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GreenWorldOne Is A Social Network with Soul

My children, living a world apart in Hoboken and Amman, find the same goofy YouTube clips, only to learn their cousins in California and England already hit...

Former Yacht & Porsche Owner Opens a Mega Green Store in Dubai

Gundeep Singh hasn't exactly gone from riches to rags, but he has turned over a green leaf and is determined to help others do...

Islamic Gardens Start a Green Muslim Movement

Can gardens really help promote environmentally friendly behaviour amongst the Muslim community? Mark Bryant from Cardiff University who researches Islam and gardens, says they...

Make This Painless Paper Cut With Sustainable Hand Drying

You need half a box of flimsy tissues in Jordan to get the job done. Is there a greener way to dry your hands?  Use...

Ungreen Facts about e-Reading Devices

It’s estimated that the environmental impact of a single “eReader” (Kindle, iPad...) equals that of 100 books.  Whether the motivation is to truly improve environmental...

Destroying the Planet for Beef

Few ideas are more absurd to me than this: because people refuse to cut back on beef consumption, catastrophic levels of methane are being...

The Weird Science of Pedestrian Behavior Might Help Hajj

Math helps us understand how people flow, and just maybe it could help Hajj pilgrims stay safe. A Californian jogs to the beach.  Coming...

The Rise (& Fall?) Of Consumer Society in the Middle East

I speak to historian Relli Shechter about smoking in Egypt, consumerism and why the Middle East still has a long way to go before...

Israel’s Beach Season Opens With Litterbugs

Despite periodic volunteer clean up efforts, much of Israel's beach front suffers from public littering Lawyer Amit Bracha, director of Israel's Union for Environmental Defense, ...

Uzbek babies don’t use diapers

Having met a handful of talented Uzbeki musicians, I can attest that they seem perfectly normal and not at all traumatized by starting out life strapped to a cradle.

Earth Day Exclusive: Interview with Julie McIntyre, author of new Ecosex Book

A growing but still small cadre of environmentalists are taking on the final frontier: nature and intimacy. Julie McIntyre, an 'Earth ceremonialist' and director for...

Native Deen: Muslim Hip Hop Group Releases Epic Earth Day Video

The hugely popular DC-based Muslim hip hop group Native Deen have over 110,000 Facebook followers alone. And one of them, Aisha Ali, says she...

Seeing Green Mirages, a Film Review

Sustainable development in Demmer, Tunisia could be lost forever shows this new documentary film. You cannot be against development, progress, innovation and even education. ...

Get Into Green Music and Art in Iraq Before Earth Day

Who would have thought that Iraqis and Kurds could start a green music and art event? Two non-profits, Nature Iraq and Development Now are holding...

Ecosex and Why Environmentalists are Avoiding the e-Spot

Ecosex is the 'trend that could' except among most green bloggers and editors. Why are they avoiding the one subject that could resurrect environmentalism? Take...

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Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

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