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We Are All Connected: Heat Wave In Russia Affects Egypt’s Wheat Supply

Egypt is the world's largest importer of wheat; could Russia's heat wave (and subsequent ban on grain exports) become Egypt's hunger? Bill McKibben...

Get Mad With Bill McKibben: 10-10-10

Get mad about poor energy policies that are heating up our planet, and then get organized on 10-10-10 I was taught the value of balanced...

Interview With Entity Green, Jordan’s Sustainable Development Organization

Entity Green brings greener development, recycling, and eco-friendly lifestyles to Amman, Jordan. Above, an EG team constructing a new building. After learning about the...

Foster + Partners in Jordan: What’s Sustainable About a Green Airport?

Inspired by palm trees, Masdar City architects will expand Queen Alia Airport, to become a "green" airport in Jordan. A couple of months ago,...

American Vertical Farm Concepts Good for the Middle East

Inspired by Babylon's Hanging Gardens? Weber Thompson's Vertical Farm pyramid concept can be used in  Abu Dhabi or Dubai as well. American cities like Newark...

Summer Heat Jams Power Production in Oil-rich Saudi Arabia

Saudis, Kuwaitis and Emiritis experience summer blackouts, despite being oil- and gas-rich. Lack of infrastructure and change in lifestyle to blame. With temperatures reaching up...

Architectural Design To Memorialize Assault On Free Speech In Turkey

Although they only received 2nd place in Turkey's national design competition, 1/1 Architecture combines "green" with culture in this stunning design True green architecture...

How To Handle Record High Summer Temperatures

We understand the impulse to stay cool and protect blood and brains from cooking, but it is wise to exercise caution in order to ensure a lasting electricity supply for everyone while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions. 

Record Hot Summer Ignites Forest Fires in Iran

At the end of July, the hot Middle East summer caused  forests around the city of Doroud in Western Iran to ignite in a...

Masdar City: Small Hiccups, Or Total System Failure?

Masdar City has experienced knee-buckling setbacks, but we haven't heard the last of them just yet Masdar City is hanging on tenterhooks. After questioning the...

In the Face of “Nile-lessness” Egyptians Protest Water Shortages

Hotter summers, intense irrigation and threats of losing their Nile, Egyptians are under quota for water compared to other Arab nations. They take to...

A Flash Flood DIY Survival Guide for the Middle East

Natural disasters are expected to rise in the coming years in the Middle East. The UN supplies a quick DIY list of tips to...

Israel’s Water Industry at Crossroads As Its Head Focuses on Private Venture

The upcoming months are going to be critical for the success of Israel's water industry, including Ori Yogev's Whitewater Group. Globes is reporting that...

Omar Yousef’s Crowded Architecture

Palestinian Architect Omar Yousef draws attention to the occupation's "forced ecology" at the Ecoweek conference in Israel Designed to teach young architects the most...

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. ...

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The Myths Killing Your Fleet’s Carbon Numbers

Truck maintenance is more than an operating expense. From tire pressure and engine efficiency to idling and unexpected breakdowns, discover how smarter fleet maintenance can reduce fuel consumption, lower carbon emissions and improve sustainability reporting.

Where Should You Buy Seeds for Planting?

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.

La Profumoteca: The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

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

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

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The Myths Killing Your Fleet’s Carbon Numbers

Truck maintenance is more than an operating expense. From tire pressure and engine efficiency to idling and unexpected breakdowns, discover how smarter fleet maintenance can reduce fuel consumption, lower carbon emissions and improve sustainability reporting.

Where Should You Buy Seeds for Planting?

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.

La Profumoteca: The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

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

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

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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