About 500,000 trees cut down at site of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin
by Damian Carrington and Ajit Niranjan in Berlin from Technology | The Guardian on (#6Q5AG)
Satellite image analysis shows 329 hectares of forest cleared during development of factory in Germany
The development of a Tesla gigafactory near Berlin has resulted in about 500,000 trees being felled, according to satellite analysis.
The building of the German factory has been highly controversial and attracted significant protests, as well as prompting a debate about the trade-offs involved in developing a green economy.
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