Cities

The Compact City As Sustainable Urban Form Can Reduce Air Pollution

Middle East cities started "compact" and dense but now suffer from the same problems as the west. Tehran's recent Smog Holidays show's us something is...

Interview with David Brand, Israeli Delegate to the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun (COP16)

David Brand (pictured above in the middle), Head Forester of KKL-JNF and Israeli delegate to the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, gives us...

Sunpowered Cooling From Linum Picked by ARPA-E

Just in time for an overheating planet, Israeli solar thermal air conditioning company Linum Systems gets an audience with US clean tech investors Stealth...

Qatar Will Be First Middle Eastern Country To Host World Cup Finals In 2022

Despite high temperatures and desertification, FIFA awarded Qatar the right to host the 2022 World Cup Finals. Despite our huffing and puffing to blow out...

Green Prophet on Al Jazeera TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ffT5xnrog About a month ago, an email dropped into my inbox by the Al Jazeera Doha correspondent Dan Nolan who wanted to cover the story...

Reclaimed Saudi Wetland Garners Prestigious Aga Khan Award

Aga Khan awards the Wadi Hanifa reclamation project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with top honors. Typically the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is reserved for...

Cairo’s Climate Art of Epic Proportions

Egyptians joined the 350 campaign to create art and demand bold climate action In the Egyptian desert landscape of Wadi Natrun, 200 students and activists...

Mosque in Turkey Goes Solar

Another mosque has taken up the battle against climate change and gone Eco- this time in Turkey When a nuclear plant was proposed for the...

NGO Takes IEI/Genie Oil Shale Plan To Israel’s High Court

David fights Goliath again in Israel's Elah Valley: Union for Environmental Defense takes on Genie Oil & Gas Inc., now backed by some of...

Middle Eastern Oil Companies To Try Solar CSP to Boost Oil Production

Solar power is looking cheaper than the traditional fossil energy that is now used in Enhanced Oil Recovery. By the end of next month, California-based...

Surprise ! Grand Opening of First Masdar City Building

The carbon-neutral Masdar City seems to have been a concept for forever, it seems. In my mind, it has long been filed...

Aga Khan Awards For Architecture Doled Out In Doha Tonight

Architecturally excellent, the following five projects are also deemed by His Highness Aga Khan to be the most likely to improve quality...

Open Letter To David de Rothschild: Stop Your Family’s Oil Shale Exploration

In the next few days, a pilot project to test destructive oil shale extraction, backed with money from the Rothschilds and billionaire Robert Murdoch...

William Sawaya’s Design Isn’t World-Changing, But It Does Inspire

Mr. Sawaya makes no claims about changing the world, though his design could use a touch of green blush. Born and raised in Lebanon, the...

Ancient Paw Print Found Near Roman Bath in Jerusalem

Dating back to the second century CE, archeologists uncover Roman-era paw print this week. It's not just ancient Roman baths being uncovered in Jerusalem this...

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The Myths Killing Your Fleet’s Carbon Numbers

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Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

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Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

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CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

Rainwater nowhere is safe to drink

As winter rains approach the Middle East, scientists warn that PFAS forever chemicals contaminate rainwater worldwide, even in Antarctica.

Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

My 13-year-old son told me about Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster while we were hiking. Could flying electric cars transform our cities, reduce roads and make more room for trees?
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