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Saudi Arabia group makes pact with Masdar for green energy

Despite the turbulence tearing through the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have solidified their commitment to clean energy with the newly formed Framework...

PV solar bridge for breakout net-zero Falcon Island development

Some projects that cross my desk are blatantly not as "green" as their investors want us to believe, yet have many redeeming qualities. Take Al Hamra Real Estate's breakout mega-development, Falcon Island. It's...

Water Farmers get fresh with aquaponics for food in Toronto

Dream of fresh organic food? Have little land in your town or city but plenty of patience? There is a new city gardening movement...

Israeli tech brings wireless phone charging to Starbucks

Starbucks recently announced a plan to rollout access to wireless charging technology developed by Israel's Powermat -- in all stores across the United States. Powermat teamed up with...

A shipping container village to rescue “shooting” city

As part of an effort to rescue certain Israeli cities from urban decay, the Ayalim Association has built a series of 'student villages' throughout the country. The latest in the...

Israeli cities suck for air

How green are Israeli cities, really? This question might be asked by many; especially in light of its largest city,  Tel Aviv (see photo),...

Tunisia’s phosphate town is dying over our addiction to phosphorus

Today Redeyef, Tunisia, is quite a scene: it's a decrepit French colonial houses are surrounded by mountains of black phosphate sand, radioactive water lakes and...

Holoscenes incites flood of reaction to climate change

Holoscenes is a public art and performance installation that is a visual response to climate change. It's centered around three people-sized aquariums that flood and...

Solar Roadways: energy-generating roads that light up at night

What if asphalt roads around the world were replaced with modular panels that generate energy during the day and light up at night? Our...

Meditative LED bowl lamp recharges with circular motions

Shlomi Mir is one of Israel's most visionary designers whose recent tumbleweed anti-desertification project earned him a Lexus Design Award alongside giants like Toyo Ito. But its his beautiful rechargeable...

Greening your real estate purchase in the Middle East

If you are shopping around for a home in Saudi Arabia or the Middle East there are conventional places to turn to like Craig’s...

Toilet of the future? Holy crap, it’s here!

The 2012 winners of a competition with a cringe-inducing name teamed up with a powerhouse plumbing manufacturer to design a self-contained restroom that could be...

Green up or ship out – Saudi clamps down on construction industry

Saudi Arabia has announced that the construction industry has five years to "green" up their business. Amid a massive construction boom, the Presidency of Meteorology...

Massive mystery explosion in Iran

According to local news reports, a massive fire has torn through the city of Qazvin, north Iran. The blast is suspected by some to be...

Masdar “eco-city” is getting its first 500 homes – finally!

Masdar is taking decisive steps to build Masdar City's first private homes. Adding to existing and planned educational, retail and business facilities just outside of Abu Dhabi, the 500 new...

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

Regenerative Wool or Greenwashing? Zentera Responds to Critics

Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

Regenerative Wool or Greenwashing? Zentera Responds to Critics

Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.
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