Olive trees can live and continue growing for centuries. It takes decades for an olive tree to become productive.
In Spain, they are being cut down by the Eco Taliban to install solar panels. The damage they are doing will take generations to reverse.
pic.twitter.com/5UBSOD7Lcw— BowTiedMara (@BowTiedMara) March 2, 2026
This is Spain… Where hundreds of thousands of ancient olive trees are being ripped out and replaced with solar panels.
Trees, bees and insects all wiped out. You know .. to save the planet 🤡
— Bernie (@Artemisfornow) March 2, 2026
Factcheck: Yes, largely true. In Andalusia (esp. Jaén/Córdoba/Lopera), solar farm projects by firms like Greenalia have already uprooted thousands of olive trees—some centuries old—with plans for tens of thousands more via government expropriations for “public interest” renewables. Activists cite 100k+ total risk; officials say lower (e.g., 13k). Trees take decades to become productive, so reversal spans generations. Some agrivoltaics trials exist for coexistence, but these cases are full clearance. Video matches reported cleared groves.
h/t dr0id