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Novel Bus-Stop Libraries in Israel Promote Green Transportation

Would mini-libraries at bus stops encourage residents of your city to use public transportation? Here's a novel idea: create a system of mini-libraries at bus...

Reporter’s Notebook: Woodland Building in Wales Cures the Green Blues

Nothing cures the green blues better than spending a weekend with talented, wholesome folks who love building cool art and architecture projects as much...

Turkey’s First “Slow City” Promotes Local Agriculture, Slow Food Movement

Seferihisar, a city on Turkey's western Aegean coast, is part of Cittaslow, an international movement founded to promote the Slow Food movement around the...

Why the Middle East Should Definitely Support America’s Keystone XL Pipeline Protests

Bill McKibben isn't the kind of guy who takes getting arrested lightly. He's doing it to save humanity from one of the most catastrophic...

Water & The Middle East At A Glance (Infographic)

This infographic by Carboun tells you everything you ever wanted to know about water and the Middle East but couldn't be bothered to read Building...

RAFAA Designs Next Generation Solar Tower for Bright Source Competition

Zurich-based RAFAA Architecture & Design propose the next generation of super sustainable solar power towers. An often overlooked component of the growing number of solar...

Water And Israel – The Facts

Water rich or water poor? Doomed by desalination or dealing with the problem? Get the facts on Israel's water situation. Following my latest post on...

Renewable Energy Vital For Jordan & Lebanon’s Future

The European Commission has earmarked €71 million to support renewable energy projects in Jordan whilst a report highlights the importance of solar power for...

Israel Commits Itself To More Desalination

Desalination is an expensive and energy-intensive way of removing salt from water to make it potable – Israel hopes it will provide 75% of...

Breathtaking Jaffa Flat by Pitsou Kedem Celebrates Israel’s Creative Side

In times of political madness, we have to remind ourselves of the many Israelis who pursue peace and beauty, like Pitsou Kedem. We don't usually...

BrightSource Glad to See Carbon “Tax” Down Under

Israel's BrightSource Energy is among the large-scale solar developers happy with the Australian government's new carbon "tax" that was just carefully shepherded through parliament...

Jordan Pushes On With Its Nuclear Plans

Jordan is now months away from announcing the company they have selected to construct the country's first nuclear reactor Despite growing protests against the country's...

Trouble In Paradise: Water Failure At Luxury Apartments In Dubai

Water trouble has forced residents at Dubai's man-made Palm Island to wash in the sea and use toilets at shopping malls The sustainability and usefulness...

Jordan’s Crazy Star Trek Park Will be a Cleantech Showcase

Jordan's Star Trek theme park will be a sprawling 74 hectare development, but it does have an eco upside. Since its various eco-parks and green...

How Medicines Are Contaminating The Earth

A Tel Aviv University researcher has found that drugs are contaminating the earth in more complex ways than previously thought The dangerous implications of chemicals...

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The James "Weston" Higginbotham Endowed Scholarship will support Auburn students pursuing ecological engineering, ensuring that the work Weston cared about so deeply continues long after his passing.

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Health Canada approves lab grown milk

Canada's approval of animal-free dairy proteins marks a milestone for precision fermentation and the growing alternative-protein industry. Will consumers embrace milk made without cows?

Before Funeral, Auburn University Creates Environmental Scholarship in Memory of Weston Higginbotham

The James "Weston" Higginbotham Endowed Scholarship will support Auburn students pursuing ecological engineering, ensuring that the work Weston cared about so deeply continues long after his passing.

Weston Higginbotham’s Family Declines to Release Cause of Death in Kyoto Forest

The family of Weston Higginbotham,an Auburn University student whose disappearance and death in the mountains near Kyoto, Japan, drew international attention, has declined to publicly release the cause of his death.

5 Reasons Why You Should Save Seeds (and plant them)

Saving seeds from tomatoes, peppers, herbs and flowers helps preserve biodiversity, strengthen food security, and keep heirloom varieties alive. Even a small balcony garden can make a difference.

Bricks and Minifigs, and the Future of Circular Play

A second-hand LEGO marketplace keeps plastic bricks circulating for years instead of ending up forgotten in basements or discarded in landfills. It gives children access to building materials at lower prices. It extends the lifespan of a product that was originally designed to last generations.

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.

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