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Private Equity Company Buys Up Solid Waste Management Firms in Egypt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkmDZpNKnms&feature=player_embeddedCairo is a city with 18 million people. Most do not have a way to remove their trash. Garbage Dreams, a new film (see...

Who's Testing Environment Impact as Israel Drills for Oil at Dead Sea?

How much more exploitation can the Dead Sea take? Next up: drilling for oil. It's hard to say what's worse from an environmental standpoint; Jordan and...

Abu Dhabi's Central Bank To Calm Dubai Real Estate Debt Crisis

Will The World be saved? UAE attempts to rescue collapsed real estate market in Dubai. The massive world-shaped islands off the coast of Dubai have...

Second Annual Arab Forum for Environment and Development Met in Beirut Last Week

The second annual meeting of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) took place this past Thursday and Friday, this time with a...

Poor Olive Crop In Israel and the West Bank Beset by Theft and Violence

This year's poor olive harvest isn't just an environmental issue: it's a metaphor for the Israeli-Arab conflict. Israeli Itzhak Moreno holds a sack of...

WATEC and 9 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of November 8, 2009

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to Israel to sign a renewable energy R&D cooperation agreement with the Israeli government and the fifth annual WATEC...

United Nations Experts Demand Stronger Laws For Protecting Environment During War

Listen up Middle East: The UN wants stronger laws for protecting land, water and wildlife during times of conflict. If the cost of human...

Registration is Now Open for the First Gulf Environment Forum in Saudi Arabia

Keen on doing business in the Gulf region? This might be your conference. The Gulf Environment Forum - the first comprehensive environmental conference and exhibition...

Should Al Gore Profit From Global Warming? Should Any of Us?

 Al Gore receives award for his anti global warming efforts Al Gore, who barely lost (or won) the US Presidential election in November 2000, and...

Environmental Impact of a Syrian Drought

Syria faces a severe drought. A shift in weather patterns, or just a dry season? A severe water shortage in Syria is forcing farmers...

Turkey Unsure to Look East or West for Renewable Energy Development

A wind farm in Turkey. Should Turkey look east to oil-rich countries, or west to renewables? Turkey seems to be becoming more interested in renewable...

The World's Poorest Protest Saudi Arabia's Obstructionist Role in Climate Change Negotiations

Non-profit groups from 18 developing countries called on Saudi Arabia to "stop playing an obstructionist role" in the current climate change negotiations in Barcelona,...

Can Israel's Prime Minister's Alternative Energy Agenda Help the Middle East?

BrightSource solar energy company could be part of the alternative energy solution. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be interested in leading his country...

Solar Energy and 9 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of October 25, 2009

During the week of October 25, 2009, SolarEdge announced it raised $23 million in funding from General Electric (GE) and other investors. The deal...

China's ET Solar Enters Israeli Market Via Local Rep

China company enlisted to fuel the hungry demand for solar power installations in Israel. Although Israel is considered to be a leader in the...

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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.

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.

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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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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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