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Israel, Egypt & Abu Dhabi All Set Renewable Energy Goals

Just weeks into 2009, at least three Middle Eastern governments have made commitments to increase the green-ness of their energy supplies. Last week, Cairo has...

Qatar To Set Some Environmental Goals

Qatar's environmental goals and ambitions will be discussed at a national seminar organised by the General Secretariat for Development Planning (GSDP) on January 27...

Why Don't Cars Last Forever? Some Tips on Greening Your Ride

 I was in Grade 4, in Canada, and learning about all the secrets and marvels of life. There was the discovery of books like 1984,...

Courtney Nichols’ on Charity: Water

How do changemakers form bold ideas, and turn them into a massive project like a major documentary film? Today we talk with Courtney Nichols,...

Israel's Offshore Gas Deposits May Lead to Cleaner Air But Not Energy Independence

The historic discovery of a large deposit of natural gas off of the Israel coast has the potential to restructure the Israeli energy market,...

Israel Strikes "Natural Gas" Pocket, Promising Energy Independence for 15 Years

Amidst all its struggles to develop clean and cleaner technologies (and a war with Gaza), it seem that Israelis got a huge gift this...

Documenting the Demise of America's Largest Community Garden

I went to see Scott Hamilton Kennedy’s documentary film, “The Garden,” at Tribeca Cinemas in Manhattan, part of docs on the shortlist for the...

Eco Rabbi: Parshat Shemot – Why a Bush?

Each week Orthodox Jews read one segment of the Five Books of Moses so that they can complete the entire Five Books within the...

Eco Living Is Key to Middle East Property Investors

We've oohed and awed over the green building projects in Dubai: A recent survey has consigned that old saying ‘Location is everything,’ to the...

Choose "The Environment" During Latest Middle East Conflict

This isn't the forum for politics, but unfortunately so much of what decisions are made in the Middle East (ie funds allocated, prayers made)...

Drought in Jordan Calls People to Pray for Rain and the Controversial Dead-Red Peace Canal

(A map of Jordan and the surrounding region highlighting the Disi Aquifer and the proposed Red-Dead project.) With worrying frost alerts in Jordan getting farmers...

The Conflicted Middle East To Worsen As Global Warming Causes Rising Sea Levels

(Rapidly depleting water resources has forced residents of Sana'a to buy water from private sources. Water levels are dropping by 6 metres a year...

Jacob’s trees were the Cedars of God

In this week’s segment from the Torah, Parshat Vayigash, Jacob and his family go down to Egypt to Joseph, who is now second, only...

U.S.-Israel Binational Cleantech Forum: Creating a Strategy for the Future of Cleantech

Miya president and CEO Baruch Oren and B. Gaon Holdings Ltd. Chairman Moshe Gaon have presented a new forum: The U.S.-Israel Binational Cleantech Forum,...

Clean Tech Incubators from Israel and California Sign Water Deal

Bad news about low water levels in Israel, are so frequent, the details stark, that I am starting to avoid reading such stories. Some...

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How to Balance Convenience and Sustainability During a Big Move

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Prêt-à-porter made with algae

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Aduro Clean Technologies is testing a chemical recycling solution for snack wrappers, flexible films and multilayer plastics. Its presentation to PepsiCo in Mexico City highlights the challenge of turning difficult packaging waste into valuable new materials.

The Sustainable Moving Checklist Every Household Should Follow

The most important step is the one nobody enjoys. Six weeks out, walk the house room by room and decide what has earned a place on the truck. Anything you wouldn’t pay to ship is moving out of habit.

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Not all green web hosting is created equal. Some companies buy renewable energy certificates, others use cleaner data centers, and some extend the life of existing servers. We compare six web hosts, including GreenGeeks, SiteGround and Hostinger, to see how their environmental claims stack up against performance, speed and transparency.

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How to Balance Convenience and Sustainability During a Big Move

Long moves are priced by weight and space, and a heavier truck burns more fuel over the same miles. So every box you leave behind cuts the bill and the emissions at the same time.

Prêt-à-porter made with algae

Danit Peleg is reinventing 3D-printed fashion with algae-based biomaterials, AI-powered design and made-to-order manufacturing. Can circular fashion become commercially viable?

Aduro Takes Flexible Packaging to PepsiCo Innovation Hub as Investor Yazan Al Homsi Calls It Chemical Recycling’s Toughest Test

Aduro Clean Technologies is testing a chemical recycling solution for snack wrappers, flexible films and multilayer plastics. Its presentation to PepsiCo in Mexico City highlights the challenge of turning difficult packaging waste into valuable new materials.

The Sustainable Moving Checklist Every Household Should Follow

The most important step is the one nobody enjoys. Six weeks out, walk the house room by room and decide what has earned a place on the truck. Anything you wouldn’t pay to ship is moving out of habit.

6 Best Eco-Friendly Web Hosting Providers That Don’t Sacrifice Speed

Not all green web hosting is created equal. Some companies buy renewable energy certificates, others use cleaner data centers, and some extend the life of existing servers. We compare six web hosts, including GreenGeeks, SiteGround and Hostinger, to see how their environmental claims stack up against performance, speed and transparency.

Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Hidden Health Risks 

Oil spills grab headlines for black beaches and struggling wildlife. Fewer stories follow the people who scrub those shores. Workers and volunteers often spend days breathing fumes and touching tar. Their health matters as much as the coastline.

Walk of Water offers $9,000 for water stories that nobody sees

The 2026 Walk of Water Photostory Contest is offering $9,000 in prizes for photographers documenting the hidden side of water, from wastewater and pollution to sanitation workers, public health and clean-water solutions.

Kids plant mangroves in Ajman, adding 45 more trees to the UAE’s coastal forests

Twenty-six students planted 45 mangrove saplings at Al Zorah Beach in Ajman, joining a much larger Gulf-wide push to restore mangrove forests and protect vulnerable coastlines.
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