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Israel Camel Racing May Suffer for Lack of Humps

In Israel Bedouin still joke about the value of a woman "in the price of camels." Now two Jewish Israelis have joined the tribe,...

Abu Dhabi Eco-Chicks Organize Green Drinks Event

Get your green drinks on in Abu Dhabi tonight with the Eco-Chicks and other eco folks. If you happen to be passing through the One...

Green Zionism May Change Israel’s Pioneering Spirit

Green Zionism may be a way to integrate the old movement into new global village. With the 36th World Zionism Congress about to get...

Chicago Muslims Take Their Green Lifestyles to the Streets

The largest Muslim-led festival in the US, Takin' It to the Streets, will feature arts, music, activities, and how to be green. The Inner-City Muslim...

More Cities Join Ban on Pet Sales. Euthanasia Down by 35%!

More cities banning the sale of pets in stores, in effort to curb puppy mills and encourage adoption from shelters. As city shelters are buckling...

How to create a food forest garden, by Martin Crawford

This book is unusual.  Firstly, by virtue of covering the topic of forest gardening at all, but also unusual in another respect. Many gardening books...

Shell Abu Dhabi Dons a Green Mask and Sponsors Annual Environmental Competition

Can environmental awareness campaigns sponsored by major corporate polluters still get the right message across? Eighty-eight students from 20 different governmental and private schools...

Made-At-Home Cottage Industry Booming in Island Kingdom of Bahrain

Bahrain government supports initiatives to bring business back to the families. Defying globalization and thinking locally? Explore what's happening in this Middle East island...

Mikveh: Sacred, Sensual Gray Waters Far From Green

The first time I entered into the mikveh, it felt as if my body was suspended in something extraordinary, primordial fluid, if you will....

Upstream African Countries Sign Nile Water Deal Against Egypt's Interests

African nations fight over who lays claim to the Nile. Egypt is fighting back. Image via Michael JG It is water. Water for all. At...

Queen Rania’s take on sustainable education

Can Queen Rania's educational efforts spill over for regional environmental issues as well? While many articles have been written about Jordan and its various environmental...

Celebrate Shavuot at Vertigo Eco-Arts Village, A Great Alternative to All That Cheese

Celebrate an alternative and dance-themed Shavuot at Vertigo Dance Company's Eco-Arts Village. If you're a vegetarian (or a vegawarian), Shavuot may be one of...

Louise Reviews Eco-Tourism Book 'The Final Call' With A Questioning Eye

Worried about the impact of the tourism industry on the world’s resources?  Want to know whether tourism sustains or destroys local communities and ecology...

Eco-Activist Yeshiva Offers Summer Session That Brings Torah Down to Earth

Eco-Activist Beit Midrash offers an alternative (and ecological) alternative to the traditional yeshiva experience. The Eco-Activist Beit Midrash (EABM) based in Jerusalem has been...

Qatar's Petroleum Industry Going Into Eco-drive?

Qatar's petroleum industry is making efforts to "go green." Is it speeding ahead in the right, or wrong direction? We all know too well the...

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Elkhorn kernals planted to restore reef diversity

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