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Ecomum Throws a Green Birthday Party

Birthday parties can be delightful events but they can also be stressful and very unhealthy for your children and the earth. With the stress...

Abu Dhabi Rich Pay Millions For Camels While Arab World Stays Poor

The price a pedigree camel fetches could fuel a small town. Is it moral for camel races to continue, while much of the Arab...

Haifa University Reduced Electricity Consumption by 22% in 2008-09

Though their lofty ideals of higher education are admirable, universities are often nevertheless subject to frequent budget cuts and funding shortages.  This can force...

IsraWinexpo In Tel Aviv Showcases Israeli Wines

IsraWinexpo 2010 opened last night to journalists, critics, and wine industry representatives. The exhibition opens to the public today and tomorrow, Feb. 10-11, from...

UK's Al-Maghrib Institute Plants Olive Trees for Palestine

For the past two weekends I attended a Quran study seminar hosted by the Al-Maghrib Institute in Bradford, UK. Throughout the course the staff...

"Keep It Clean" Concert in Cairo This Monday

Concerts are a good way to bring environmentalism to the streets and the general public.  Over the past few years, we've seen this tactic...

Saudi Arabia to Replace Oil with Sun Power for Desalination Plants

Predicting peak oil? Saudi water desalination plants like this one to be powered by the sun. You would imagine that a desert country like Saudi...

Israel's Eilat Region Could Be Middle East's Clean Tech Beta Site

With its year-round sunshine and high temperatures, Eilat and the region are a perfect location for the deployment of alternative energy projects. Here, Aora...

Drinking Beer in Cans and Other Middle East Regional Recycling Problems

These steel cans will take years to oxidize completely Let's face it everybody: recycling, or the lack of recycling that is, is one of the...

Muslim Reflects on Recycling Potential for the Middle East

The UK snow-in didn't stop this Muslim woman from recycling. Now she proposes some reasons why the Middle East should start. Snowy weather affects our...

My Dream for an Organization that Helps the Homeless and the Environment

Karen ponders the possibilities of a new social idea to help the homeless and the environment. Walking down the street this morning, watching a...

Abuse of Circus Animals in Lebanon Challenges Lack of Legal Framework

More western countries are banning circuses with animals, and allow only humans to perform. Can Lebanon and the Middle East change their passion for...

Celebrate Tu B’Shvat With a Tu B’Shvat Seder

Tu B'Shvat (the Jewish new year holiday for the trees) happens in late winter.  This means that many people are gathering dried fruits and...

Celebrate Tu B'Shevat, New Year's for Trees, Now Jewish Earth Day

New Year's for the Trees, is about to be celebrated in Israel and by Jews everywhere. Some people like to plant trees, like this...

Hamish MacDonald's "Finitude" for Climate Activists to Ponder

Bradley Winterton, writing in the Taipei Times in Taiwan, recently gave big thumbs up to one of the first climate chaos novels to come...

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Where to Stay Near the Pitons, From Ladera Resort to the Soufrière Coast

Can saving nature bring enemies together? Drawing on two decades of environmental reporting across the Middle East, Karin Kloosterman explores how solar energy, shared water resources and ecological cooperation could become the foundations of peace.

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Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

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Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

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China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

Rainwater nowhere is safe to drink

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