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Haifa Chemicals and Citi To Sell Carbon Credits

Haifa Bay is lovely, but it's extremely polluted. Chemical giant there now producing carbon credits with Citi bank. What would induce a significantly environmentally...

The Middle Eastern View of Copenhagen

Today opens the two-week round of climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark. From this corner of the world the conference is a meeting of...

A Green Party Grows in Lebanon

The newly formed Green Party of Lebanon (GPL) is planning its debut with the May 2010 municipal elections. The Daily Star reports that the...

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,...

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Bricks and Minifigs, and the Future of Circular Play

A second-hand LEGO marketplace keeps plastic bricks circulating for years instead of ending up forgotten in basements or discarded in landfills. It gives children access to building materials at lower prices. It extends the lifespan of a product that was originally designed to last generations.

HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

Regenerative Wool or Greenwashing? Zentera Responds to Critics

Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.
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