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The History and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers

When you Twitter, Google, or just spend leisurely hours checking facebook updates, how does this affect the environment? And think about all that data...

Islam and Sustainable Development, A Book Covering These New Worldviews

Odeh Al-Jayoussi creates a  great guidebook on Islam and sustainable development, although it's a little overambitious in its reach at times Odeh Al-Jayoussi, the current vice...

Act Now to Help Jordan Learn to Befriend Man’s Best Friend

Animal lovers in Jordan are fighting a formidable battle to raise people's awareness and respect towards strays and animals in general. It's not easy being...

Omar Nour Aims to be the First Egyptian Olympic Triathlete

Mountaineer Omar Samra posted a photo on his Facebook page of him posing with Egyptian triathlete Omar Nour. Theirs is a match made...

Crap – a Giant Field of Human Excrement Outside of Dubai

Even though, perversely for a landscape photographer, I tend to seek out uglier-than-average places, this possibly wins the prize for one of the least...

She’s Making Graffiti at the Most Dangerous Place on Earth (PHOTOS)

Malina Suliman's Fighting the Taliban with Paint and Graffiti Sometimes graffiti can be seen from space. In Tunisia it graces the country's tallest minaret. In...

Recycling Plastic Bags and Bottles- a Few Easy Ways

Recyclable plastics or wastes for the dump? The choice is ours. Plastic items that usually get discarded and wind up being buried in landfills or...

Egypt’s First Female Dive Master Speaks Out

Egypt has certified the country's first female dive master - a devout Muslim who refers to herself as a feminist. With coveted dive spots...

Stupid Cupid Learns Valentine’s Day Middle East Style

The bard believed that a “rose by any other name would smell as sweet," but labeling mid-February fun as a Valentine’s event is controversial...

Epic Fail Book Helps Us Understand Our Insatiable Appetite for Awful News

Pink slime, an Egyptian muscleman with freakish biceps, and horse-burgers: what makes news go viral? Ages back, the day after actress Natalie Wood died, I...

5 Green Valentine Ideas For Your Eco-Girlfriend

This year, why not try a few unconventional valentine ideas that will expand your lover's heart, rather than her waist or rear end! Chocolates...

Worm Composting to Rejuvenate Your Plants and Earth

This little critter, the common red worm, is a natural organic composting machine Composting for improvement of houseplants and gardens and made in your backyard...

The Kiss in Syria – Tammam Azzan’s Golden Hope Goes Viral

It is rare for an artist from the Middle East to achieve global acclaim, yet Tammam Azzan's name has appeared in all of the...

Coursera’s Free and Green Harvard, Princeton and Stanford University Courses

Got internet access? Then you also have admission to university-level education, absolutely free and with fully flexible class times. Been itching to up your game...

Chairs for Abu Dhabi: a Giant Hollow Mountain for Art Fans

Images of Tadashi Kawamata's extraordinary installation entitled Chairs for Abu Dhabi has been circulating the blogosphere the last few days. A follow up of...

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Elkhorn kernals planted to restore reef diversity

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