Treehouse Protests & Water Concerns & Expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory - Berlin Grünheide

The tree-house protests at the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg are ongoing and will legally (ruled by a German court) continue at least until may.



The tree-house camp is inside the pine tree & spruce mono-culture plantation, which the protestors want to prevent from being cleared by Tesla.

There was significant police presence on the ground and the Tesla security was also standing around at the border (train tracks) between the construction zone and the protestor camp.

As i was close to the location, i decided to visit & talk to some of the protestors (mostly Fridays for Future & Antifa). On the ground I documented the situation and progress of the expansion and afterwards wrote an post about the situation of the gigafactory berlin expansion & the protests against it. It is questioning some of the concerns raised by the protestors regarding:

Water use & Pollution
The water protection area
Tree clearing
Wildlife

I hope it's interesting to you, if you have any you want to ask, feel free to comment or contact me,
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Disclaimer: I don't own a Tesla or Tesla Stock

 

Hello Bob,
I actually saw some very old vans there, i think for transport and some got there with them.

They also had a solar panel which kind of relates to your 2nd part, but Tesla does use minerals from congo & china which i do not agree with and i think this is also a part of their issue.

Not sure if they are hypocrites, while i saw them use a generator and propane gas etc., they have to "use" something.
Have been thinking a lot about the topic: "Is protesting fossil fuels & for the environment OK when using environmental unfriendly products / resources? I think everyone has a different philosophy on it.
I am personally more pro "individual transport", just as environmental friendly as possible
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Hello Bob,
I also think the change will not happen quickly, it is a philosophical debate weather an increase in industrialization, electrification and automation will solve all the problems or a complete stop of consumerism and localization. I try to apply a mix of both personally.

Absolutely, there are some special solar panels that do, but they are not widespread. Solar panels mostly come from China and use a variety of metals (selenium, copper, Indium, gallium, aluminum, cadmium telluride...) which (when mined in China) are probably damaging the environment significantly as well.
I don't know the batteries they use. Not that i think it is realistic for normal people to do something about this or that the problem lies with the consumer. I also have an amazing friend who is a Fridays for Future activist, that lives extremely minimalist and eats food from "Containering" (edible food thrown away by companies) / buys only used things /only uses public transportation / only rents a car when transporting things. Some activists commit very heavily to an environmentally friendly lifestyle and do what they can.

"Luxury/unaffordable cars - are any being bought?"
Forgot to mention, their problem with this: Tesla cars are all expensive/unaffordable for a normal person & the activists see luxury/high speeds etc. in cars as unnecessary i think.

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Definitely, the doping elements are a small part compared to the rest.
I was refering to Petrovskite solar cells - doped with rare earth materials. I hope they manage to boost the efficiency of the massively produced solar cells, at this point even 1% is dramatic in terms of economical advantage over other energy sources.