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Masdar City’s More Transparent Zero Carbon Plan

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Israeli Companies Winners in GE Green Innovation Marathon

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The greatest artificial lake in the Middle East, in Iran? Environmentalists in Tehran haven't decided how a giant artificial lake, Chitgar Lake, will impact...

Is Egypt The New Dubai?

Is marketing Egypt as the next hot spot for high-tech architecture the right way to deflect Dubai's failure? From an ecological perspective, Dubai is...

Going Green In Abu Dhabi Isn’t Easy Without Eva Ramos

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Beirut Politicizes The City’s Dirty, Dangerous Green Inch

As the media and residents continue to unleash frustration at Beirut's lack of healthy public spaces, the Green Party deftly moves in with solutions. After...

Reclaiming Bahrain’s Coastal Architecture In Venice

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Israel, Jordan and PA Water/Peace Group Get Onassis €250,000 Prize

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