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Dubai Gets Its First “Green” Gas Station

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Egypt is planning ahead for climate change with a new generation of wheat. This declaration raises some questions about its intent for Sudan. Following the...

Jordan’s Disi Water Conveyance is On Track – but to Where?

Until the well runs dry? Jordan's Al-Disi Aquifer pipeline is only a temporary water solution Jordan's long planned water conveyance project to bring water from...

Israel To Fine Manufacturers $700 Per Ton Of Non-Recycled Packaging

A new law in Israel could mandate manufacturers to take ensure their packaging is recycled, or reused. Despite its posh upcycled art installation, a quick...

Local Israeli Authorities Take More Control Over Environmental Protection

Who's responsible for this Tel Aviv tree?  The local Tel Aviv environmental committee. Some of the red tape preventing local environmental issues from being resolved...

Joint Israeli-Palestinian Project To Tackle Sewage Problems

The issue of raw sewage may not be hitting the headlines in the Middle East like concerns over water scarcity, but in the Palestinian...

11th ECO Summit In Istanbul

Members at 2009 ECO Summit in Tehran Turkey is hosting the 11th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO), which opened on Monday in...

28 Days To World Future Energy Summit In Abu Dhabi

There are only 28 days before the World Future Energy Summit from January 17-20, 2011 Abu Dhabi is beset with a kind of sustainability...

Israeli Hotel Owners Fear Diversion Of Dead Sea Tourism To Jordan

View from Israel to Jordan; hotel owners fear that years of construction projects will send tourists to the other side. The discussions over an appropriate...

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