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Aggravating-Bottle78 t1_j8s2mz3 wrote

Reply to comment by esprit-de-lescalier in Amazon puts $1.6m behind 'world-first' plan to harvest seaweed at offshore wind farm by For_All_Humanity

One potential use is co2 sequestration (if you sink it) as kelp grows way faster than trees (several feet in a day) It can also be a cheap livestock feed. And it can grow with very few input costs (no herbicide, fertilizer) all you need is an area of ocean, some ropes nets etc. And it will grow in winter. Theres a Canadian guy former fisherman who has been building a market for it as well. Often it can include mussels and oyster farms.

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ToothlessGrandma t1_j8s2ect wrote

Reply to comment by Tall-_-Guy in 208 million people will be unemployed in 2023 or so projects the International Labour Organization (ILO). by Ok-Cartoonist5349

The good news is if you're unemployed it's your problem. When everyone is unemployed it's the governments problem.

If the officials in charge would like the country to not decend into chaos with them on the receiving end of the backlash, someone will figure out a solution.

I suspect it'll be a couple of years of them trying to ban AI which will never happen and it'll be a waste of time and resources, and then something will actually give.

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Test19s t1_j8s021g wrote

Reply to comment by EbonBehelit in Americans are ready to test embryos for future college chances, survey shows by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1

Voluntary, consensual eugenics with the goal of closing gaps and creating a less tribal species would be really good if we could figure out how to implement it. Many if not most ideologies converge on something resembling fascism if taken to their extreme, though, with a loyalist inner circle and an oppressed “other.” Leftist ideologies aren’t immune.

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Euphoric_Gas9879 t1_j8rxr9s wrote

Reply to comment by lostbutnotalone1 in Americans are ready to test embryos for future college chances, survey shows by ChickenTeriyakiBoy1

You can probably have it banned in the US with bipartisan support from “They are playing God” conservatives and “This only benefits the rich” liberals. Then, China will start its eugenics program and the rest of the world will have to follow suit, not to fall behind. Sad.

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FuturologyBot t1_j8rxlbu wrote

Reply to Amazon puts $1.6m behind 'world-first' plan to harvest seaweed at offshore wind farm by For_All_Humanity

The following submission statement was provided by /u/For_All_Humanity:

>Web giant Amazon will fund what's billed as a world-first commercial-scale scheme to grow seaweed between offshore wind turbines, said the team planning the venture.

>Amazon will give Dutch non-profit North Sea Farmers €1.5m ($1.6m) to develop the eco project, which could be up and running by the end of 2023 covering 10 hectares in the North Sea off the Netherlands.

>North Sea Farmers is currently in final talks with developers in the Borssele and Hollandse Kust zones over which project will host North Sea Farm 1, slated to produce 6,000kg of fresh seaweed in its first year.

>The first project will serve markets for seaweed-based products that range from animal feeds to cosmetics, and research the ability of seaweed to act as a natural sequestration tool for carbon.

>Roeland Donker, Netherlands country manager for Amazon in the Netherlands said: "Like trees, as seaweed grows it absorbs carbon from the atmosphere, and it can be used to create biodegradable packaging, as well as food and fashion products.”

>The money will come from the web giant's climate fund.

>North Sea Farm 1 is the latest move in a growing effort to harmonise offshore wind development with aquaculture.

>Other pilot projects are slated for the North Seawhile China has unveiled plans for unified offshore wind and fish farming off Shandong province.

>However, the offshore wind sector has also sometimes found itself at odds with local fishing industries, with some projects facing stiff opposition.

While 6000kg isn’t a lot of seaweed, it is an interesting example of how we can see dual use in our clean energy projects as noted by the article. Hopefully projects like this can become a blueprint for future endeavors and works out well. Both for us and the planet.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/113rvd4/amazon_puts_16m_behind_worldfirst_plan_to_harvest/j8rt3qb/

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For_All_Humanity OP t1_j8rtv6t wrote

Reply to comment by fluffy_assassins in Amazon puts $1.6m behind 'world-first' plan to harvest seaweed at offshore wind farm by For_All_Humanity

Probably less than an hour, what’s more important is the project. Dual usage of offshore wind farms for seaweed farming could have great benefits as noted in the article. Not only can it provide more jobs making the farm more attractive, but it can serve as animal feed, clothing materials, an alternative for plastic, or just sit as a carbon sink.

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For_All_Humanity OP t1_j8rt3qb wrote

Reply to Amazon puts $1.6m behind 'world-first' plan to harvest seaweed at offshore wind farm by For_All_Humanity

>Web giant Amazon will fund what's billed as a world-first commercial-scale scheme to grow seaweed between offshore wind turbines, said the team planning the venture.

>Amazon will give Dutch non-profit North Sea Farmers €1.5m ($1.6m) to develop the eco project, which could be up and running by the end of 2023 covering 10 hectares in the North Sea off the Netherlands.

>North Sea Farmers is currently in final talks with developers in the Borssele and Hollandse Kust zones over which project will host North Sea Farm 1, slated to produce 6,000kg of fresh seaweed in its first year.

>The first project will serve markets for seaweed-based products that range from animal feeds to cosmetics, and research the ability of seaweed to act as a natural sequestration tool for carbon.

>Roeland Donker, Netherlands country manager for Amazon in the Netherlands said: "Like trees, as seaweed grows it absorbs carbon from the atmosphere, and it can be used to create biodegradable packaging, as well as food and fashion products.”

>The money will come from the web giant's climate fund.

>North Sea Farm 1 is the latest move in a growing effort to harmonise offshore wind development with aquaculture.

>Other pilot projects are slated for the North Seawhile China has unveiled plans for unified offshore wind and fish farming off Shandong province.

>However, the offshore wind sector has also sometimes found itself at odds with local fishing industries, with some projects facing stiff opposition.

While 6000kg isn’t a lot of seaweed, it is an interesting example of how we can see dual use in our clean energy projects as noted by the article. Hopefully projects like this can become a blueprint for future endeavors and works out well. Both for us and the planet.

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FuturologyBot t1_j8ro5lb wrote

Reply to 208 million people will be unemployed in 2023 or so projects the International Labour Organization (ILO). by Ok-Cartoonist5349

The following submission statement was provided by /u/Ok-Cartoonist5349:

And the main consequence, according to their report is that more and more workers will be forced to accept lower quality jobs... So while many were super happy to say and believe that the power balance shifted from companies to workers, this suggests otherwise.

Will we keep on seeing union membership increasing for instance? I know this is a trend in the US but it seems to be the case in other countries such as France that has seen a rise in union membership since the beginning of the year.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/113qerj/208_million_people_will_be_unemployed_in_2023_or/j8rjz2l/

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