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COP18 and Four Degrees: Have We Passed The Point Of No Return?

More and more studies highlight the truly drastic action we need to take at Doha to avoid four degree warming - but is it...

Egypt’s Inspiring Environmental Push

Solar panels at the pyramids. In the past two years since a popular uprising ousted former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the question of sustainability,...

Green Israeli Design for Russia’s Nikola-Lenivets Artist Community

Israeli eco-innovation is spreading to all reaches of the planet, often sowing great green seeds where it touches down. The Tel Aviv-based architecture studio...

Zaha Hadid’s Immense Galaxy SOHO Complex Takes LEED Silver

One of the most recognizable and untamable architects on earth, Iraqi Zaha Hadid is celebrating two grand openings of her creations this week, including...

5-Star Yas Hotel Lit Up by a Dazzling Crown of 5,000 LED Panels

Abu Dhabi is full of contradictions. Despite a devoted mix of forward-thinking, eco-savvy organizations, students and government officials that strive hard to bring the...

Controversial Renovation of Istanbul’s Taksim Square Has Begun

Despite all the criticism the plan received from urban planners, lawyers, activists, academics, and concerned citizens, Istanbul has begun remodeling its central square, a...

Message to Qatar From Arab Youth – ‘Take The Lead On Climate Change!’

The newly formed Arab Youth Climate Movement held a successful 'Day Of Action' which called on the Arab world to take the lead at...

Morocco is Building a Mega “Green City” Named After King Mohammed VI

Morocco's King Mohammed VI recently visited the site of Mohammed VI Green City, a future "eco" development being built just outside of Benguerir -...

Kuwait’s Towering Trash Problem

For such a tiny nation, Kuwait produces some of the world's highest per capita amounts of trash Rubbish may not be the glamorous topic to...

Green Abu Dhabi Film Festival Raises Ecological Awareness

Movie stars shone on Abu Dhabi red carpets, where the curtain rose on a pair of green films connected to the Middle East. This year's...

Abu Dhabi’s Eid al-Adha Waste Cleared by 3,000 Workers

Abu Dhabi’s key attractions received a special makeover over the Eid holidays thanks to an army of extra workers equipped with special cleaning gear. Public...

Wallboards from Waste Using Cow Pies

A novel way to turn cow poop into profits. Would you wear this molded fibre on your wall? The quest for construction materials with low...

Jordan Struggles To Provide Water For Syrian Refugees

The 19-month conflict in Syria goes from bad to worse - and there are environmental impacts for the region too “The situation is bad and...

Etgar Keret’s Skinny House in Poland

We've all been trying to imagine: just how skinny is Etgar Keret's Ermitage house in Warsaw, Poland? Literally wedged between two buildings, the studio is...

There’s a Burj Qatar by Jean Nouvel and it’s the World’s ‘Best’ Tall Building

Chicago's Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat recently named the Burj Qatar the world's best new tall building, which is curious to us for several...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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