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Fossil Fuels Skyrocket In The Middle East

Until recently, much of the attention regarding amplified energy use has been directed towards China and India, but new data from GE indicates the Middle East is experiencing greater energy demands than any other nation. Why is this?

New Machine Converts Plastics Back To Oil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGGabrorRS8 This may well be one of the most revolutionary machines to hit the market, although, in a way, it couldn't be simpler. Plastic chokes...

Sturdy Chamber Pot Doubles As Watering Can

This nifty device made in Sweden allows avid farmers to create their own fertilizer! Urine has been getting a lot of attention recently. Though...

Israel Cleantech Intelligence: 2010 and 8 More Headlines

2010 year in review, Israel's new wind tariff, Israel's driest year, and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech and the environment. Speculation continues on what...

In Video: Israeli Solar Tech in 2010 and 2011

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Can A Super Computer Solve The World’s Climate Crisis?

Is a Living Earth Simulator fed with reams and reams of data a viable solution to our environmental woes? Every day, those of us who write...

Love Bugs: How Bacteria in Our Guts Influence Mate Selection

Is mate choice determined by bugs in our gut? The latest research from Israel is revealing some unexpected insights about attraction and partner selection. If...

US Firms Look to Israel for “Clean-tech” Partnerships

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SolarEdge Solar Co. Lip Dubs “Shine On” For New Year Cheer

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EKON, Environmental Sci-fi Film From United Arab Emirates

EKON, directed by Mohammad Rasoul, is set deep in the desert sands where the remaining human survivors, risk venturing the storms to understand the environmental catastrophe that threatens human extinction, and they must find a solution.

Humans Play God Big-time: Relocate Oceans To Deserts

Transplanting seas to inland ocean lakes? A good idea for the Middle East? The two century-old and highly respected Japanese engineering giant Shimizu has hatched...

ETV’s Micro Turbine Battery Charger A Game Changer for EVs?

ETV's micro- turbine device to extend the range of  the battery cell packs to up to twice the present driving range of 130 -160...

Egypt in Top 22 Nations for Renewable Investment Potential

To heat up its solar development, the Egyptian government is offering free land to potential solar investors. Despite Israel's innovative green tech sector, and...

Save Trees. Save Your Document In Unprintable WWF Format

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzY4SGgEB7g&feature=player_embedded Sometimes less is more. WWF creates a brilliant file format that can't be printed. The Chinese used to write books on silk. Think about that...

Leviathan Gets EUREKA Grant to Tap Municipal Hydro Power

Leviathan Energy has been awarded a EUREKA grant of over €1 million to further develop and test its completely unique hydro power...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

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A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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