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Katerva’s 10 World Changing Sustainable Projects for 2012

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Chaim Weizmann’s Fermentation Invention Used for Biofuel Production in USA

In 1914, thirty-five years before Chaim Weizmann would become Israel's first president, he discovered a fermentation process for harnessing bacteria to produce large quantities of useful chemicals. For this discovery, Weizmann was called the father of industrial fermentation.

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Masdar Launches Plan to Desalinate Water Renewably

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Shams 1: The World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Plant Nears Completion

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10 Smartphone Apps to Green Up 2013

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Masdar’s Winning Blog: Demystifying the Water-Energy Nexus

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Masdar Preps for 6th Energy Summit Amid Climate Turmoil

Amid some of the worst flooding seen in the Middle East in decades and increasingly dire reports about climate change, Masdar will host the...

RecycloEgy Aims to Scrub Cairo’s Black Cloud and Make Money

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Yemeni Girls Solar Power Post-Revolution Darkness

A group of Yemeni high school girls have created a suite of solar-powered gadgets to help illuminate their country's post-revolution darkness. When the first...

Popular Wind-Powered Bamboo Landmine Detonator Needs Support

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Arabia Suburbia was adapted from the American blueprint for suburban living

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