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Bahrain intends to save its portion of the Gulf before the ship sinks by staging and practicing its response to a major oil spill. In...

Morocco Determined To Reach Summit Of Trash Mountain

By 2020, Morocco plans to install a solid waste treatment plant in every one of the country's urban centers. I knew a woman who had...

Israeli Public Battles Over Natural Gas Bounty

A government panel proposes a new tax regime for energy profits, cheering social activists and angering explorers. Israel’s social activists and its energy barons drew...

Arab Apathy Leads To Middle East Water Apocalypse

By calling the Middle East water problem an apocalypse, AFED Secretary General attempts to draw attention to the real and immediate danger shortages represent....

Abu Dhabi’s Climate Change Choice: Trees Or Water?

As the reality of its dire water straits settles in, Abu Dhabi must prioritize what is grown and where. The planet is heating up, ...

Qatar and Russia Nuclear Co-op On Nuclear Energy

Qatar and Russian sign co-op deal on nuclear energy, but with a Qatari alliance with Iran, this could spell trouble for nuclear sanctions. Nuclear...

Qatar Sends UN Proposal To Bury Carbon And Export More

Submitted to the UN, Qatar's carbon capture program protects the Emirates' LNG exports. Despite branding itself as an environmentally-friendly Emirate, the dubious World Cup...

Egyptian Govt Cracks Down On Illegal Red Sea Development

Does new crackdown demonstrate a gradual shift in Egyptian environmental policy? The Red Sea Governorate is cracking down on illegal, unsustainable development in Hurghada, Egypt,...

Abu Dhabi Boaters Get New Trash Dump (And It’s Not The Sea)

To stop boaters from dumping trash in the sea, Abu Dhabi set up trash facilities at Yas Marina Port. It's hard to know where trash...

Israel Has Plans To Outlaw Dinosaur TVs

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Dear Global Clean Energy Sector, Please Truth-Bomb the US Voter!

Susan appeals to the Middle East and world to look to the "empty" US states to push clean energy agenda. The whole world and...

Third ‘Greenomics’ Conference Set for 8th November 2010 in Dubai

Al Murooj Rotana Hotel, Dubai - Keynote speakers, experts and environmental specialists from across the world will attend the "Greenomics" conference on 8th Nov 2010 to share greener business ideas.

Successful Ormat Waste Heat Recovery Test Could Green Dying Oil Fields

Israeli geothermal energy company Ormat is soaking up excess energy from an oil field in Wyoming. One of the most interesting of the US Recovery...

UN World Development Information Day Conference Takes Place in Israel for the First Time

For the very first time, UN World Development Information Day was observed by a conference in Israel. Since 1972, the United Nations has observed World...

Yemen’s Water Crisis Could Worsen Security

The Federation of American Scientists urge Yemen to take up "science diplomacy" - otherwise existing security problems could get worse. Yemen looks like the bust...

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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

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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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