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The future of green building in the Middle East looks backward

If we want to create progress in the Middle East in green building, architects, planners and investors need to move away from trendy ideas to going back to relationships with local traditions and cultures.

Israeli tech to tackle bacteria resistant to antibiotics

The first person ever to be treated with an antibiotic was a policeman from Oxford, England in 1941. While tending his garden during his...

Impact of Industrial Robots in the Food and Agriculture Sector

According to the United Nations, Food security is one of the primary human rights. We all cannot live without food and thus, agriculture is...

How To Design A Green Office Building A Better Environment

Green office buildings improve the environment and employee health. For these reasons, more business owners like yourself are learning how to design a green...

Reasons For Sudden Rise In CBD Appreciation

If you are like most people there was probably a time when you didn’t know what CBD meant. You probably also didn’t even know...

The UN asks Pope to fight for water

Writing to Pope Francis, FAO's Director-General has pointed to the need to safeguard the world's water resources so that they can benefit every person...

Bold Energy Efficiency Program Would Save $1.3 Trillion

A comprehensive new report released today by the national advocacy group Food & Water Watch in the United States demonstrates the immense role improved building energy...

Gulf Municipality Pampers Villa Owners Who Don’t Get Green Building

Going green doesn't come naturally to wealthy villa owners in the Gulf. An online real estate  company listed a seven bedroom villa in Dubai's neighboring...

These robots have got an eye on illegal dumping in cities

It's a hassle in New York City where poor residents are dumping house refuse into city garbage bins. In some parts of the city,...

Hotels in Ireland offer guests electric cars to rent

EasyGo.ie, Ireland’s first privately-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging network, yesterday unveiled Ireland’s most advanced, publicly-available DC charger at the Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan. The...

Top 5 Luxury Hotels in Riyadh

Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the most modern and contemporary cities in the Kingdom. The city has a...

Ancient wine exporting city “Elusa” unearthed in Israel

The discovery of the name of an ancient city in archaeological investigations is a relatively rare occurrence. The name of the wine-exporting city of...

The UN’s latest reports and numbers for World Water Day

Access to water and sanitation is internationally recognized human right. Yet more than two billion people lack even the most basic of services. The...

Tel Aviv City promotes phone zombies with LED catastrophe

Hey fantastic idea: instead of creating a city environment that is more welcoming and friendly for people to actually talk to each other, the...

Unplug your appliances

Reboot’s National Day of Unplugging, an annual call for a 24-hour tech break, was launched as the smartphone was just emerging into popular use. Now...

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The Best of Hobart: Experiences to Have, Places to Visit, and Flavours to Try

Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is the kind of city that makes you regret not having come sooner. Mount Wellington/kunanyi that shapes the skyline, Bruny Island's dolphins, Port Arthur's convict ruins and Salamanca's Saturday market are all close enough to fit into the same week.

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How to Read Your PG&E Bill After Installing a Heat Pump — and What to Expect the First Year

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Here is how Europe is still buying Russian gas

Greek-linked shipping vessels transported an estimated €2.35 billion worth of Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas to European ports during the first seven months of 2026, according to new analysis from Urgewald, a Germany-based environmental and human rights organization that investigates the financial institutions and companies supporting fossil fuel and other environmentally damaging industries.

Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

Jewish Vegan Life has launched a global campaign celebrating the New Year for Animals, with synchronized events in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Jerusalem, alongside an international livestream on August 9 featuring partners including Mercy for Animals, The Good Food Institute and Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary.

The Space Orchestra, and the search for extraterrestrial life, to eclipse celebration

The event will livestream eclipse views from Iceland and northern Spain, where the eclipse will be total, while the 35-member International Space Orchestra, made up of astronauts, scientists, engineers, and researchers—performs a new orchestral interpretation of Voyager by PJ Harvey.
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