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It’s Not Just Global Warming. It’s Global Scorching.

Tafline Laylin - October 22, 2010

The warmer colors (red, purple) represent parts of the planet that are likely to experience the worst drought within the next few decades. ...

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Bogus Job Offers For Elephant Trainers And Graphic Designers

Tafline Laylin - October 20, 2010

Deputy Editor of XPRESS goes undercover and exposes rampant recruitment racket in the United Arab Emirates. Mazhar Farooqui, Deputy Editor of XPRESS, posted a resume...

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Cluster Of Turkish Buildings Cool Off With Roof Pools

Tafline Laylin - October 19, 2010

Global Architecture Development circumvents heat and building codes with this house in Southwest Turkey. There's all kinds of things you can do with roofs: in...

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UAE To Cut Electricity Output, Carbon Emissions

Green Prophet Guest - October 19, 2010

The United Arab Emirates has one of the largest carbon footprints in the world. Not surprising considering the small country has an indoor ski...

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Is Jerusalem Stone Under Threat?

Ilana Teitelbaum - October 19, 2010

We've heard about peak oil. Ilana asks about "peak Jerusalem stone" - and if it will ever be under threat. My earliest memory of...

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Earthmisting Irrigation May be Plausible Solution to Middle East Agriculture

Maurice Picow - October 13, 2010

If it works as claimed, the Earthmister will go a long way toward greening the deserts. In the water scarce Middle East, a new type...

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“Mayslits Kassif Architecture” Takes Coveted European Landscape Architecture Award for Tel Aviv Port

Tafline Laylin - October 13, 2010

For the first time in history, Israeli architects who designed Tel Aviv's Port took best design at the European Biennial of Landscape Architecture Awards. The...

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Rawabi: Palestine’s Greenest City, or Greenest Wash?

Tafline Laylin - October 10, 2010

Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry threatens to enforce their will in Palestinian territory, where the plans for Rawabi are not as green as Palestinian/Qatari developers...

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Students Redefine Urban Spaces In Three Days and Three Nights

Tafline Laylin - October 8, 2010

With too much brilliance to choose from, judges of last week's 72 Hour Urban Action Competition in Israel awarded two first prizes. It is less...

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Going Green Is A Tactical Offensive In War

Maurice Picow - October 9, 2010

The US Army in Afghanistan recognizes that going green solves fuel supply problems for troops. Logistical supply line problems in military forces have been the...

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Gerard Evenden Lifts Masdar’s Veil Of Mystery – Half Way

Tafline Laylin - October 7, 2010

An interview that is supposed to shed light on Masdar's real progress does little more than reorganize the project's rhetoric Following a recent New York...

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Israel Shares Strategies For Taking Back The Desert Oasis November 8-11, 2010

Tafline Laylin - October 6, 2010

Over 500 people from 50 countries will join the Third Annual International Conference on "Drylands, Deserts and Desertification: The Route to Restoration," on November...

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Déjà vu: Kuwait Water Worries Reminiscent Of Other Gulf Region Countries

Maurice Picow - October 4, 2010

Kuwaiti desalination plants similar to this one provide all the country's fresh water at great environmental expense A Gulf Times article that points out the...

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“72 Hour Urban Action” Takes Over Bat Yam, Israel

Tafline Laylin - October 3, 2010

Teams have 72 hours to re-design an urban area in a pretty crumby satellite city in Israel. It's guerilla urban architecture. We've all had the...

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BP Deep Drilling In Libya Threatens Archeological Sites

Maurice Picow - October 4, 2010

Known for bulldozing archeology ruins into the sea, is it hello BP and bye bye Appolonia? Libya's ancient archeological sites under threat from offshore...

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