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Who’s Got the Wind Power in the Middle East?

Who's got the wind in the Middle East? Morocco and Egypt have the biggest wind power plants, but don't discount Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia...

‘Solar Mamas’ – A Film About Jordan’s Solar Energy Women

'Rafea - Solar Mama' marks a young mother's battle to bring solar power to her village in the deserts of Jordan Green films have been...

Refugee Remedies Aid Climate Change Victims in New York

Hurricane Sandy bulldozed my home coastline with a ferocity rarely seen outside the big screen. It ploughed through lives of friends and family, shredding...

Op Ed: Euro Troubles Delay Desertec

Over the past week, there has been much fanfare and reporting on Spain's surprising absence from the signing of the first Desertec project, leaving...

Spain Ditches Morocco’s Desertec Solar Project Meeting

Morocco's ambitious Desertec solar energy project received a setback after Spain failed to show for the official signing of the agreement that aims to...

Mediterranean’s Worst Eco-Debtor Not in the Middle East (Yet)

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says that the Mediterranean's biggest eco-debtor is Italy, meaning that nation uses more resources than it generates.  Does that...

Shale Gas and The Ugly Truth: It is NOT Green(er)

Shale gas takes us down a dangerous path - Tunisians are battling shale gas proponents who say it is less carbon-intensive and 'green' With Tunisians...

Siemens Exits Israel’s Solel Solar Initiative

Even as some solar projects are just taking flight in Israel, underlining a new wave of optimism about the technology's ability to succeed in...

Jordan Terminates Uranium Mining License with French Firm AREVA

Following a dispute over the details of their joint contract, the Jordanian government has parted ways with the french company AREVA Back in 2010, the...

New And Improved AORA Solar Tulips Turns To Global Market

AORA Solar CEO Zev Rosenzweig says he is more ready than ever to take on the world. His company's hybrid solar thermal technology, which...

Saudi Arabia Announces Plans For 100% Switch To Renewables

A bright and renewable future for Saudi Arabia? A shock announcement from the world's largest oil producer Following plans to transform Mecca into a solar...

Single White Light luminAID Seeks Middle East Partner

Three years of sustainable lighting for fifteen bucks? United Nations Relief Agency, you hearing this? The LuminAID inflatable solar light was created by a pair...

Germany’s EnBW Partners With Turkish Firm To Build 50MW Wind Power Plant

TekirdaÄŸ Province, in northwestern Turkey, will be the site of several new wind power plants over the next few years. This has been a big...

10 Ways Abu Dhabi Leads The Arab Gulf’s Green Revolution

Abu Dhabi’s stellar efforts to raise green performance across industry sectors position that Gulf state as regional leader in both conceiving sustainable solutions, and...

Morocco University Excited Over First Wind-hydrogen System Installation

Training, teaching and researching the wind: Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane gets Africa's first wind-hydrogen system. Morocco's renewable energy push received yet another boost last week with...

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Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

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Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

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Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

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Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.
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