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Better Than Masdar, Penyon Bay Ecovillage – Morocco – Is Accepting Applications

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Kuwaiti Sharks, Ecosystems and Exxon

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Mark Your Calendars for Solar Maghreb 2011 Conference in Casablanca!

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21st Century Egypt Powers Two Villages Entirely With Solar Power

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World’s Thirstiest Country Yemen May Be First To Run Out Of Water

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Wind Turbines Cool Off Agriculture as Planet Heats Up

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Dubai’s RUBENIUS Invited by Mexico to Build 1 GW of Energy Storage on US Border

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Jordan’s Princess Samaya Praises Kingdom’s First LEED Building

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Cairo’s 2050 “Cleaner, Greener, Better” Plan Could Displace Thousands

Everybody wants a greener Cairo, but residents don't trust the government's compensation plans. The Egyptian government can't consistently strongarm elections and beat certain citizens to...

GE Partnership With Kinrot Ventures Takes Clean Water Innovation Global

GE has just announced a partnership agreement with Kinrot Ventures, the internationally recognized Israeli trailblazer in VC funding for advanced water technologies. Hot...

Sweden Moots Joint Water Research Projects with Israel

Sweden's interest in new Israel innovated water leakage finder device may result in joint R & D research projects Sweden, a country with a lot...

Ormat Subsidiary Joins Geothermal Rush to Supply Chile’s New Renewable Energy Program

Until this year, Chile's renewable energy standard required only 3.5% of clean electricity by 2020. This year, they raised it to 20%. Now...

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