This is a good point. If a reporter chooses to only mention in passing that the protest is about polluting drinking water then that means that drinking water pollution must not be a big deal

It means the reporter thinks the claim of drinking water pollution isn’t a big deal.

Reporters, like software engineers, have a broad range of competency. It’s hard to draw firm conclusions from their editorial choices.

The article should have expanded on those points knowing that the reader would likely question this.

They are protesting because:

1. Construction will require clearcutting forest.

2. The factory will use large amounts of water and is being built in a region where water is scarce.

3. The factory will use solvents and paints which can cause groundwater pollution.

4. The local population is opposed to construction on environmental grounds, yet it seems construction will proceed anyway.

Of course, there are also people who are opposed to Tesla or the car industry in general, for both good and foolish reasons. I'd wager Musk being an outspoken anti-Semite and Nazi sympathizer doesn't go over well in Germany.

It's shitty reporting, plain and simple. Even Wired got it right.

Yep, water looks to be a huge issue. The video(https://vimeo.com/938795435) in this article(https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/teslastoppen-elon-musks-water...) helped me better understand what's going on.

> the factory used almost 450,000 cubic meters of water, while it is licensed to use up to 1.8 million cubic meters, equivalent to the water consumption of a city with a population of 40,000 people.

> residents will only be allowed to use 105 liters of water per person per day, while the national average use is 128 liters per day.

>1. They dislike Tesla in general because it's controlled by an anti-Semite and Nazi sympathizer.

This sort of casual slander reveals more about your viewpoint than it does about the protestors, or Elon.

Did they actually said this on their answer tho?

What is the issue with cutting down trees when you can always plant more?

What is the issue with not making more Tesla factories?

Economic growth, competition, more EVs? If they plant the trees elsewhere, it's fine.

Why are chefs baking bread? There's buildings to construct.

People who refuse to continuously integrate new life experience and prefer to idle under one prestige title or two until they die are wild.

Feels a lot like rent seeking.

It’s a bit Middle Ages; god king has said this man is named Farmer, so he shall farm for life. A monolithic person.

Pedantipoint but it's Deutsche Welle.