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Sinking Hotels! Salt Imbalance In Mined Dead Sea Threatens Tourism Industry

The tourism and minerals industry, as well as the Tamar Regional Council, argue over who must take responsibilities for what environmentalists call all "ecological...

Activists Generate Awareness of Critical Issues Ahead of UN Summit

Activists are pulling out all the stops ahead of a development summit at UN headquarters on 20-22 September. Pro-aid and anti-poverty lobbyists are...

Barge Sinks In The Nile, Releasing 110 Tonnes Of Diesel Fuel

Will the Nile River diesel spill bolster lower nations' claims to the river? Who has rights to the Nile's sometimes polluted water is under dispute,...

Canadian Man Revolutionizes Sharjah, UAE With Recycling

Despite being a very conservative district, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has invested in recycling, revolutionizing how the emirate treats its trash ...

Blackouts And Black Clouds: What’s Wrong With Egypt’s Environmental Policies?

Better insulation and passive building techniques could go a long way to reducing energy demand An outsider would think that Egypt is roiling is soot...

Polluters Face New OECD Rules

The OECD rules will ensure that polluters absorb the costs of pollution, so that consumers will be encouraged to purchase products that are cheaper and cleaner. Also, companies that have poor environmental standards will no longer receive incentives or subsidies.

Will Israel’s Undersea Gas Pipeline Idea Increase the Mediterranean’s Already Polluted State?

Natural gas fields off Israel's coast. A submerged gas pipeline to Greece will be even more ecologically problematic. Israel is considering a plan to...

Turkey’s Smart New Connection to Europe

While Turkey's clean, smart energy solutions and its pending grid connectivity to Europe are praiseworthy, can we cut back demand too? Critics of GE's Ecomagination...

One State. One Environment

As peace talks resume, can environmental issues create bridges and links between opposing sides? JERUSALEM - Every few years, the idea of establishing one state...

Jewish Charity UJIA Goes Green in London

One of the biggest Jewish charities in the UK - UJIA - has adopted a new green policy to reduce its environmental footprint.

Sign Up for Gulf Solar 2010

There is enough sun in the Gulf region to generate electricity equivalent to that powered by 1.5 million barrels of oil; will stakeholders make...

Gone Seabass Fishing…In Egypt’s Desert

Digging for freshwater, Wadi Holdings found salt water instead; two years later, and  their Seabass farm in the desert is roaring Anyone with an untrained...

Waterless by 2017? Yemen Capital Fails To Harvest Its Summer Rain

Yemen's capital city is expected to be the world's first waterless one by 2017. A skyrocketing population, lack of government planning, and the bad-habit...

Egyptian Energy Crisis Sends Protesters to the Streets

Unstable power...Egyptians activists blame their poor governmental planning for power cuts that have disrupted Ramadan. The Egyptian government has announced its intention to continue...

Moroccan Environmental Activist Faces Two Years In Prison Over Trees

Reporters Without Borders is providing Mohammed Attaoui legal assistance for trumped up charges received for exposing government corruption over illegal logging. In March 2010,...

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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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A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

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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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