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Cooped Up With Vertigo

Members of Vertigo dance troupe in Israel have set up a dance studio in old chicken coops on Kibbutz Netiv HaLamed Hey. In most places...

Do You WANA Green The Middle East? A Forum Report from Jordan

WANA, a North Africa and West Asia forum recently convened in Jordan to discuss the environment, a green economy, sustainable development and the revival...

Going Against the Grain of Synthetic Fabrics

In a world of synthetics and polyesters, fabric merchant Bilal Abu-Khalaf sells hand-woven silks, cotton and gold-threaded cloths from his Jerusalem shop. Some cloths...

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...

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Drinking Mercury: How Art Makes Invisible Pollution Visible

Drinking Mercury in La Paz uses photography, sound, video and installation to reveal how mercury pollution from gold mining moves through water, ecosystems and people.

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Two people can look at the same sustainability dashboard and reach different conclusions. The problem is not necessarily the data, but whether anyone can trace how the number was produced.

Arabia Suburbia was adapted from the American blueprint for suburban living

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Why pest control needs to adapt to local climate, moisture, building patterns and pest pressure rather than rely on one national treatment plan.

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