The legacy of 4,500 years of polyculture agroforestry in the eastern Amazon
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The legacy of 4,500 years of polyculture agroforestry in the eastern Amazon
Nature Plants - Fossil records suggest that the Amazon rainforest in the pre-Columbian era was home to polyculture agroforestry, with multiple annual crops providing subsistence for indigenous...
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Tesla has defeated “tree pirates” and resumed plowing down a forest in Germany
By Michelle Cheng
Despite environmental protests, Tesla, with its eco-friendly credentials and solar-loving CEO Elon Musk, was given clearance this week to plow down a forest near Berlin for its next Gigafactory. Yesterday we learned that the tree removal is proceeding nicely.
In November, the electric-car maker announced plans to build a Gigafactory in Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg that surrounds Berlin. It would bring 12,000 jobs and was lauded as a vote of confidence in Germany.
But hundreds of demonstrators protested over what they say is a threat to the local environment, eventually getting a temporary halt to the project. This week, a court rejected environmentalists’ efforts to stop the land clearing, with a ruling that was final.
Yesterday, activists calling themselves the “tree pirates” (motto: “Up with the trees, down with capitalism”) said it had been occupying the forest to prevent the US company from following through with its plans.
While Tesla states on its website that it’s “committed to improving the natural environment near the factory” and aims to “replant an area three times the factory plot,” the environmental group seemed unsatisfied, saying in a statement yesterday, “The factory is here mainly to build sports utility vehicles. Snob cars which kill people.”
As Tesla continues to expand its fleet of electric cars, this will be its first European car and battery factory. It has other large production facilities in California and China.
https://qz.com/1806824/tesla-resumes-clearing-forest-in-germany-for-next-gigafactory/
By Michelle Cheng
Despite environmental protests, Tesla, with its eco-friendly credentials and solar-loving CEO Elon Musk, was given clearance this week to plow down a forest near Berlin for its next Gigafactory. Yesterday we learned that the tree removal is proceeding nicely.
In November, the electric-car maker announced plans to build a Gigafactory in Gruenheide in the eastern state of Brandenburg that surrounds Berlin. It would bring 12,000 jobs and was lauded as a vote of confidence in Germany.
But hundreds of demonstrators protested over what they say is a threat to the local environment, eventually getting a temporary halt to the project. This week, a court rejected environmentalists’ efforts to stop the land clearing, with a ruling that was final.
Yesterday, activists calling themselves the “tree pirates” (motto: “Up with the trees, down with capitalism”) said it had been occupying the forest to prevent the US company from following through with its plans.
While Tesla states on its website that it’s “committed to improving the natural environment near the factory” and aims to “replant an area three times the factory plot,” the environmental group seemed unsatisfied, saying in a statement yesterday, “The factory is here mainly to build sports utility vehicles. Snob cars which kill people.”
As Tesla continues to expand its fleet of electric cars, this will be its first European car and battery factory. It has other large production facilities in California and China.
https://qz.com/1806824/tesla-resumes-clearing-forest-in-germany-for-next-gigafactory/
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Tesla has defeated “tree pirates” and resumed plowing down a forest in Germany
It's clearing the land for a new Gigafactory.
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The evolution of the Big Delta 12MT allows us to reduce the mechanical dimensions of the printer while maintaining a large print area. Created with the same modular mechanical components used to make up the Big Delta 12M aluminum structure , it is a fast and efficient tool to be dismantled and reassembled for an easy transport.
Contained in the Maker Economy Starter Kit, it too is designed to be able to print on-site natural mixes at 0km, with the addition of natural fibers for architectural-scale construction. The container, transported on site, offers all the necessary tools to build a self-sufficient village through the most advanced additive technologies. Depending on the territory and the project, one can choose the optimal printing configurations, by assembling each single module in different ways. All components are transported disassembled.
https://www.3dwasp.com/en/3d-printer-house-crane-wasp/
The evolution of the Big Delta 12MT allows us to reduce the mechanical dimensions of the printer while maintaining a large print area. Created with the same modular mechanical components used to make up the Big Delta 12M aluminum structure , it is a fast and efficient tool to be dismantled and reassembled for an easy transport.
Contained in the Maker Economy Starter Kit, it too is designed to be able to print on-site natural mixes at 0km, with the addition of natural fibers for architectural-scale construction. The container, transported on site, offers all the necessary tools to build a self-sufficient village through the most advanced additive technologies. Depending on the territory and the project, one can choose the optimal printing configurations, by assembling each single module in different ways. All components are transported disassembled.
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