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Abandoned Jag, BMWs and Mercedes Gather Dust at Abu Dhabi Airport

A fleet of fancy cars are gathering dust in the short-term parking lots at Abu Dhabi airport. The car parks, walking distance from the terminals,...

Teaching Old Planes New Energy Efficiency Landing Tricks

A simple change in operations gives aviation an environmental win-win-win. Continuous Descent Arrival (CDA) is an aircraft operating technique in which arriving planes descend in...

Rapid Electric Car Charger Comes to Masdar City

The Abu Dhabi government in cooperation with Mitsubishi industries has opened the region's first  rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The station is located in...

Rare Earth Metals Limits Clean Technology’s Future

If you think renewable energies will become an increasingly cheaper alternative to petrol - think again now that there's peak minerals. As the world moves...

BioThink: Iranian Hybrid Vehicle Powered by Magnets and Sun

A hybrid energy source comprised of solar energy and magnets fuel this futuristic car. Fuel-guzzling, monochromatic sedans will be a thing of the past if...

Qatar Foundation Site to Go Car-Free With Siemens Trams

Public transportation is not popular among the Gulf elite who can easily afford the expense of fueling their own cars. And for many, global...

Traffic Accidents Increase in the UAE During Ramadan

Police say Ramadan and Bad Driving Habits to Blame As the sun starts to go down after the blistering heat of the day, drivers in...

Gaza Taxi Driver Builds an Electric Vehicle in Three Days

Once Muzer Al-Kasas was able to collect all of the necessary materials, it only took him three days to build a small electric vehicle....

Denmark Gets Cycling Superhighway to Copenhagen

It's hard to ignore the lack of infrastructure and safety for cyclists in the Middle East. In Egypt you might get sexually harassed if...

Better Place Electric Car Sales Now Open to Public in Israel

After a test trial on about 250 cars Israel's Better Place electric car company has opened its doors to the general public this week....

Can Air Con Fumes In Hot Cars Cause Cancer?

Have you received an email saying your car's air con could kill you? The jury is still out until more scientific evidence comes in.  Car...

Solar Plane Proves Night Flights Possible – Returns to Spain

It's mission accomplished. The Solar Impulse, the world's longest solar powered flight has landed back home in Madrid, Spain. The flight took 17 hours...

Test Driving a Better Place Electric Car

Better Place driving guide Ronit hooks up ZE car after test drive In the six month period since Better Place put its first 100 Renault...

Saudi Arabian Bus Ride – Mass Transit or Mass Murder?

Weird science that this video clip of bus drifting from Saudi Arabia comes to my attention just as I hop off my office bus...

Solar Impulse Plane Finally Conquers the Atlas Mountains

Pilot Andre Borschberg was forced to fly the Solar Impulse back to Rabat when turbulence made it impossible to cross the Atlas Mountains in...

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Etihad crew denies female doctor from helping passenger in medical distress

A female physician says she and another woman doctor were prevented from helping a passenger during a medical emergency aboard Etihad flight EY16. Was it airline protocol, poor judgment or sexism? Etihad has been asked to explain.

How to Read Your PG&E Bill After Installing a Heat Pump — and What to Expect the First Year

Electricity bill went up after your heat pump installation? Before you call the contractor, read this. A wrong rate plan, unadjusted thermostat schedule, and a missed baseline allowance are usually the culprit — not the system.

The Best of Hobart: Experiences to Have, Places to Visit, and Flavours to Try

Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is the kind of city that makes you regret not having come sooner. Mount Wellington/kunanyi that shapes the skyline, Bruny Island's dolphins, Port Arthur's convict ruins and Salamanca's Saturday market are all close enough to fit into the same week.

How Responsible Tourism Could Help Protect the World’s Last Wild Places

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Lumana Brings AI Cameras Without Sending Everything to the Cloud: Fortune 500 are Buying

Lumana is bringing AI intelligence to more than 50,000 existing security cameras without sending every frame to the cloud. Its hybrid edge architecture offers a compelling lesson for the AI boom: smarter systems may also be more efficient.

Etihad crew denies female doctor from helping passenger in medical distress

A female physician says she and another woman doctor were prevented from helping a passenger during a medical emergency aboard Etihad flight EY16. Was it airline protocol, poor judgment or sexism? Etihad has been asked to explain.

How to Read Your PG&E Bill After Installing a Heat Pump — and What to Expect the First Year

Electricity bill went up after your heat pump installation? Before you call the contractor, read this. A wrong rate plan, unadjusted thermostat schedule, and a missed baseline allowance are usually the culprit — not the system.

The Best of Hobart: Experiences to Have, Places to Visit, and Flavours to Try

Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is the kind of city that makes you regret not having come sooner. Mount Wellington/kunanyi that shapes the skyline, Bruny Island's dolphins, Port Arthur's convict ruins and Salamanca's Saturday market are all close enough to fit into the same week.

How Responsible Tourism Could Help Protect the World’s Last Wild Places

From Antarctica and South Georgia to the Galápagos and Thailand, fragile destinations are finding ways to manage tourism without shutting visitors out. Visitor caps, conservation fees, biosecurity rules and controlled access can reduce environmental damage while helping fund the protection of wild places.

How Slow Travel Is Changing the Way We Explore

From trekking fees in Nepal and wildlife conservancies in Kenya to visitor limits in Patagonia and strict Arctic rules in Svalbard, responsible adventure travel can help fund conservation, protect habitats, and create sustainable income for local communities.

How Responsible Adventure Travel Can Protect the World’s Wild Places

From trekking fees in Nepal and wildlife conservancies in Kenya to visitor limits in Patagonia and strict Arctic rules in Svalbard, responsible adventure travel can help fund conservation, protect habitats, and create sustainable income for local communities.

Here is how Europe is still buying Russian gas

Greek-linked shipping vessels transported an estimated €2.35 billion worth of Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas to European ports during the first seven months of 2026, according to new analysis from Urgewald, a Germany-based environmental and human rights organization that investigates the financial institutions and companies supporting fossil fuel and other environmentally damaging industries.
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