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Underwater City Alternative to Floating Islands?

An underground underwater city and water complex idea an alternative to floating islands? Climate change is causing sea levels to rise, so much that the...

Plastic Eco-Brick Proposal Wins Dubai Resident a UN Citizen Ambassadorship

 Dubai-based Jonathan Eric Defante plastic "eco-brick" pitch won him a UN Citizen Ambassadorship.  Jonathan Eric Defante submitted his "One Bottle, One Life" YouTube pitch to...

Tel Aviv Lifeguard Shacks To Become Tiny Pixel Hotels

Pixel Hotel Tel Aviv offers a stylish boutique stay near the beach and city center, combining modern design, comfort, and easy access to Tel Aviv’s nightlife.

It’s Official: Pollution Contributes to Tornadoes and Hailstorms

Unless you are a really big fan of tornadoes and hailstorms, it's time to ditch the car (or at least carpool), grab a bus,...

Masdar Aims to Become the Guru of Sustainable Building Materials

Masdar will break ground on a new Facade Test Center in a few months. It will research the most energy efficient building materials on...

Technion & Cornell Win Historic Bid to Build a Net-Zero Energy Tech Hub in NYC

The groundbreaking net-zero energy NYCTech Campus designed as a collaborative project between Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and Cornell University will also be...

Gazan Farmers Struggle With Rising Salinity & Water Shortages

High water demand is putting pressure on scarce water resources and destroying the agricultural sector in Gaza Water shortages are a widespread and common problem...

Ramot Polin: Crazy Israeli Architecture Gone Terribly Wrong

A hastily constructed building in Israel designed in 1972 seemed like a good idea at a time, but now it has evolved into a...

Yaniv Pardo’s Twisting Tower for Netanya in Israel

Netanya's efficient new twisting tower will be powered by geothermal energy and transform this once-obscure Israeli city. We have a real soft spot for earth...

Amman’s New Mega-Mall is Antithesis of Sustainable Development

The Taj mall in Amman, Jordan seems as current and eco-sensitive as a polyester leisure suit. Costing in excess of $170 million and with a...

Swanky New Train Will Get Pax From Jeddah to Makkah in Under 30 Minutes

The Haramain High Speed Rail Project (HHR) in Saudi Arabia recently broke ground, which bodes well for the future of the Kingdom's environmental/energy footprint.  Phase...

Understanding Cairo Beyond the Complaints

Dirty, polluted, and badly managed: Understanding Cairo, The Logic of a City Out of Control goes beyond the usual rhetoric “The Egyptian middle classes and...

Construction of Israel’s First LEED Platinum EcoBuilding by Geotectura Begins

We're so thrilled to announce that Geotectura has finally broken ground on Israel's very first LEED Platinum Building. We've been waiting for this happy moment...

Can Knowledge Save Us From Climate Change?

At the ongoing Eye on Earth summit in Abu Dhabi, there has been a lot of talk about sharing environmental data. But we question...

Sustainable Architecture Saudi Style: King Abdullah Financial District

Although the massive 3,300,000 sq m King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh will feature a variety of "green" initiatives, this is definitely sustainable architecture...

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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

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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.

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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

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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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