{"id":161,"date":"2021-03-19T16:53:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T16:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/?post_type=ftm_challenge&p=161"},"modified":"2022-11-17T17:31:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T22:31:49","slug":"protecting-planet-earth","status":"publish","type":"ftm_challenge","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/challenges\/protecting-planet-earth","title":{"rendered":"Building a Solarpunk Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Transportation <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Cruise robotaxi service is quickly expanding <\/a>\n
\n General Motors subsidiary Cruise is quickly expanding its commercial robotaxi service to more cities in the US. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n Robotics <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Farming robot kills 200,000 weeds per hour with lasers<\/mark>\u00a0 <\/a>\n
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\n Series|<\/span><\/span>\n \n Hard Reset <\/a>\n<\/div> \n A $75k fantasy house<\/mark> you can build yourself in weeks\u00a0 <\/a>\n
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An emerging space economy is here. As teams around the globe race to innovate and explore, what are the implications for the human race? <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\n \n Climate Crisis <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Solar geoengineering<\/mark> could cool Earth, but some regions might continue warming <\/a>\n
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\n \n Agriculture <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Supermarket uses hydroponic farm to grow veggies onsite <\/a>\n
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\n \n Animals <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to conservation<\/mark> efforts\ufffc  <\/a>\n
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\n Series|<\/span><\/span>\n \n Future of Cities <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Futuristic Copenhagen architecture builds on water <\/a>\n
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\n \n 3D Printing <\/a>\n<\/div> \n The world's first floating 3D printed house<\/mark> <\/a>\n
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\n Series|<\/span><\/span>\n \n Challengers <\/a>\n<\/div> \n This carbon-negative dream house ships in a box <\/a>\n
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\n \n Clean Energy <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Nuclear fusion gets closer to reality with this new reactor <\/a>\n
\n Nuclear fusion just took a step forward thanks to a new, compact reactor from MIT. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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