Ruin Earth, occupy Mars
The desperate last stand to save a forest from Tesla | Environment | Al Jazeerahttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/12/21/the-desperate-last-stand-to-save-a-forest-from-tesla“There’s little rain, and while there are many lakes, they are surface waters, not aquifers or underground reserves. People here have always been taught not to water lawns or flower beds in the summer to save water. Yet, the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, can extract 1.8 million cubic meters (63.5 cubic feet) of water a year and pollute the groundwater in a protected area. To me, it’s incomprehensible.”
Grunheide Forest, Germany - At 8am on a morning in late November, on the outskirts of Berlin-Brandenburg, hundreds of police officers have entered the Grunheide Forest, which has been occupied by activists from the "Stop Tesla" movement since the end of February.
The area, referred to as the "water forest occupation" has been the focus of a battle against expansion plans for Tesla's gigafactory - its fourth in the world and the first in Europe - which environmentalists say is causing irreparable damage to local water reserves in a region already suffering from drought.
... "My views on electric mobility have completely changed. After many discussions and reading articles and books, I’ve realised it’s not the solution. We need to expand public transport, not build more SUVs and electric cars."
