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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...

Water from the Air May be a Viable Solution After All

All this water from only 8 hours use of 1 hp AC unit! Given the continued shortage of fresh water in many parts of the...

World’s Next Largest Tower to be Built in Saudi, For Real

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill make their own announcement: they're designing the Kingdom Tower, but it won't be a mile high. Every blogger who gives...

Israeli Biomedical Technology Purifies Water in Outer Space

New Israeli technology purifies waste water in orbit and on Earth. Up till now, waste water from space flights has been dumped into outer...

New Record Heat Waves Not Like “Good Old Dustbowl Days”

Weather paradox: severe drought in south with flooding elsewhere With 122 degrees in New York City, intense drought and wild fires in several American states,...

Israeli Cabinet Moves Ahead With 10% Renewables by 2020

Despite a potentially thriving renewable sector, Israel's government selects a relatively modest and unenforced goal The Israeli cabinet has just approved the 10% renewable energy...

The Horn of Africa Famine: A Cautionary Tale for MENA

Aid workers are battling to reach certain drought-affected people in the Horn of Africa, where tens of thousands of people have died. Tens of thousands...

Israeli Environment Ministry Implements New Green Building Standards

New and renovated buildings in Israel will now have to comply with a newly launched "Israel Standard for Green Building". During a press conference on...

Despite Toxins in Soil, Construction Approved for Former Jerusalem Munitions Factory Site

Beit Hakerem, an upscale "green" Jerusalem Neighborhood may not be so green underground due to solvents contamination. Israel's soil and ground water is constantly being...

Dubai’s “Bespoke” Pearl Is On The Rise

Dubai's Giant Pearl is starting to make its significant presence known. The mammoth Dubai Pearl construction project in Dubai was one of the few to...

FIFA Is Already Making Contingency Plans For Qatar

FIFA is unofficially mulling over plans to change the rules of the game to accommodate Qatar's high summer temperatures. Concerned that the stadiums will not...

Greening The Refugee Camps of Lebanon

Nina Rahal-Lott, is a trained architect who wants to transform the Badawi refugee camp in Lebanon from an 'environmental catastrophe' into a green haven Born...

Israeli Farmers Get Useful Data on Microclimates – for Now

For farmers in one region in Israel, microclimates can be a headache. Little hills and valleys at differing heights and aspects influence how quickly...

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