The next Federal Chancellor should travel to the Black Forest to take office.

In the "Berghotel Wiedener Eck" he could enjoy the wonderful view and the great cuisine, but above all he should talk to the senior manager of the hotel.

Martin Wissler is the third generation to run the family business.

The 62-year-old is a trained chef, then did his master's degree and also completed an apprenticeship as a hotel manager.

A man of action.

And a man who is fed up with regulations that are devised in distant city offices and that do not suit life in the country.

“We are surrounded by nature conservation, landscape protection, animal protection and the protection of natural monuments,” he complains, drawing a circle in the air with his arm.

Christoph Schäfer

Responsible editor for economy and finance online.

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Wissler does not think extremely, he is neither against nature conservation nor against animal welfare. For him, however, the problems begin where there are too many regulations, where they are unnecessary, contradictory or impede meaningful projects. Wissler gives an example: In order to make his hotel business more sustainable, he planned a 200 KW wood chip system for heating. From an ecological point of view a sensible thing, because finely chopped wood residues from the area are burned. Unfortunately, from the authorities 'point of view, the planned woodchip system moved too close to an extensive fortification from the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648). The heating had to be changed, “because somebody might find something there at some point,” moans Wissler.

The problem, which is much bigger for him, is still invisible. Directly behind Wissler's hotel, on a hill just 1.2 kilometers away, the blades of three huge wind turbines could soon be circling. Because there is not much wind in this part of the Black Forest, the low-wind turbines have to be all the larger: 200 meters are under discussion.

Wissler therefore fears for the existence of his hotel: “I wouldn't go on vacation under a wind turbine myself.” The next hotel is “only a mouse click away”.

What the hotelier says: “If you want to go on holiday in the Black Forest today, surf the net with your mobile phone or iPad.

And when you see a photo of a hotel with three wind turbines in the background, click on immediately. ”There are already studies for the Bavarian Forest that show that fewer guests come with more wind turbines.

"How should fire protection work there?"

Wissler is not against the energy transition, not even against wind turbines.

"But you have to find locations that are suitable for the wind and are accepted by the people," he demands.

In the next few minutes he lists the typical arguments against wind power.

All of them have been brought up thousands of times - but does it make it less right?

"If there is a fire, the whole forest will burn down," fears the man in the apron.

“How should fire protection work there?

That just doesn't work! ”Even with ice load it would be difficult, the discarded pieces could hit hikers or skiers.