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Help Make Palestinian Filmmaker’s Eco-Documentary A Reality

Award-winning filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky is looking for support on Kickstarter to fund an eco-documentary on the Arctic Unless you have been hiding under...

PLUG-In Hebron: A Solar-Powered Civic Hub for Urban Renewal

PLUG-In Hebron is a dynamic new urban renewal project for the conflict-shorn West Bank city. Following years of what the designers call "reciprocal violence,"...

Egyptian Campaigner: ‘Corruption not Climate Awareness is Holding Us Back’

We speak to Egyptian campaigner Sarah Rifaat about the environmental movement and why bureaucracy and corruption are still the biggest barriers to change in...

New Environmental Exhibit Inspires Hope for UAE’s Future

At the end of September an interactive multi-media exhibit, Eco Future, opened at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi. The family-oriented exhibit presents children...

Fungus Forces Family From Sharjah Home

A potentially dangerous form of fungus forced a Gulf family from their home. Is your building sick too? Sounds like a 1950's horror flick, but...

Israel’s Separation Barrier Could Disrupt Ancient Way of Farming Since Roman Times

Water from natural springs burbles in the ancient Roman stone aqueduct as it carries water downward to this village’s ancient terraces. Palestinian families grow...

Nader Khalili-inspired Eco Resort in Oman Wins Big Accolades at WAF

A Nader Khalili-inspired earthen eco resort in southern Oman designed by SSH International won first prize in the Future Projects - Leisure led development...

Dutch Ambassador Sends off Swarm of Sovev Tel Aviv Cyclists

A swarm of cyclists descended upon Tel Aviv on October 5th to participate in the city's third annual Sovev cycling race, and the Dutch...

Dubai to Build Replica of Taj Mahal – Four Times Bigger than Original

Dubai puts itself on the 'I'm-too-ridiculous-to-be-true' map again. This time by planning to build a replica of the Taj Mahal and naming it 'Taj...

Beirut Cyclists Try to Revive Dead Trains and Trams

More than 200 cyclists took over the streets of Beirut Sunday demanding a sustainable public transportation system for Lebanon. Haunted by the pollution poisoning their...

HavvAda Artificial Island Made from Giant Globs of Dirt From Istanbul Canal

Dror Benshetrit designs a Net Zero artificial island off the coast of Turkey. The HavvAda artificial island was designed as an antidote to Turkish...

Jebel Hafit stadium in the desert by MZ Architects

Rock Stadium by Lebanese design firm MZ Architects hasn't been built yet but it has already won two coveted international design awards, including Best...

Masdar Looks to Make Good on Solar Power in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is looking to continue to ensure their promises of bolstering the Gulf Kingdom’s alternative energy is maintained. This month, Masdar CEO Sultan...

GreenBo Planters Help Your Patio Garden Grow

Looking to build a city or vertical garden in a cramped space? These designer planters from Israel grow deep, and are good for carrots...

Oxygen Villa is One Giant Prefabricated Mashrabiya Home

Egyptian studio House designed a beautiful prefabricated Mashrabiya home called Oxygen Villa. Comprised of modular boxes with both vertical and horizontal screens, this solar-powered...

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The Myths Killing Your Fleet’s Carbon Numbers

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Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

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