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Association from Bavaria against Tesla factory: Possible lawsuit against the construction of the Gigafactory in Grünheide – Berlin

There may be a lawsuit against the planned European gigafactory of the US electric car manufacturer Tesla in Grünheide with risks for the schedule.

The “Association for Landscape Conservation and Species Protection in Bavaria e.V.” (VLAB), which is strictly against wind power and has never appeared in Brandenburg before, has now targeted the Tesla project in Grünheide in the ongoing approval process.

“We decided to issue a statement as a recognized nature conservation association,” said VLAB chair Johannes Bradtka to the Tagesspiegel. “We are also considering appealing. That is the current status. “And:” We have hired a lawyer. He is in contact with the responsible authorities. “

The association can sue nationwide

The VLAB from Bavaria had received recognition from the Federal Environment Agency in 2015 and then in January 2019 as an environmental and nature conservation association. He has the right to file a lawsuit and can sue approval notices nationwide for construction and infrastructure projects, which is otherwise only possible for directly affected people and residents.

On the homepage, one of the association’s goals is to stand up against the “excesses of the energy transition”: “In particular, the construction and operation of wind turbines in forests and cultural landscapes create the character of an industrial area and damage its biodiversity, its recreational value and its aesthetic function.”

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Bradtka justifies the criticism of Tesla’s planned car factory in Grünheide, which is to be built on an industrial estate on Berlin’s ring road by 2021: “We are very concerned about the interference in the water balance in the area.”

After all, according to the data from the German Weather Service, Brandenburg has inherently below-average rainfall. And: “If I then hear the Brandenburg Prime Minister, Woidke’s name, I think the factory needs 300,000 liters of water per hour, then in the medium term it will cause the entire region to dry up.”

The planned clearing of a huge pine forest, which is an important carbon dioxide store, is also seen very critically. Bradtka’s conclusion: “The Gigafactory would be better off in Lusatia.”

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For a few weeks now, the conservation association from Bavaria, which is now expanding nationwide, has also been successful with lawsuits against wind turbines in Baden-Württemberg and, according to the chairman, has a small branch in Brandenburg, has regularly been at the front of Tesla on its presence on the social network Facebook -Plans.

“Where are the demos and vigils of the Hambi forest activists and tree protectors?”

There he announced, for example, to support the local citizens’ initiative “Yellow against Gigafactory Grünheide”. “Where are the demos and vigils of the Hambi forest activists and tree protectors?”

Bradtka himself emphasized on several occasions: “We have nothing against Tesla, nothing against electromobility.” Brandenburg’s Kenya government is reported to be concerned that a conservation organization from Bavaria could torpedo the project’s schedule.

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