Since Thursday, 80 to 100 environmental activists have been living in a protest camp in Grünheide near Berlin. They want to stop the expansion plans of the American car giant Tesla (see video above). The police will initially tolerate the camp until mid-March and have imposed a number of conditions.
The environmental groups are allowed to build a maximum of fifteen buildings in the forest and are not allowed to light fires or leave mountains of waste. The requirements can be viewed in the camp.
80 to 100 environmental activists from many corners of Germany have now expanded their protest camp with ten tree houses. The situation must be relaxed. Citizens from the region, including families with children, brought food, toilet paper and other donations during their visits.
Population against Tesla plans
About 9,000 people live in the municipality of Grünheide near Berlin. In a recent survey, the majority spoke out against Tesla’s plans.
“What more needs to happen before politicians can respond and finally put human welfare above profit interests?” said Lou Winters of the “Turn off the tap to Tesla” alliance on Saturday. The protest has only just begun and will grow even bigger.
Here you will see a message from “Stop Tesla”.
The American car giant wants to expand its site, which is partly located in the water protection area, and build a freight station, logistics and warehouses. An area of approximately 120 hectares will be cleared for this purpose. With its expansion plans, the company aims to produce one million cars per year. The last estimate was 300,000 cars per year.
The problems for companies are increasing
With the protest camp, anger at the car company is growing. There is also currently a dispute about Tesla wastewater and exceeding limit values. There is no quick fix in sight.
Environmental movements in Germany repeatedly appeal to tree houses and occupied forests, for example in the protests against highways and against coal mining in Lützerath in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The current camp will be tolerated at least until March 15.
Source: Krone
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