Given all the bad news these days is creating a Protopian future even possible? As the saying goes those who say something is impossible are often displaced by those who are doing the impossible. So many of the activities and products we now take for granted did not even exist 50 years ago including the […]
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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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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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(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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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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Former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong has founded a company, Terraformation, aiming to plant a trillion trees but others doubt that this is a magic bullet for the climate crisis but others doubt that trees are a magic bullet for the climate crisis In 2017, Yishan Wong was ready to retire in Hawaii after leaving behind
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Hemp and algae could be used to build net zero construction with high-rises that are actually good for the planet. Urban Sequoia shows that it’s possible. Buildings are a major part of the climate change problem and net zero construction can be a big part of the solution. They require a lot of energy to
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If you prefer an urban view to a natural one, then La Paz’s soaring cable car system is for you. This intricate network provides fast and reliable transport between the city’s different neighborhoods, saving you time sitting in traffic while treating you to a stunning view of this chaotic city. Bonus: since La Paz is the highest elevated capital
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When Byron Kominek returned home after the Peace Corps and later working as a diplomat in Africa, his family’s 24-acre farm near Boulder, Colo., was struggling to turn a profit. The answer turned out to be a solar garden. “Our farm has mainly been hay producing for fifty years,” Kominek said, on a recent chilly
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Hempwood® uses new technologies to develop products similar to plastics and wood but with a lot of the Hemp fiber mixed in. On MITech TV, Jeff Cole, from US Hemp Brokerage, and Tony Solano from iHemp Manufacturing, explain the process and showcase some Hemp wood products they have developed. Hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin of marijuana,
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