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Dubai Gas Stations Running Out of Gas

Is it the story like the cobbler who doesn't wear shoes? Government regulated oil prices are forcing Dubai companies to charge lower fees than...

Egypt To Re-Think Wastewater Treatment At Upcoming Conference

Using constructed wetlands is one alternative to be addressed at the IQPC wastewater conference in Cairo this October. As Egypt's population increases, it puts pressure...

Zonzoo Gives Old Phones New Life In The UAE

Zonzoo and Enviroserve recycle cell phones, earning donors a bit of good, "green"  cash. When old cell phone batteries peter out and new models...

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...

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