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Saudi takes the Nile to feed grass-fed cows

Land grabs are old news, but National Geographic has taken a closer look at Saudi's African interests in particular and the resulting story is...

Turmeric Helps Conquer Arthritic Inflammation

In the Middle East, now is the time to buy fresh turmeric root for freezing or planting.

7 Evergreen Books on Sustainable Food for Your New Year

Eating sustainably can make a huge impact on our planet. We all know that eating sustainably, and eating local is good for the planet and...

Swine Flu Claims Nine West Bank Lives

Nine people in the West Bank have died from swine flu, the office of Palestinian Authority Prime Minster Salam Fayyad announced on Saturday, and the...

Mushroom Farmers Start to Sprout Up in Iraq

While they might not completely satisfy the Middle East vegetarian, Iraq's Kurds have found a lucrative new way to cash in on year-round crops,...

As Sanctions Hit Iranians, Iranians Hit Hard Drugs Harder

World powers be what they may have put a heavy hand on Iran and as the sanctions hit the people with economic woes, they...

Simple Oregano Keeps Chickens Disease Free

It's za'atar season in the Middle East and though we don't really need it, there's another reason to love this versatile spice: it could...

Make Mansaf, a Bedouin rice dish

Our continued investigation into  sustainable Middle Eastern food focuses on Mansaf, the Jordanian national dish. Regional cuisines evolve from foods that are available locally and...

Vegetarianism Can Save the Middle East

With 6 of the top 10 most obese countries located in the Middle East, maybe it is time to look at reducing our meat...

Toast Chateau Ksara’s Traditional Wine Making in Lebanon

Jesuit brothers at the Ksara wine press in 1910: Lebanon's oldest wine growing domain Following the footsteps of a wine trading tradition started by Phoenicians,...

Morflora’s Plant “Vaccine” Boosts Food Production Without Using GMOs

A new seed treatment could stop the use and need for GMOs. Even though organic agriculture and sustainable farming practices are on the rise, feeding...

Qatar’s Sahara Forest Project Grows Its First Cucumbers from Saltwater

The Gulf region is showing exactly why they are quickly becoming the top destination for renewable and clean technology in the world. A recent...

Egypt and Morocco’s Equator Prize Winners Preserve Environment through Tradition

The Medicinal Plants Association in Egypt helps preserve biodiversity and is one of the 25 winners of the Equator Prize 2012. Policy making within the...

Animal Abuse Horrific for Livestock Sent from West to Middle East Ports

Live export controversy hits Middle East with full force: Australia may be merciful when raising its cattle at home. That all changes once they...

Palestinians Celebrate Green Innovation

Last week was the annual ‘Made in Palestine 2012’ fair showcasing local Palestinian innovations. Now in its seventh year, the fair was co-sponsored by...

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Ferrari has finally done what many fans thought it never would: build a fully electric car. The new Ferrari Luce is not a quiet compromise or a small city EV. It is a massive, futuristic, high-performance machine with more than 1,000 horsepower, a price tag around $640,000, and styling that has already divided the internet.

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Sports equipment is entering the bioplastics era

Breaking into the sports industry with a product that’s both high-performance and fully circular is a proud moment for us at Balena. This frisbee, made from our bacteria-fermented bioplastic, is proof that sustainable materials can go beyond concepts and prototypes, they can play, perform, and inspire” — David Roubach, Founder & CEO, Balena

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Ferrari has finally done what many fans thought it never would: build a fully electric car. The new Ferrari Luce is not a quiet compromise or a small city EV. It is a massive, futuristic, high-performance machine with more than 1,000 horsepower, a price tag around $640,000, and styling that has already divided the internet.

NEOM’s The Line is delayed as Saudi mirage hits reality

Without blinking indeed: Saudi Arabia has reportedly delayed major work on The Line,  the planned 170-kilometer mirrored city slicing through the desert, until after 2030. Tourism projects along the Red Sea are being pushed back, and Trojena, the fantasy ski resort in the mountains fueled with artificial snow, is also effectively frozen.

Park Slope food coop boycotts “Gay Tahini” already boycotted by Muslims in Israel

The tragedy is that this kind of activism rarely builds peace. It builds tribes instead of humanity. It rewards outrage over dialogue. Once an enlightenment group starts deciding which nationalities are acceptable to boycott publicly, history suggests the line rarely stops where activists think it will.

What the small birds teach

Looking back on the pain and heartbreak I've experienced in life, the raven might be seen as an agent of destruction or might be seen as an agent of change; it turned out to be the latter, leading to greater renewal.
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