Here are some links and Informations about the Vattenfall open-cast-minings in the Lausitz-area.

• Vattenfalls promotion-page with explanation of the minings-process
• Informations about the mining-field that we visited (in German)
• Information flyer about Jänschwalde powerplant, that we saw (in German)
• The upcoming mining-field of the village Atterwasch (lunch-site)
• Critical informations about the mining and coal-industry in the Lausitz by the ecological NGO Grüne Liga and as well from Greenpeace (PDF).
• Website with some good Photos of the site
• Here is the map of the Mines in the Lausitz
• And the website of our partner Spreescouts

Our guided tour lead us at the 3. July to „Lieberose Solar Powerplant“. Here are some background informations about the solar-park:

• Infos from the Installation and Managing Company in English
• Informations of the PV-Modules Producer First Solar about the power plant (in German)
• Wikipedia in english and german

Benedict Haerlin, our referent at 2.nd July afternoon is the Autor of this article in the „Global Agriculture-Report“

• The report on global agriculture „Agriculture at a Crossroads“ contains a chapter about the agricultural impact on climate change. You can find the english version on the website:

http://www.globalagriculture.org/index.php?id=2149

• Very intresting informations are mentioned in the Greenpeace-study „Cool Farming“.
• Wikipedia gives general informations about Community Supported Agriculture.