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Recycle Jordan’s Politicians into Purses

Voting is underway for Jordan’s Parliament.  I'm not running, but I have this one in the bag. Hundreds of posters are hanging along Amman roadways;...

Arab shirt shops create sustainable T-shirts

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Sidreh Weaves Bedouin Tradition Into Their Future

A few short decades ago, the ladies of Lakiya had a very different life. Their traditional Bedouin clans lived in encampments throughout the Israeli...

10 Green Prophets for 2012

The year in retrospect has been a positive one. Despite civil unrest, dangerous regimes, and appalling environmental crimes and neglect, there are good green...

West Elm’s Living Green Wall is a First in Kuwait

It is almost certain that a new green wall installed in Kuwait is the emirate's very first. The 175 square foot vertical garden was...

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Holiday shopping can be challenging but need it also be horrifying? In Jordan, import duties bloat retail prices. Clay pots and intricate mosaics are too unwieldy...

Bahrain’s Temporary Market 338 Beats Out Glitzy Shopping Malls

Despite the many stereotypes about residents of Gulf countries, many people prefer creative, sustainable boutiques to shopping in big glitzy malls, though their options...

Eco-Art Gift Ideas for Sandy Claus

Whether your sandy reminiscences are wet or dry, two artists have devised ways to make your memories tangible. My brain inextricably links sand to sea...

Iranian Graphic Designers Fight Pollution and Climate Change

What can graphic design do to help tackle environmental degradation? Well, these Iranian designers think a lot. Exploring the nexus where art and nature meet,...

Dazzling Carpet of Plastic Bottles Adorns the Moroccan Desert

Nobody wants to see rubbish littering the magical Sahara desert, unless of course it belongs to WE MAKE CARPETS.  The Dutch collective has been...

H&M to Launch the First Global Clothes Recycling Venture

Swedish retail company H&M recently announced an upcoming clothes recycling venture, starting in February 2013. The fashion recycling campaign will span 48 nations, including...

Fruitful Fusion “Trochets” Bean Bags from Trash

Concerned to reconnect hands and minds and make a worthwhile environmental impact, a few women from Saudi Arabia are crocheting recycled plastic bags into...

Zara Gives in to Greenpeace and Public Pressure

Greenpeace tapped into some serious people power with their recent "Detox" campaign and the world's largest fast fashion retailer had no choice but to...

Sustainable Tunisian Crafts by Matali Crasset

When we first wrote about the boutique Dar HI Hotel in Nefta, Tunisia, Ben Ali was still in power, and Tunisia was one of...

ZARA Fast Fashion Retailer Under Fire for Polluting China’s Waterways

Spanish fast fashion company Zara has come under intense fire recently for failing to address a Greenpeace report released last year outlining the textile...

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