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Middle East Water Security Worries the Prince of Jordan

Karin meets Prince Hassan of Jordan at a water security conference in Switzerland last week. It was a meeting of minds, water minds. Water consultants,...

"Cold Peace" May Keep Proposed Egyptian-Israeli Solar Project On Ice

An Israeli-Egyptian solar project in the Sinai Desert? Not on Egypt's account. It was the sunniest news to come out of the Eilat Energy conference...

Doha Bank and UNESCO Join Together to Green the Middle East

Greening the Desert? A Qatar bank and the UN are now partners. Parts of the Middle East, especially in the Persian Gulf area will get...

Bin Laden Blames the US For Climate Climate Change: Arab Countries Getting Drier

The Arab world is getting dryer; Bin Laden blames the US and western globalization for climate change. We've covered this topic before: the effects...

Reporting An Obvious Absence from the World Future Energy Summit

Ira reports on the World Future Energy Summit which he attended this January. The event hosted by Abu Dhabi is arguably the most important...

Solar Energy Developers Find Themselves in Green Versus Green Debate Over Coyote Land

Coyote land or parking space for solar energy? Ask the coyotes first solar energy companies are finding out. Solar energy project promoters may not be...

Egypt's Anti-Smuggling Wall Will Cause Major Damage to Gaza's Aquifer

The current border wall between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.  According to experts, a new underground wall will cause serious damage to Gaza's Coastal...

Can An Ecological Peace Park Catalyze Peace Between Syria and Israel?

Following a conference on a proposed nature peace park between Syria and Israel in the Golan Heights, Saleem H. Ali, a guest speaker at...

Yemen to Soon Have the World’s First Waterless Capital

Yemen’s water crisis is worsening as the country struggles with armed conflicts on three fronts. Above: a village well almost runs out of water. As...

Morocco Developing an Environmental Charter

Morocco, still very undeveloped compared to the west, looks to make an environmental plan of action. Morocco is currently consulting with political and environmental...

World Future Energy Summit: Wean UAE and Other Countries off Fossil Fuel Reliance

Masdar City: What Renewable Energy Should Strive For When the 2010 World Future Energy Summit opened this week in Abu Dhabi, one of the primary goals...

Miya Water Makes $30 Million Investment in Brazil Firm To Cut Water Loss In Cities

Flowers in Brazil won't hide leaky pipes forever. Israel already has made great strides in the area of water loss prevention technologies, especially with...

Israeli Minister Heads to Abu Dhabi Renewable Energy IRENA Meet

In an historic move, for the first time Jerusalem sent an Israeli cabinet minister to Masdar City in the United Arab Emirates. With no diplomatic...

Oren Blonder on Israel's Role in Mideast Water Security

This interview rounds off our water series of interviews with Israeli water experts. In collaboration with the Strategic Foresight Group we've been busy talking...

Jordanian EU Ambassador Ahmad Massaadeh Named Mediterranean Union Chief

When Jordanian EU Ambassador Ahmad Massadeh's name was proposed as the new head of the Mediterranean Union Project on Tuesday, everyone applauded.  The project...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

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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.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

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.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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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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If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

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.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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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