Jordan

3 Sustainable Hotels In The Arab World Win Big Virgin Awa

Arwa Aburawa | November 12th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Can Bar Rafaeli and Spencer Tunick Save the Dead Sea?

Maurice Picow | November 10th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Bar’s out to save the Dead Sea -if the paparazzi will let her! We’ve gone Naked at the Dead Sea with Spencer Tunick, promoted the Mid East’s three Natural Wonder candidates, and even used the publicity from being naked to…

Could Israel Join With its Arab Neighbors in Medgrid?

Susan Kraemer | October 31st, 2011 | Comment

Could sharing a transmision grid for renewable energy bring Arabs and Jews together? Invited to speak by the Israeli branch of CIGRE in Israel, Jean Kowal, executive vice president of Medgrid suggested that the road to Middle East peace could…

Etsy “Local” Stores in Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Dubai

Karen Chernick | October 20th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Regional Etsy shops unite to form old-fashioned collaborative studios, online. Etsy, the online handmade and vintage shopping platform, has done amazing things to help people buy handmade, eco-friendly and local products. Artisans who are marketing their own products can easily…

Greenpeace Raises More Questions Over Jordan’s Nuclear Plans

Arwa Aburawa | October 18th, 2011 | 4 Comments

From overstretched contractors exposed by Wikileaks to Japanese criticism over the poor selection of the reactor site, Greenpeace is raising serious questions over Jordan’s nuclear plans Despite ongoing protests from green campaigners, it seems that Jordan is now determined to…

Radioactive Church in Tokyo Dangerous as Chernobyl Dead Zone

Karin Kloosterman | October 16th, 2011 | 7 Comments

Praying in a Tokyo church could expose you to radiation levels higher than Chernobyl dead zones. In the same manner that Japanese authorities failed to prevent the Japanese nuclear disaster earlier this year, the authorities are dealing with radiation fallout…

Desertec Plans Get Boosts from MENA and EU Renewable Policies

Susan Kraemer | October 4th, 2011 | Comment

For both the interim Mediterranean Solar Plan and Desertec, the creation of renewable policy and renewable job skills development in both the potential energy-supplying countries and the potential energy-receiving countries is necessary. The Mediterranean Solar Plan represents an interim step towards…

Rosh Hashanah 5772 Green Gift Guide for 2011

Karen Chernick | September 22nd, 2011 | 2 Comments

Instead of standard apples and honey, put some creative green thought into your Rosh Hashanah gifts this year. The Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah 2011 is quickly approaching next week on September 28, and for many Jewish people this…

1000 Naked Israelis Strip to Save the Dead Sea

Karin Kloosterman | September 17th, 2011 | 30 Comments

Spencer Tunick’s naked shoot at the Dead Sea in Israel: yes, some women even got covered in Dead Sea mud. Cloaked in secrecy, they wouldn’t know the location until they got into the bus. While politics in the Middle East…

Could Intense Solar Flares Meltdown Nuclear Reactors Everywhere?

Maurice Picow | September 14th, 2011 | 8 Comments

A massive solar flare, like small one shown in this photo, could cause the world’s 440 commercial and 300 plus research nuclear reactors to melt down simultaneously. The sun, that intensely hot ball of gases located 93 million miles from…