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Ginger Dosier: When Architecture and Chemistry Mix

Dosier's fearlessness of the science of construction sets her apart from her peers We were so intrigued by Professor Ginger Dosier, the Architect at...

UAE Prof. Ginger Dosier Grows Sand Bricks, Naturally

The Better Brick? Although kinks need to be worked out, applying microbiological principles to design could revolutionize building materials. This researcher says she's found...

Emirates Green Building Council: You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Build Green

Does The First Arabian Construction Week Signal a Greener Middle Eastern Building Policy? We have brought disturbing news from Dubai this week: a smuggled...

Qatar Seeks to Solar Power the 2022 World Cup

Qatar Wants World Cup Action, but the Environmental Price May be Too High. This relatively obscure Middle Eastern country, slightly smaller than Connecticut, is putting...

Durrat Al Bahrain Artificial Islands – "A Place Like No Other"

Too many artificial islands imperil endangered species, coral reefs, and humans too? If Bahrain’s endangered dugong and turtle populations had a voice, surely they would...

Jordan’s Sustainable Building Conference

The third "Think Green" conference, held in Amman this week, encourages green buildings and sustainable communities. We heard about Jordanian Queen Rania's activities earlier...

Zaha Hadid: One of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People

Will Iraqi Architect Hadid Use Her Star Power to Demand More Environmental and Social Responsibility? Much of the news coming from Iraq is fraught...

Calling all Young Architects and Grad Students to Join ECOWEEK 2010

Young Israeli and Palestinian Architects Are Invited to Join World Renowned Architects for a Week of Green Building  Lectures,  Site Visits, and Workshops. With...

Join The Wide World of WED on June 5th

For This Year's World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Asks the World's Citizens to Mobilize for Climate Action. In the...

Geotectura's Visual Feast, Out of the Box

"The Sufi Order International (SOI) community desired to build an interspiritual temple called the 'Universel' at the Abode of the Message located in the...

The Best of Buckminster Fuller 2010 Finalists

Image credit: © 2009 Farshid Assassi, Courtesy of BNIM Architects. The International Living Building Institute Offers an Earthier, more Holistic Building Standard.  The Omega...

Tel Aviv’s Annual Architectural Weekend Celebrates Urban Green Spaces

Tel Aviv highlights green buildings, spaces, construction techniques, and gardens during its annual "Houses from Within" weekend. One spring weekend every year, for the...

Rawabi, the First Planned Palestinian City

Tractors carving up the face of a hill in preparation for the new town. (Photo credit: Green Prophet) About a half hour’s drive north of...

The Wind Catchers of Yazd, Iran

Green Prophet looks to ancient Iran for some current alternative ideas to electricity-powered air con. Catch the wind with the bagdir wind tower! The concept...

Saudi Splurges for Shanghai Expo 2010

Despite its claim to promote sustainable urban development practices, the world’s largest, disposable Expo invites irony and criticism. The first ever world fair took place...

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Saudi Arabia cancels the Asian games at Neom’s Trojena

Neom, a bombastic collection of futuristic cities and resorts, has flopped as Saudi oil prices roll back reality. The Saudi plan of hosting the 2029 Asian games to be held at Trojena, a ski report in the desert, has been cancelled. 

The Boring Company to add a Dubai loop

Dubai has announced this month that they will be working with Elon Musk's Boring Company to build tunnels in Dubai. 

Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel

A large sperm whale has washed ashore on Zikim Beach in southern Israel, marking only the eighth documented case of its kind along the country’s Mediterranean coast since monitoring began.

Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

An American company can collapse OPEC if they can prove their approach to unlimited energy works.

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

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Saudi Arabia cancels the Asian games at Neom’s Trojena

Neom, a bombastic collection of futuristic cities and resorts, has flopped as Saudi oil prices roll back reality. The Saudi plan of hosting the 2029 Asian games to be held at Trojena, a ski report in the desert, has been cancelled. 

The Boring Company to add a Dubai loop

Dubai has announced this month that they will be working with Elon Musk's Boring Company to build tunnels in Dubai. 

Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel

A large sperm whale has washed ashore on Zikim Beach in southern Israel, marking only the eighth documented case of its kind along the country’s Mediterranean coast since monitoring began.

Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

An American company can collapse OPEC if they can prove their approach to unlimited energy works.

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

For millennia, the Middle East's water crisis seemed an immutable fact of geography — a region defined as much by what it lacked as by what lay beneath its sands. Today, a convergence of plummeting solar costs, advancing membrane technology, and hard-won engineering expertise is rewriting that story.

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

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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.
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