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Bridgette Meinhold Showcases Urgent Architecture Sustainably

How best to provide adequate housing when disaster strikes?  Weather-related calamity can be sudden - think earthquakes and tsunamis. It can be forewarned –...

Find secret green spots in Beirut

A group of activists in Beirut have teamed up with a local design agency to create the city's first map of green spaces. Beirut...

Amman, Jordan Named World’s 3rd Ugliest City

My hometown of Amman, Jordan has just been slammed as one of the least attractive cities on the planet. Online travel adviser U.CityGuide posted...

Enlight’s 58 MW Wind Farm Gets Israeli Approval for Golan Heights

It ain't Chicago, but Israel does have a little bit of wind potential on the Golan Heights. A local company called Enlight, which has...

Polluted Air Cancerous and Deadly, Like Asbestos says UN

It doesn't take a genius or a position paper to figure out that air pollution in cities and near industrial zones is toxic to...

World Food Day Rally Slams Chemical Giant Monsanto in Amsterdam

World Food Day, commemorated on October 16 is an annual event whose purpose is to find ways to alleviate hunger and malnutrition in various...

The Lagoons – Another Enormous Waterfront Development for Dubai

Dubai is getting another enormous development, except this time, Emaar Properties and Dubai Holding are pitching The Lagoons as an entrepreneurial and cultural hub for...

Moroccan Municipality Uses Graffiti as Pro-Society Tool

Historically, graffiti has been used to subvert authority or spread anti-social messages, but in Morocco, one municipality has turned the art form on its...

Kuwaiti Gaydar Test to Ban Gays Entry to Arab Countries?

Yousouf Mindkar, director of public health at the Kuwaiti health ministry, said that the routine clinical screening of expatriates coming into the GCC will include tests to identify LGBT people who will then be banned from entering the country.

Lebanon’s Toxic Sea-side Sidon Dump Gets Eco Makeover

Not that long ago, the city of Sidon (or Saida) in Lebanon moved its trash to the local Sidon dump, where the toxic landfill...

“Harassmap” for Israeli Girls in Desert Town to Report Sexual Assaults

Women studying in the city of Beersheva in Israel get a tool similar to Egypt's Harassmap. Local media is reporting that the college campus...

Algeria’s Controversial Love Lock Bridge Rebrands Suicide

Inspired by the "love lock" phenomenon that covers the Parisian bridge Pont des Arts, three Algerian journalists have kicked off conversion of a bridge...

Raft of Turkish Protests Remains Powerfully Afloat

International media is streaming updates on Syria, Big Brother antics by USA and UK intelligence services, and British buildings that can melt cars, but...

UN Blames People for Global Warming, Warns of Dire Consequences

Just when the weather was cooling down in the Middle East a little, we get woke up again with the usual alarm and this...

Security Hampers Pakistan Quake Efforts

En route to aid thousands of people injured and displaced by a devastating earthquake in Pakistan that killed at least 350 people on Tuesday,...

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The Best of Hobart: Experiences to Have, Places to Visit, and Flavours to Try

Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is the kind of city that makes you regret not having come sooner. Mount Wellington/kunanyi that shapes the skyline, Bruny Island's dolphins, Port Arthur's convict ruins and Salamanca's Saturday market are all close enough to fit into the same week.

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How to Read Your PG&E Bill After Installing a Heat Pump — and What to Expect the First Year

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From Antarctica and South Georgia to the Galápagos and Thailand, fragile destinations are finding ways to manage tourism without shutting visitors out. Visitor caps, conservation fees, biosecurity rules and controlled access can reduce environmental damage while helping fund the protection of wild places.

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How Responsible Adventure Travel Can Protect the World’s Wild Places

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Here is how Europe is still buying Russian gas

Greek-linked shipping vessels transported an estimated €2.35 billion worth of Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas to European ports during the first seven months of 2026, according to new analysis from Urgewald, a Germany-based environmental and human rights organization that investigates the financial institutions and companies supporting fossil fuel and other environmentally damaging industries.

Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

Jewish Vegan Life has launched a global campaign celebrating the New Year for Animals, with synchronized events in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Jerusalem, alongside an international livestream on August 9 featuring partners including Mercy for Animals, The Good Food Institute and Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary.

The Space Orchestra, and the search for extraterrestrial life, to eclipse celebration

The event will livestream eclipse views from Iceland and northern Spain, where the eclipse will be total, while the 35-member International Space Orchestra, made up of astronauts, scientists, engineers, and researchers—performs a new orchestral interpretation of Voyager by PJ Harvey.
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