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Oil-Rich UAE Leads Emissions Accountability

Abu Dhabi has the world's 5th highest proven oil reserve and the 6th highest reserve of natural gas. This is a hydrocarbon-based economy that...

Iraqi Kurdistan Starts Independent Crude Oil Sales, Defying Baghdad

Turkey has been importing condensate from the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan since October, with daily shipments now reaching 15,000 barrels. Until recently,...

Masdar’s Winning Blog: Demystifying the Water-Energy Nexus

If you are among the 70 or more bloggers who submitted an entry to Masdar's blogging competition, or simply want to know what it...

Masdar Preps for 6th Energy Summit Amid Climate Turmoil

Amid some of the worst flooding seen in the Middle East in decades and increasingly dire reports about climate change, Masdar will host the...

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...

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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.

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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.

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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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