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Will AFED's Documentary "Wet And Dry" Catalyze Arab Environmental Action?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osHCbW9orV0 Even as they sound an important climate change alarm for Middle Eastern viewers, AFED's endorsement of MASDAR and KAUST deserves its own alarm. ...

Azouri Brothers Eco-Tower Planned for Tel Aviv

The First Phase of Tel Aviv's first "Green" high rise to be completed in January Although the Middle Eastern sustainable development agenda lags behind...

Iran Plans for Solar Energy in Tehran, But Cost’s a Limiting Factor

In the face of nuclear sanctions, Merhdad reports on Iran's renewable energy agenda. Time to invest in Iran's sun? Above image of streetlights in...

Nile Awareness Mission: Aswan To Alexandria In a Kayak

Aly Morad and Salah El Din Helmry to kayak 27 days in January, 2011 to draw awareness to the polluted Nile River It takes...

Masdar And The Dicey Science Of Carbon Credits

Are oil and gas companies seeking carbon credits simply opportunists looking to make a profit? It  makes some sense that Masdar City,...

"Khan of the White Donkey" An Eco-Retreat Along the Ancient Silk Road

The renovated Khan of the White Donkey in Safed, Israel was the last stop on the Silk Road between Acre and Damascus. Now it's...

Why 27 People A Day Die From Air Pollution in Tehran

Lack of urban planning around its natural landscape keeps air pollution locked into the city of Tehran, Iran – one of the most polluted cities...

Geotectura's Residential Building Set to Sail

Is Geotectura's Sun Sail just another clever design, or is it redefining Israel's building policy? Bold and innovative, the Israel-based firm Geotectura produces otherworldly designs...

Making "Green" Peace In The Office

Greening your office space is also about creating the right "peace" of mind. Read on for tips and inspiration. Why is it that your...

Critiquing Recent Renovations of the Khaju Bridge in Esfahan, Iran

Built by the the Safavid Dynasty in the 1650s as a dam and a bridge, Mehrdad asks how the Khaju (or Khajoo) Bridge in...

Palestinian and Israeli Researchers Get Reverse Osmosis Water Grant

America gives more than half a million dollars to Israeli and Palestinian water researchers to clean water in the West Bank. Ben Gurion University researcher...

Record High Summer Temperatures are also Scorching the Middle East

A tourist soaks up the Egyptian sun. The Middle East is getting hotter, like the rest of the world, but when is too hot,...

Problems With Rehabilitating the Historical Grand Bazaar of Tehran

Green Prophet's Merhdad, explores some of the "urban" issues in giving the ancient 500 year old Bazaar of Tehran, sustainable by design, a modern...

Abu Dhabi’s Costly Desalination Plants Prompt Wastewater Treatment Plans

Treating wastewater and encouraging water efficiency balances high cost of desalination in water-scarce countries. To some, desalination plants are the Middle East's holy grail....

Cambridge to Build Europe’s First Eco-Mosque

Architect Marks Barfield is to design a £13 million "eco" mosque on a 0.4 hectare brownfield site in Cambridge. England's historic city of Cambridge, with...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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