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Dulse is a seaweed superfood that tastes like bacon!

The appeal of dulse is multi-layered. It's protein-rich (about 16% of its dried weight), and loaded with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.  It grows quickly and inexpensively in natural or farmed settings.  To date, no one has attempted to grow it on a commercial-scale for human consumption. But now that this new variety replicates the taste of artery-clogging, salt-laden, Big Food-produced bacon, seaweed farming is a new game.

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5 minutes will sell you on a Middle East visit!

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Investors get primer on Impact Investing in Israel

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UN Climate Panel Chief Rajendra Pachauri resigns over sex scandal

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Street art mocks enviro-celebrities who eclipse their cause

Posters mocking actor Ed Begley Jr. and radio-host Robert Kennedy Jr. were plastered all over Hermosa Beach, California and nearby neighborhoods ahead of the pair’s...

Palestinians cultivate the West Bank’s first organic mushrooms!

It's been weeks since a Palestinian vegetable vendor from the West Bank town of Jericho last imported mushrooms, selling instead homegrown organic 'shrooms grown for the...

Israeli water technologies migrate to China’s new water city

Israeli Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett (above right) launched the flagship "Water City" project in China this week, announcing that the city of Shouguang in the...

6 things “green” businesses should know about barcodes

All round the globe and most importantly the business world, the use of barcodes has been emphasized in areas other than the traditional stock...

Water as a tool for peace for Israel, Palestine and Jordan

A fascinating report published by Mumbai-based think tank Strategic Foresight Group (SFG), asserts that trans-boundary water cooperation directly correlates with regional stability and peace. The...

Lego ditches deal with Shell over Greenpeace oil spill video

Lego announced a break in its 50-year partnership with Royal Dutch Shell, a split sparked by an anti-Arctic drilling video produced by environmental activists Greenpeace....

Building my Internet of Things for smart city farms

I’ve started a small water farm. But unlike my attempted and horridly failed attempts at soil farming, where worms, weeds and beetles have taken...

Iran dominates drug headlines in the Middle East

There is a growing concern that the free trade agreement between Iran and Turkey has encouraged an increase in the production and transit of...

How ebola makes chocolate more expensive

Disruptions in food trade and marketing in the three West African countries most affected by the Ebola virus out of control have made food increasingly expensive...

Investing ethically in the Middle East

With several of the Middle East’s city-states becoming some of the world’s richest locations, it's little surprise that an increasing number of people, particularly...

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How to Balance Convenience and Sustainability During a Big Move

Long moves are priced by weight and space, and a heavier truck burns more fuel over the same miles. So every box you leave behind cuts the bill and the emissions at the same time.

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Aduro Clean Technologies is testing a chemical recycling solution for snack wrappers, flexible films and multilayer plastics. Its presentation to PepsiCo in Mexico City highlights the challenge of turning difficult packaging waste into valuable new materials.

The Sustainable Moving Checklist Every Household Should Follow

The most important step is the one nobody enjoys. Six weeks out, walk the house room by room and decide what has earned a place on the truck. Anything you wouldn’t pay to ship is moving out of habit.

6 Best Eco-Friendly Web Hosting Providers That Don’t Sacrifice Speed

Not all green web hosting is created equal. Some companies buy renewable energy certificates, others use cleaner data centers, and some extend the life of existing servers. We compare six web hosts, including GreenGeeks, SiteGround and Hostinger, to see how their environmental claims stack up against performance, speed and transparency.

Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Hidden Health Risks 

Oil spills grab headlines for black beaches and struggling wildlife. Fewer stories follow the people who scrub those shores. Workers and volunteers often spend days breathing fumes and touching tar. Their health matters as much as the coastline.

Walk of Water offers $9,000 for water stories that nobody sees

The 2026 Walk of Water Photostory Contest is offering $9,000 in prizes for photographers documenting the hidden side of water, from wastewater and pollution to sanitation workers, public health and clean-water solutions.

Kids plant mangroves in Ajman, adding 45 more trees to the UAE’s coastal forests

Twenty-six students planted 45 mangrove saplings at Al Zorah Beach in Ajman, joining a much larger Gulf-wide push to restore mangrove forests and protect vulnerable coastlines.
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