{"id":48287,"date":"2022-08-03T16:55:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/?p=48287"},"modified":"2022-08-03T17:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T13:00:49","slug":"heres-how-the-worlds-reacting-to-saudis-upcoming-vertical-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/community\/heres-how-the-worlds-reacting-to-saudis-upcoming-vertical-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How The World&#8217;s Reacting To Saudi&#8217;s Upcoming Vertical City"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Neom is known as Saudi&#8217;s upcoming smart-city of innovation and zero pollution<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman just announced The Line &#8211; a breathtaking 170 km-long vertical city at NEOM.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s amazing! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uJEtRemi34\">pic.twitter.com\/uJEtRemi34<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 abandraite \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@abandraite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abandraite\/status\/1554671174910881793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nPart of the Vision 2030 projects, the Crown prince recently announced Neom&#8217;s vertical city known as &#8216;The Line.&#8217; This city isn&#8217;t your normal concrete jungle of just buildings and villas, but is actually going to be vertical! The city will house different commercial, residential, and community buildings that will sit atop each other vertically. The lne will run on 100% renewable energy, and will preserve 95% of the area for nature. It aims to accomodate around 9 MILLION people and will extend to measure around 170 kilometers long.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-48291\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-1536x537.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-230x80.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean.jpg 1882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<h2>Some people are absolutely shocked as to how this is going to happen<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It never ceases to amaze me just how insane Neom\/The Line is. Absolutely mad stuff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c9LxicunPn\">https:\/\/t.co\/c9LxicunPn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex (@gamesbizuk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gamesbizuk\/status\/1554774966104645634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>While others are actually concerned about the animals and ecosystem within this vertical city<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How do animals get from one side of the line to the other. Birds will fly into the wall &amp; kill themselves. The mirror must be coloured so it is visible to birds who will need to see it. What research has been done on insect life? I know it&#8217;s a desert but there is other life there<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Broch Alexander MacLeod (@MacleodBroch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacleodBroch\/status\/1554725556247302149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>People are also criticizing the project to prompt those who can afford living there to &#8216;close off&#8217; from the outside polluted world<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looks like they gonna build a giant wall against climate refugees and sell its inner room to wealthy people who\u2019s lifestyle contribute to the climate crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THELINE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THELINE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saudi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Saudi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Madness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Madness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Investment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Investment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/apocalypse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#apocalypse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World of Wahlkampf (@wildwelle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wildwelle\/status\/1554753225034702848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Some are also concerned about how the project will use a huge bulk of materials for the the mirrored structure and soon confuse the wildlife surrounding the area<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s an ambitious project&#8230;. two things spring to mind though.<br \/>\n1. The amount of material needed here is astronomical&#8230; where will it all come from?<br \/>\n2. A 170km long, 500m high mirrored wall will have a massive impact on wildlife, won&#8217;t it?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheLine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheLine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Vimes (@SamVimes6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamVimes6\/status\/1552667049905766402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The Financial Times also believes this project to be more of a &#8216;dystopia&#8217; than an actual city<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cgy0b53O1vf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cgy0b53O1vf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Financial Times (@financialtimes)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>However despite common skepticism, some still have faith this project will be an ultimate success and blow everyone&#8217;s mind once completed<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The $500 billion Neom project in Saudi Arabia will be famous for yet another architectural masterpiece, a 121-kilometer scraper called The Mirror Line. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K0Lq5isrTG\">pic.twitter.com\/K0Lq5isrTG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spriteer (@spriteer_774400) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spriteer_774400\/status\/1551890142423650305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Many people around the world are also excited for this unique project and are looking to invest<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019ve been looking forward to see the design of the 170 km city in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEOM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEOM<\/a> \ud83d\udc9a<br \/>\nBut never once imagined something this good \ud83d\ude0c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheLINE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheLINE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0630\u0627_\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0646<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Owi7gPD3j\">pic.twitter.com\/4Owi7gPD3j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ReNewAble Abdullah (@ReNewAbdul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReNewAbdul\/status\/1551630077749755904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Line in NEOM is a global shift of which the world has not seen \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6\ud83e\udd29\ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ilgxaZKqIs\">pic.twitter.com\/ilgxaZKqIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 My Beautiful Saudi (@MybeautifulKSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MybeautifulKSA\/status\/1554065825480560641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What do you think about this project?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Neom is known as Saudi&#8217;s upcoming smart-city of innovation and zero pollution Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman just announced The Line &#8211; a breathtaking 170 km-long vertical city at NEOM. It&#8217;s amazing! pic.twitter.com\/uJEtRemi34 \u2014 abandraite \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@abandraite) August 3, 2022 Part of the Vision 2030 projects, the Crown prince recently announced Neom&#8217;s vertical city &hellip; ","protected":false},"author":3766,"featured_media":48289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4550,85],"tags":[4600,4382,4597,4601,4602,4599,4603,4592],"acf":{"ad_horizontal_bottom_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_1":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_2":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_3":"","ad_horizontal_top_desktop":"","ad_horizontal_top_tablet":"","ad_square_podcast":"","ad_square_right":"","ad_vertical_left_desktop":"","ad_vertical_right_desktop":"","article_ad_infeed_slot":"","disable_ads":false,"disable_lovin_hearts":false,"embed_code":"","enable_reveal_feature":false,"episode_introduction":"","episode_number":"","featured_for_app":false,"featured_image":{"ID":48288,"id":48288,"title":"","filename":"Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1.png","filesize":337767,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/community\/heres-how-the-worlds-reacting-to-saudis-upcoming-vertical-city\/attachment\/48288\/","alt":"","author":"3766","description":"","caption":"","name":"48288","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":48287,"date":"2022-08-03 12:43:10","modified":"2022-08-03 12:43:10","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":800,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1-small.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1-medium.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":150,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1-768x384.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":384,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1-large.png","large-width":800,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1.png","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1.png","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":400,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1-230x115.png","small-width":120,"small-height":60,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03164310\/Copy-of-LOVIN-SAUDI-ENGLISH_Featured-Image-template-1-1.png","custom-size-width":400,"custom-size-height":200}},"featured_image_caption":"","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Neom is known as Saudi&#8217;s upcoming smart-city of innovation and zero pollution<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman just announced The Line &#8211; a breathtaking 170 km-long vertical city at NEOM.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s amazing! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uJEtRemi34\">pic.twitter.com\/uJEtRemi34<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 abandraite \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@abandraite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abandraite\/status\/1554671174910881793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nPart of the Vision 2030 projects, the Crown prince recently announced Neom&#8217;s vertical city known as &#8216;The Line.&#8217; This city isn&#8217;t your normal concrete jungle of just buildings and villas, but is actually going to be vertical! The city will house different commercial, residential, and community buildings that will sit atop each other vertically. The lne will run on 100% renewable energy, and will preserve 95% of the area for nature. It aims to accomodate around 9 MILLION people and will extend to measure around 170 kilometers long.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-48291\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-1536x537.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean-230x80.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/08\/03170014\/clean.jpg 1882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Some people are absolutely shocked as to how this is going to happen<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It never ceases to amaze me just how insane Neom\/The Line is. Absolutely mad stuff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c9LxicunPn\">https:\/\/t.co\/c9LxicunPn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex (@gamesbizuk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gamesbizuk\/status\/1554774966104645634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>While others are actually concerned about the animals and ecosystem within this vertical city<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How do animals get from one side of the line to the other. Birds will fly into the wall &amp; kill themselves. The mirror must be coloured so it is visible to birds who will need to see it. What research has been done on insect life? I know it&#8217;s a desert but there is other life there<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Broch Alexander MacLeod (@MacleodBroch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacleodBroch\/status\/1554725556247302149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>People are also criticizing the project to prompt those who can afford living there to &#8216;close off&#8217; from the outside polluted world<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looks like they gonna build a giant wall against climate refugees and sell its inner room to wealthy people who\u2019s lifestyle contribute to the climate crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THELINE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THELINE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saudi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Saudi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Madness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Madness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Investment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Investment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/apocalypse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#apocalypse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World of Wahlkampf (@wildwelle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wildwelle\/status\/1554753225034702848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Some are also concerned about how the project will use a huge bulk of materials for the the mirrored structure and soon confuse the wildlife surrounding the area<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s an ambitious project&#8230;. two things spring to mind though.<br \/>\n1. The amount of material needed here is astronomical&#8230; where will it all come from?<br \/>\n2. 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