Savoie department where a protest against a high speed rail project in the Alps turned violent, authorities said. Some 2,000 protesters, including a roughly 300-strong dark-clad hardcore, were in the Maurienne Valley objecting to construction of a rail link including a […]

Twelve police were wounded on Saturday (17 June) in clashes with demonstrators in France’s Savoie department where a protest against a high speed rail project in the Alps turned violent, authorities said.

    • PabloDiscobar@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      https://lessoulevementsdelaterre.org/blog/programme-de-la-saison-5

      Pour que ce projet ne voit jamais la lumière au bout du Tunnel ! Depuis plus de 30 ans, un projet de chantier ferroviaire titanesque, impliquant le forage de 260 km de galeries à travers les Massifs Alpins, anime l’imaginaire mégalo et détraqué du consortium TELT, «Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin» allié de décisionnaires politiques «visionnaires» et de groupes tels que Vinci Bouygues ou Eiffage. Bien que le transport de marchandises stagne depuis 1994, que la ligne existante ne soit utilisée qu’à 20% de sa capacité de fret, TELT envisage de creuser 11 tunnels, dont le plus grand d’Europe, le «Tunnel de Base» de 57km. Et tout cela pour faire gagner aux voyageur.se.s et aux marchandises seulement 1h25 entre Paris et Milan. Une façon simple de s’assurer des décennies de chantiers juteux, propulsés par plus de 30 milliards d’argent public.

      In this case there is already an existing railway line which is only used at 20% of its capacity. With this project you will end up sparing 1h25 on a Paris-Milan. Also they would be supposed to pay taxes so the government can destroy their mountain. It’s nonsense, it’s not answering a demand, it’s trying to create his own demand.

      How I see it is that some people still don’t understand, (or don’t care) that we need to spare resource, not spend more. The french are fed up and are not afraid to show it.