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Historic moment for loss and damage fund at COP28

The rich are expected to compensate the poorer nations.

Allah, Muslims, cosmic balance and climate change

Umma for Earth will be hosting events at COP28 and will be present to share tools from their faith, including Islamic Climate Finance, information about water scarcity in the Middle East North Africa region, their aspirations for fossil fuel-free places of worship. Landscape restoration, nature-based solutions and Green Ramadan practices will be part of their talks.

Greenpeace says COP28 is for making oil and gas the past

Looming over the 28th UN Climate Conference (COP28) is whether governments will finally heed the calls, that grow stronger by the day, to phase out fossil fuels and deliver on climate justice, writes Greenpeace.

Dubai buys 20% of Zimbabwe for carbon offset projects

The UAE is buying a part of Zimbabwe the size of the UK for controversial carbon offset projects.

Meet Earth in 250 million years where Canada and Nigeria are neighbors

When we think of the effects of climate change we worry about our future, our children's future and maybe we skip ahead to a...

Upgrading China’s steel plants could save the world years of carbon emissions

Think about the business opportunities for engineers who can build retrofit solutions. Time for impact investors to start creating incentives for new technologies.

How Sustainability Speakers Can Impact the Future

Inspiration is a potent catalyst for change. Sustainability speakers have the unique ability to ignite passion and motivate action to solve climate change.

Lebanon hosts climate justice heroes of COP28

Who asks Lebanon or the Middle East what they think about climate change? Is it possible that these water and energy-strapped regions who have the most to lose from a hot planet might have something critical to say? Those voices were heard at a Climate Justice Camp in August.

Deep sea mining and killing the seas so you can drive an electric car

Strange creatures live in the deep seas. Mining will destroy ecosystems.

9 Positive Environmental News Stories that Inspire Hope

Good ecological news for a change. Share these with your friends when you feel doom and gloom. Net zero, marine environments and renewable energy for the win.

The Blue Green Deal and climate pacts between enemies

This story is about EcoPeace's "Green Blue Deal", a project that would bring climate action and create a more peaceful Middle East. Also why its important and what kind of impact it would create for the rest of the world.

PepsiCo chooses MENA region startups for its 2023 Greenhouse Acceleration Program

PepsiCo announced the six companies that will be a part of the second cohort of its Greenhouse Accelerator Program: MENA Sustainability Edition, focused on sustainable agriculture.

Captura harvests CO2 from the Sea

  The next time you open a container of carbonated water, sparkling wine or a soft drink you might wonder if the inventors of this...

CFCs are rising: “This shouldn’t be happening”

We thought we'd solved CFCs but the ozone-depleting chemical is popping up in unexplained ways.

Will Carbon Sequestering give us Clean Coal?

Let’s be optimistic. Maybe there is a way to sneak around that third law of physics, a trick to hide the carbon from mother nature.

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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.

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.

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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

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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

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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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