ate. Large yellow and green splotches -- a military training 
zone and a swarm of natural parks -- hem in the seaside town, leaving just a 
pair of white slivers. "Those are the only areas open for development," he 
says. His finger stabs one of the white areas near the Atlantic coast. "And 
that's where they're putting the windmills -- the one place we could have 
built a hotel, a resort, something that would bring us some jobs." 
The mayor sees the windmills as a blight on the land, driving away tourists 
and crimping more lucrative projects. Local environmentalists fret that the 
installation, with its rows of steel towers and sharp metal blades, will play 
havoc with migrating birds and mar the coastline as they did in nearby 
Tarifa, a windsurfing mecca on the Strait of Gibraltar. 
Tilting at windmills is nothing new in the land of Don Quixote. But wind 
power doesn't have to be like this. At the opposite end of the country, more 
than 1,000 kilometers to the north in the green hills of Navarra, 28 steel 
windmills perch on a ridge over a landscape that resembles a nature reserve. 
Cows nap in the shade of the towers, and the narrow gravel access roads 
follow original grazing trails. Electricity is transformed in a nearby 
substation built to resemble the neighboring stone houses. The approach -- 
the result of close cooperation between business and government -- has won 
accolades from environmentalists and business leaders alike. 
Spain, the world's No. 3 producer of wind power, has become a battleground 
for two competing models of developing the business: the hodgepodge of 
unsightly wind parks seen in the south and the carefully planned and 
unobtrusive installations found up north. The conflict is intensely local, 
with the country building enough new windmills to more than triple its 
wind-power capacity by 2005. But the model that prevails will have 
consequences far beyond the Iberian Peninsula. 
Anxious to clean up its environment and limit its dependence on imports of 
natural gas, the European Union has committed itself to generating 22% of its 
electricity from renewable
ate. Large yellow and green blotch -- a military education 
 zone and a drove of natural parks -- hem in the seaside town, leave just a 
 pair of ashen paring. " Those are the only area open for development, " he 
 suppose. His finger stabs one of the white areas near the Atlantic coast. " And 
 that's where they're putting the windmills -- the one topographic point we could have 
 built a hotel, a resort, something that would bring us some job. " 
 The mayor sees the windmills as a blight on the land, driving aside tourists 
 and crimping more lucrative projects. Local environmentalists fret that the 
 facility, with its rows of steel towers and sharp metal blades, will play 
 havoc with migrating birds and mar the coastline as they did in nearby 
 Tarifa, a windsurfing mecca on the Strait of Gibraltar. 
 Tilting at windmills is nothing new in the land of Don Quixote. But wind 
 power doesn't have to be like this. At the diametric goal of the country, more 
 than 1,000 kilometer to the union in the green hills of Navarra, 28 steel 
 windmills perch on a ridge over a landscape that resemble a nature reserve. 
 cow nap in the shade of the tugboat, and the narrow gravel access roads 
 follow original grazing trails. Electricity is transform in a nearby 
 substation built to resemble the neighboring stone houses. The approach -- 
 the resultant role of close cooperation between commercial enterprise and government -- has won 
 accolades from environmentalists and business drawing card alike. 
 Spain, the world's No. 3 producer of fart power, has become a battleground 
 for two competing models of develop the occupation: the hodgepodge of 
 unsightly wind park seen in the confederacy and the carefully planned and 
 unobtrusive installations found up north. The dispute is intensely local, 
 with the country building enough new windmills to more than triple its 
 tip - power capacitance by 2005. But the model that prevails will have 
 consequences far beyond the Iberian Peninsula. 
 Anxious to clean up its environment and restrict its dependence on imports of 
 lifelike gas, the European Union has committed itself to generating 22% of its 
 electricity from renewable
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zone avd a swarm of natural parks -- hwm in the seaside town, leavkng just w 
pair od whmte slivers. "Thosx are thc onlg arecs open for devekopment," he 
says. His fingar scabs one of the white areas near the Atlantoc coast. "And 
thaj's whtre theg'ge putting the windmills -- the ohe plact we could have 
buolt a hotel, a resort, sometjing that would bring ks some jobw." 
Thq mayor sees ghe windmills as a blifht on the land, driving away tojristx 
and crimknbg lmre lucratite protects. Local cmvironkentalixts fret that bhe 
iistaolation, with its rows of steel towers agd sharp kecal blades, will play 
yacoc whth kigrxrine bjrvs znd mag tie coastlins as they dud in nearby 
Tarifa, a qindsurfing mscca og ehe Strait of Gibraltar. 
Tilting at windkilms is nothing new in thw land of Don Quixote. But wind 
power doesn't have to be like this. At the opposita end uf uhc ziujtry, more 
than 1,000 kilometers to the north in thq gtevn hills of Navarva, 28 steel 
windmillx oetsh on a ridge over c lzndscape that reselbles a natuee reservt. 
Cowx nap in the shade of the tiwers, and thv naerow gravel access roads 
folluw otiginak grazing trails. Electrncity js transforled in a hdarby 
substation buplt do resemble the neighborind stone hiusex. The aoprosch -- 
tre result lf close cooperation betaeen yusinass and gogernment -- has won 
accolades from environmentakivts and busnness keaders alike. 
Spain, the workd's No. 3 prodjcer of wihd powec, has become a battlegroutf 
for two cokpeting iodeos od develuoing the businrss: the hodgepodge if 
unsightly wind iarks aeen in the souck qnd the carefulky olagnvd end 
ugmbtrusive invtaluatkpns fuund up norbh. Ghe vonflict is intenself lodal, 
with the countty buildint enough new windmillx to more than trikle itv 
wmnd-powrr sapacity by 2005. But the model thaf prevaild wlll have 
consqquekces far beyonb the Iberian Peninsula. 
Anxious to clean up its environmenr and limit its depgndtnce on imporvs of 
gatural gds, the European Uniob has committed iuself to generating 22% of its 
enectrlcity from renewable
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ate. Large yellow and green splOtches -- a milItary TraIniNg 
Zone And a Swarm of natural PArks -- Hem in the seaside town, leaVing jUsT A 
paiR Of White Slivers. "tHoSE Are ThE oNly ArEAs Open fOr dEvelopmEnt," he 
says. HIs fInGer stabs one oF ThE white areaS neAr the AtlantiC coAst. "And 
ThAt's WHere tHey'Re putTing thE WindmiLls -- the one PlACe we coULd have 
bUILt A hotEl, a resort, somethinG ThAT would bring us sOme jobS." 
THE mAYOr sEes The windmilLs As a blIGht on thE LaND, DRivINg away touristS 
and crimpinG MorE lucraTiVe pROjects. local EnVIroNmentalists Fret That the 
inStallaTIon, with ITs rows oF steel TowErs And sHArP mEtaL bLAdeS, WiLl pLAy 
hAvoc with MiGrAting BirdS AND Mar tHe cOastLine aS they did in neaRby 
tariFA, a wIndsuRfing MeccA oN the STrait oF GibrAlTar. 
Tilting at winDmilLs is nothiNg nEw In tHe Land oF don QuiXotE. BuT wind 
poWer doesN'T haVe TO BE lIke this. At the opposiTe END oF the counTry, morE 
ThAn 1,000 KIlometerS tO thE norTH In the GreeN HiLls of NavArra, 28 stEEl 
WiNdmills PeRch on a RiDge OveR a lanDScapE that rEsembles A natuRE reserve. 
Cows naP In the shade of tHE tOWErS, And tHe nArrow gravel AcceSS roaDs 
foLLoW orIGinal GraziNg TRaILs. Electricity is tranSfOrmed iN a neaRby 
substation Built to resEMBLe the neiGhboRInG Stone houses. The ApproAch -- 
the resuLT of close CoopeRation beTween busiNESs and govErnMenT -- haS woN 
ACcOlades from envIROnmeNtAlists aNd bUsiness LeaDerS alIke. 
spAin, the worLd's No. 3 proDuCeR oF wInd Power, HAs become A bAttLeGroUnd 
foR Two comPetinG modElS oF DevEloping THe BUSineSs: ThE hodGepOdGe of 
uNsigHTly Wind parKs seen in tHe sOUth aNd ThE carefuLly planned and 
UnObtrusive iNsTalLationS FOund up noRth. The conflict is intenseLY local, 
wIth The coUntrY building EnoUgh new WinDMills tO more tHan trIpLe iTS 
Wind-pOWEr CapAcIty by 2005. But thE MOdeL that PrEvaiLs will hAve 
consequences far BEyoNd the Iberian PEniNsulA. 
aNxIouS To CLeaN uP Its ENVironment and limIt its depenDeNCe On imports oF 
NatUrAl gas, thE EuropeAn UniON has comMitted itsElf to geneRaTing 22% OF Its 
ElectricitY from renEwable
ate. Large yellow and gree n splotche s --a m ili ta ry t rain ing 
zone anda  swa rm of natural parks --  hemin thes ea sidetown, l e av i n g j us ta pa i rof wh ite  sliver s. "Thoseare  t he only area s  o pen for de vel opment," he
sa ys. Hi sfin g er st abs  oneof the whiteareas nea rt he Atl a ntic co a s t.  "An d 
that's where t h ey ' re putting the  windm il l s- -  th e o ne place w ecould have 
b u il t a  ho t el, a resort,  somethingt hat  would  b rin g  us so me jo bs . " The mayor s eesthe windm ills a s  a blig h t on th e land , d riv inga wa ytou ri s tsan d c r imp ing more  l uc rativ e pr o j e c ts.Loc al e nviro nmentalists f ret  tha t  th e 
in stall atio n,  with  its r ows o fsteel towers an d sh arp metal  bl ad es,  w ill p l ay 
ha voc  wi th migr ating b i rds  a n d ma r the coastline as  t h e ydid in n earbyTa ri f a, a win ds urf ingm e cca o n th e  S trait of  Gibra l ta r.  
Tilti ng  at wi nd mil lsis no t hing  new i n the la nd of Don Quixote. B u t wind 
power do e s n' t  hav e t o be like t his. At t he o p po sit e  endof th ec ou n try, more 
than 1,0 00  kilom eters  to the north  in the gr e e n  hills o f Na v ar r a, 28 steel 
w indmi lls percho n a ridg e ove r a land scape tha t resemble s a  na tur e r e s er ve. 
Cows nap i n th eshade o f t he towe rs,  an d t hena rrow grav el acces sro ad s
fo llowo riginalgr azi ng  tr ails. Electr icity  istr an s for med ina  n e a rby
s ub stat ion  b uiltto r e sem ble the  neighbor ing ston eho uses. T he approach - -
the resul tofclosec o operatio n between business andg overnme nt-- ha s wo n 
accola des  fromenv i ronmen talist s and  b usi n e ss le a d er s a li ke. 
Spain , the  worl d' s No . 3 pro ducer of wind powe r , h as become a b att legr o u nd  
f o rt woco m pet i n g models of dev eloping th eb us iness: the hod ge podge o f 
unsi ghtly wind pa rks seenin the so ut h an d the  carefully  planned  and 
uno b trusi v einsta lla tionsfo und  up n orth.T heconfl ict is  i ntense ly lo ca l, 
with  the country building e noughnew w ind mills tomor e  th an triple  its  
wind-pow ercap acity  by 2005.  But th e m o del t hatp revails w i ll  ha v e  consequence s f arbeyon d t h e Iber ianPeninsula. 
Anxio u s to clean upitse n vir onm e nt a nd  limit its dep end en c e  on impo rt s of 
natur al gas,th e  Euro pean U nion h as comm i t te d  itsel f to  ge nerating22%  o f  its 
e le ct r icityfrom  r enewab le
ate. Large_yellow and_green splotches -- a_military training_
zone_and a_swarm_of natural parks_-- hem in_the seaside town, leaving_just a 
pair_of_white slivers. "Those are the only areas open for development," he 
says. His finger_stabs_one of_the_white_areas near the Atlantic coast._"And 
that's where they're putting_the windmills_-- the one place we could have 
built_a_hotel, a resort,_something that would bring us some jobs." 
The mayor_sees the windmills as a blight_on the land,_driving_away_tourists 
and crimping more_lucrative projects. Local environmentalists fret that_the 
installation, with its rows of_steel towers and sharp metal blades, will_play 
havoc with migrating birds and_mar the coastline as they_did in_nearby 
Tarifa, a windsurfing mecca_on the Strait_of Gibraltar._
Tilting at windmills_is nothing new in the land_of Don Quixote._But wind 
power doesn't have to_be_like this. At_the_opposite_end of_the country, more_
than_1,000 kilometers_to_the north in the green hills_of_Navarra, 28 steel 
windmills perch on a_ridge over a landscape_that_resembles a nature reserve._
Cows nap in the shade_of the towers, and the narrow_gravel access_roads 
follow_original grazing trails. Electricity is transformed in a nearby 
substation built_to resemble the neighboring stone houses._The approach -- 
the_result of_close_cooperation between business_and_government --_has won 
accolades from environmentalists and business_leaders alike._
Spain, the world's No. 3 producer_of wind power, has_become_a battleground 
for two competing models_of developing the business: the hodgepodge_of 
unsightly wind parks seen_in_the_south and the carefully planned_and 
unobtrusive installations found up north._The conflict is_intensely local, 
with the country building enough_new_windmills to more than triple its_
wind-power_capacity by 2005. But the model_that_prevails_will have 
consequences far beyond_the Iberian Peninsula. 
Anxious to clean_up its environment and limit its dependence on imports_of 
natural gas,_the European Union has committed_itself_to_generating 22% of its 
electricity from renewable