Ruch antywiatrakowy w Polsce w świetle koncepcji nowych ruchów społecznych
Protests Against the Location of Wind Power Plants in Poland and Their Consequences in the Light of the Concept of New Social Movements

Summary/Abstract: From the middle of the first decade of the 2000s protests by residents against the siting of wind turbines took placein all regions of Poland. The actions taken by anti-windmill groups were addressed to institutions at all levels ofgovernment and argued by the negative impact of windmills on acoustic environment, health, property values, andlandscape. The aim of this article is to identify the characteristics of the anti-windmill movement in Poland in rela-tion to the concept of new social movements. Based on analyses of the local press, a literature review, and othersources, the activity of the protesters, their impact on the image of wind energy in the local media, the motivationsof the protests, and their consequences were all discussed. The protesters took a variety of actions against thesiting of wind turbines from the typically formal to the highly informal, taking care to publicise them, thus shapinga negative image of wind energy in the local media. Locally, there were numerous groups of protesting residentswho fought for a solution to a specific problem related to the location of a wind turbine, with different motivationsfor the protests. These groups gained the support of local residents and intervened with local authorities. On thesupra-local level, there were several organisations whose aim was to establish restrictive distances of windmillsfrom residential development. Their activities were supported by conservative party politicians. They negated theEU climate policy and global warming.

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