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Israeli Black Globe Award Went to IEI for Oil Shale Agenda

The Elah Valley, which IEI hopes to use as testing grounds for oil shale extraction. The annual Israeli "Green Globe" award ceremony, hosted by the...

Natural Gas Line Bomb Averted

A bombing attempt of the natural gas line that runs between Egypt, Israel and Jordan was averted today, according to the Associated Press. In...

Poor Environmental Oversight Leads To Lebanon’s Mediterranean Kerosene Leak

This image is of a former oil spill in Lebanon Despite the best-laid laws, lack of enforcement is a leading cause of preventable environmental hazards...

Lebanon’s “Wasted” Opportunity in Landfill Management

Garbage dumps roll into the sea? Rola suggests ways for energy intensive Lebanon to help ease its waste and energy problems. As Lebanon enters...

Green Globe Awards to be Presented to Israel’s Environmental Heroes this Week

And the Green Globe goes to... Minister of the Environment, Gilad Arden. This Thursday will be a very environmentally conscious day in Israel, between the...

Palestine’s Green City Tackles Water and Wastewater Management

To coincide with World Water Day, we take a look at a wastewater project planned for Palestine’s green city The Arab region is believed...

Gaddafi Promises Long War, Oil Up To $103 Per Barrel

After four decades of power, Gaddafi continues to drool over Libya's oil. Unlike the former presidents of Egypt and Tunisia, Libya's Muammar Gaddafi has no...

Libyan Violence Dampens Great Man-Made River Project

This pipe was slated for use on Libya's ambitious Man Made River project. The Omar Mukhtar Reservoir in Libya's southern desert is the second largest...

Al Gore Talks Turkish Climate Policy

Turkey has a critical role to play in a clean energy future, says former vice president Al Gore. But when is it going to...

South Korean President Receives Zayed Prize For Global Environmental Leadership

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, VP for UAE & ruler of Dubai, presented South Korean President Lee Myung-bak with the Zayed Environmental Prize. Named after the...

Time to Pause: Risks of Nuclear in the Volatile Middle East and North Africa Region

The Arab region holds the densest concentration on earth of countries seeking to generate nuclear electricity for the first time. Rola points out...

Water Desalination in the Gulf is Necessary, But Not at Any Cost

IBM builds a solar power desalination pilot plant in Saudi Arabia. News that Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest market for desalination plants, is planning...

Saudi’s Soaring Construction Industry Could Negate Costly Water Investments

Saudi Arabia is investing huge sums to diversify its water supply, while at the same time fanning a booming construction industry. Will the latter...

“Anatolia Won’t Be Blackened” Declare Turkish Anti-Fossil Fuel Groups

Not in my backyard: groups across Turkey unite against pollution from fossil fuel power plants. Over the past few decades, dozens of local environmental groups...

Negev Oil Shale Plant To Shut Down, Switch To Natural Gas

Israel Chemicals Ltd. has plans to replace its Mishor Rotem oil shale plant with more viable natural gas. Initially installed in 1978 as a pilot...

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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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