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10 refugees heading to Rio as first-ever nation-less Olympic team

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) last March defined a plan to create a team of refugee athletes to compete in the 2016 Rio de...

Deforestation quick facts for desert dwellers

This infographic comes via eCO2 Greetings

Israel innovators build the next smart city: meet them in France

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Australia lays off leading climate change scientists

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Dubai trash can catches nearly 40,000 speed racers!

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Israel is smoking hot when it comes to tech start-ups, fashion, and vegetarian cuisine, but yesterday it showed signs of getting too hot for...

Jordanian architect Hanna Salameh to eco-fix Jordan’s faulty towers

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Alberta Tar Sands wildfire and global warming

Alberta Canada's massive wildfire, which has now consumed an area larger than Hong Kong and threatens to reach the border with neighboring Saskatchewan, is...

NASA calls Middle East drought “worst in 900 years”!

A recent study released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) concludes that the current drought that began in 1998 in the eastern...

UAE to build a man-made mountain to increase rainfall

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) upped the wackiness factor of its portfolio of national mega-projects, announcing plans to build an artificial alp so the...

The Ocean Cleanup wins Katerva – the Nobel Prize of Sustainability

A new breed of companies are showing how innovation can be scaled for both business opportunities and global good. Led by resolute and independent...

Egypt to shine with a new $3.5 BIL solar plant!

A global consortium of engineering and renewables industry giants kicked off a project to build a suite of solar power generating plants in Egypt to produce...

“Heavily-armed” octopus escapes from aquarium!

An octopus at New Zealand’s National Aquarium decided he's had enough of life in captivity and deftly devised his own escape to the...

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