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Eilat Renewable Energy Conference Full Steam Ahead For February

In the wake of conflicts with Gaza, organizers of Israel's three-day international energy conference say the show must go on. Following the World Future Energy...

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,...

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Dinner Venues In Sydney With the Best Views of Opera House & Harbour Bridge

Sydney is best known for the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. If you’re looking to enjoy dinner with views of these landmarks, here are some great options.

Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

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Climate change traced in sea turtle shells

It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

Flying the friendly skies… but can we get out in 90 seconds?

In a real emergency, romance takes a back seat to physics, panic, and how fast 150 people can squeeze through a narrow tube. The Federal Aviation Administration says every aircraft must be evacuated within 90 seconds. That’s the gold standard. But new research suggests that in the real world,  especially as we age, that number might be more aspirational than achievable.

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Dinner Venues In Sydney With the Best Views of Opera House & Harbour Bridge

Sydney is best known for the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. If you’re looking to enjoy dinner with views of these landmarks, here are some great options.

Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

Think of truffles, a gourmet wild food. The European...

Climate change traced in sea turtle shells

It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

Flying the friendly skies… but can we get out in 90 seconds?

In a real emergency, romance takes a back seat to physics, panic, and how fast 150 people can squeeze through a narrow tube. The Federal Aviation Administration says every aircraft must be evacuated within 90 seconds. That’s the gold standard. But new research suggests that in the real world,  especially as we age, that number might be more aspirational than achievable.

Most of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage

Research from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Queensland, published in Ocean & Coastal Management, found that nearly three out of four marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide are exposed to sewage pollution.

Adamah in Los Angeles wants to make Jewish climate action local, practical and spiritual

At a time when climate anxiety can feel abstract and overwhelming, and being Jewish something people may need to hide in big cities, Adamah Los Angeles is trying something different: turning Jewish values into local climate action with dirt-under-the-fingernails practicality.

How to safely remove astroturf and plastics from your backyard

For families with kids, pets, or anyone trying to build a cleaner outdoor space, removing old astroturf is one of the simplest ways to reduce unnecessary exposure to plastics and heat. Some past studies suggest that if kids have played on these surfaces you need to wash their hands. 
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