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Iran Gags on Pollution and Sanctions

Iran is gagging - on sanctions and deadly pollution. Finally, after months of denial, the country's oil minister Rostam Qasemi acknowledged that petroleum sales...

Qatar University’s Accredited Environmental Science Program is an Arab World First

What a great way to start 2013: the Committee of Heads of Environmental Sciences (CHES) and the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) accredited Qatar University’s...

One Million Syrian Refugees Desperately Need Help

Two to three thousand refugees flee Syria every day. Exhausted from traveling with what little they own and devastated by the many losses they...

Will Radiation Danger Spoil Israel’s Electrified Train?

And make it electric? Electrifying Israel's railway system may cause too much electromagnetic radiation experts warn. Israel's local and national rail services have often been...

New Environmental Strategy On The Table In Israeli Elections

  On Thursday, Dec. 20, Tzipi Livni’s new party, The Movement, stated that environmental reforms will be key components of their platform in the January...

Israel’s Animal Abuse Story in Tnuva Meat Plant Causes Furor

Caught by Kolbotek's hidden camera: a former dairy cow gets shocked on the way to being slaughtered Following the TV exposure of severe animal abuse...

Palestinian Villagers and Israeli Environmentalists Join Forces to Protect Ancient Artefacts

Palestinian villagers have joined forces with Israeli environmentalists to stop the separation wall from destroying ancient agricultural artefacts which will soon be declared a...

Israel’s High Court Spares West Bank Agriculture

Israel's high court has ordered the state to come up with an alternative to a separation fence that would have threatened valuable agricultural land...

Unrecyclable Biodegradable Plastic Bags Enforced in Gulf Country

In a well-meaning effort to rid Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other emirates from plastic bags, the United Arab Emirates government has banned the use...

McDonalds Fleet Traveled 800,000 Miles With Recycled Biofuel

It has been just 17 months since McDonalds announced its intention to recycle all of its vegetable oil for use as biofuel in its...

Lebanon to Restore Forests

Lebanon celebrated its Arbor Day on December 7. Activists, students and environmentalists gathered in open spaces to plant trees. Recent years have seen growing grassroots...

Failed COP18 Climate Talks Boil Down to Money (Op-Ed)

Although just about everybody at the COP18 climate talks in Doha, Qatar, understood the importance of arresting climate change following a slew of recent...

World Bank Warns Arab World About Action on Climate Change

Consequences of climate change especially acute in the Arab world, and traditional methods for coping with climate are severely stressed finds new World Bank...

Activists Call for a ‘Robin Hood Tax’ to Boost Climate Change Fund

Activists have gathered at the global COP18 climate event in Doha, Qatar to press negotiators to put aside money from a 'Robin Hood tax" to...

Turkey Wins “Fossil of the Day” Award At Doha Climate Change Negotiations

With the world's fourth largest number of planned coal-fired power plants, Turkey is flouting international concern about climate change. As the United Nation's climate change...

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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.

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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.

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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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