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Pine Nut Truce Brokers Temporary Peace in Afghanistan

Taliban holds fire thanks to tooth-sized nut. Image via the NY Times. Some say all is fair in love and war, but for...

Clearing the Arava Dunes to Make Way for Concrete

Joshua is an environmental attorney and writer living in Tel Aviv. He has worked for several conservation groups in his native United States, including The Nature Conservancy and Defenders of Wildlife. Joshua specializes in laws and policies aimed at protecting natural areas. He has a particular interest in freshwater and marine habitats.

Middle East Joins Worldwide Campaign For Greener Transport (Photos)

Environmentalist in countries such as Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon joined 350.org's 'Moving Planet' campaign to celebrate and support greener forms of transport The stifling heat...

In Remotest Anatolia, Lone NGO Speaks Up On Nature’s Behalf

Çağan Şekercioğlu founded ecological research and conservation NGO KuzeyDoğa in 2007 to promote biodiversity and resist environmental degradation in Turkey's fast-developing eastern region. As thermal...

3 Palestinian Men Killed by Wastewater Flood Beneath Gaza

Three Gaza strip smugglers were killed when wastewater leaked into a tunnel, causing it to collapse. Little is said about the drama that unfolds beneath...

School’s In: Turkish Teachers Learn How To Teach Ecoliteracy

How should teachers incorporate environmental ethics and lessons on sustainability into their classrooms? That's the focus of a four-year educational ecoliteracy project -- Turkey's...

NASA Space Junk Falling – Wear Helmet Today!

It is expected to fall today: a dead six-ton satellite will hit earth today, NASA predicts. Where it will fall is anyone's guess. Iran,...

Egypt Declares a State of Emergency Following Oil Spill

Who needs terrorism when we've got oil spills? "The Mega Leisure Destination on the Red Sea" has sprung an oily leak so serious that the...

New Life Found In Dead Sea! (Amazing Photos)

New Life at the Dead Sea: How do they survive and what is their energy source is the next big question. All the attention...

Environmental Activist Beaten and Tortured In Iran

Amnesty International is calling for an investigation into a report that a female activist was tortured in custody following protests over Lake Orumieh's destruction...

Walk Off McDonalds at Masada – A Sacred Dead Sea Site

Zionists believe that the McDonalds at Masada, a sacred Jewish site, cuts to the heart of their strongest ideals.

Naked Israelis on Everyone’s Minds

Naked Israelis to the rescue. Mission: Save the Dead Sea. Hugging trees, saving whales, and starting recycling campaigns for environmentalists. Now, eco-activists from a...

The Red Sea is Getting Hotter Faster Than the Rest

As the Red Sea gets hotter, what will be the fate of its magnificent coral reefs? 1,000 Israelis dropped their drawers over the weekend -...

Wild Animal “Pets” Still Commonplace in the Gulf

This baby cheetah was found wandering the streets in Abu Dhabi The trafficking of wild animals for sale to rich and wannabe rich collectors in...

Dead Sea naked activism

This was more than just being about 1,000 people in the buff. This was about bringing attention to the cause of the Dead Sea and its rapidly impending demise. This was about waking people up and a call to action.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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