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Tu B’Shvat Ecology Study Opportunities, 2012

The 15th day of the Jewish month of Shavat signals the launching of new Jewish eco-education programs. A potent mystical, ecological, legal and historical mix ...

Acqua by Raha Shirazi: You’ll Never Take Water for Granted Again

A powerful short film by Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Raha Shirazi, Acqua will make you look at water with new eyes. Raha Shirazi's film Acqua is almost guaranteed...

Going Green for Your Wedding – 3 Reasons For the Earth

Not a die-hard environmentalist and need other reasons for going nuptially green? Read on. If you are newly engaged and contemplating your ideal wedding,consider this:...

Green Man Show Suspended Due to Greenwashing

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Indoor Ski Slopes from Ski Dubai Goes Carbon Neutral in Spain

Barcelona hopes to have an indoor ski slope as nice as Ski Dubai (pictured), but carbon neutral. Barcelona is not as hot as places like...

The Garbage Women Of Turkey Turn Trash Into Trendsetting Handbags

Turning trash into art and employing women who have never worked for pay before -- two difficult tasks that Turkish company Çöp(m)adam accomplishes at once. Turkey's...

Contribute! Call for Cycling Literature From The Arab World

Are you lyrical about your two-wheeler? If so, contribute to a literature project on the humble bike It seems that the majority of people serenading...

Sex Toys and Tips That Are Planet Safer

Valentine's Day is less than a month away. Here are a few ways to get green and sexy all over the planet.  The PIP breast...

The Green Sheikh’s Eco-Hero: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

 The Green Sheikh explains why the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is his eco-hero. Not all country leaders are alike but I admire...

Zabaleen Film Portrays Cairo’s Garbage City People

A film depicting Cairo's recyclers in garbage city is in the running to receive one of the film world's most distinguished honors. An independent...

Gaza’s Smuggling Tunnels Into an Underground Metro?

Palestinian artist Mohamed Abusal envisions converting Gaza's smuggling tunnels into an underground metro system. A small handful of Bedouin families living in the Gaza Strip...

Mass Weddings Are Going Green

Most recently, it was 50 couples tying the knot is a mass wedding in Dubai; last year, 163 Israeli couples reportedly married in a...

Hanging Laundry Photographs Help You Toss Your Dryer

Can Sivan Askayo's photographs convince us hang dry our laundry? What if art had the power to change our habits for the (environmentally) better?  Could...

Go Green With Jordan’s New Environment Generation

We speak with Alisa Ananbeh, a student leader on the environment, on going green in Jordan. Around six months ago, Alisa Ananbeh took part in...

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Elkhorn kernals planted to restore reef diversity

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