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Berlin to Transform Abandoned Airport Into Eco-Friendly Metropolis

December 7, 2022

The Tegel Projekt After the Tegel international airport saw its final plane take off in 2020, the 1,235-acre site sat unoccupied, and air traffic transferred over to the newer and nearby Berlin Brandenburg Airport. But the space wouldn’t be abandoned for long. By 2021, plans for the Tegel Projekt, an eco-friendly initiative commissioned by the state of […]

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What’s The Difference between Utopia, Eutopia, and Protopia?

November 2, 2022

Eutopia? Protopia? Everyone seems to be using these terms nowadays, but what do they actually mean? What’s the difference between these new ones and good old utopia? And are they just buzzwords? If you want to know the difference and discover what’s behind the hype, and if you want to know how we may finally

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Florida Solar Community Survives Hurricane Ian with no Loss of Power and Minimal Damage

October 2, 2022

(CNN)- Anthony Grande moved away from Fort Myers three years ago in large part because of the hurricane risk. He has lived in southwest Florida for nearly 19 years, had experienced Hurricanes Charley in 2004 and Irma in 2017 and saw what stronger storms could do to the coast. Grande told CNN he wanted to find a new

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Towards a Sustainable Harvest Economy

June 8, 2022

From an Extraction to a Harvest Economy The economic path we collectively choose over the next decade will largely determine if we pass on a livable planet to future generations, or throw up our hands in frustration and hope they can figure out how to survive. There is ample evidence that our ability to reduce

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Building With Hemp

January 3, 2022

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Net Zero Means What Exactly?

November 3, 2021

Net zero means not adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Achieving it means reducing emissions as much as possible, and balancing out any that remain by removing an equivalent amount. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) are released when we burn oil, gas and coal for our homes, factories and transport.

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