The hijab is the bombshell sportswear in this Afghan gym
While some women may dream of going to a post-workout Starbucks in Lululemon hot pink workout pants - in Afghanistan women are fighting for the right to work out at all.
This ancient Arab irrigation system invented before Rome’s aqueduct
An ancient water management system engineered 3000 years ago is still keeping farms and oases green in the UAE and Oman.
Explore the wild corners of Austria by ski and foot
Maybe you live in a modern city like Dubai where everything might seem possible. Even skiing, since the Emirati city of Dubai boasts Ski Dubai, an indoor ski resort with 22,500 square meters of indoor skiing area.
Wind turbine power company nixed for biosphere risks in Israel
Israel is known as a solar energy pioneer, but wind in some locations, is not lacking in the small Middle East nation. But after seeing the research and the environmental impacts of wind energy companies, offshore wind turbines, and on land turbines, the Israeli government has rejected a plan for a local company Energix which works with wind turbine energy suppliers such as Vestas and Siemens.
CIBC Aventura card awards you for eating local
A Canadian bank has offered benefits for shopping local. With restrictions on restaurants beginning to ease across Canada, the CIBC bank is launching a new program to support business owners and help them bring back customers.
The Cedars of God are dying
Greenpeace is promoting a new film about the trees, the ‘Cedars of Lebanon’. This is the second film that was produced to document and highlight the devastating impact of global climate change on precious and unique ecosystems in the Middle East.
At the Four Seasons Casablanca? Learn about desert oases at risk
You are having an adventure of a lifetime. But if you weren't at 5 Star Four Seasons Casablanca or Marrakech - what would you know about the local people in Morocco? A video produced by Greenpeace helps show some of what happens as a byproduct to climate change. The deserts are getting even drier.
Can a VPN Lower Your Electric Bill?
Every home should feel like an eco oasis, and it can be done by saving energy on the internet. Here's how it can be done.
7 Great Eco-Friendly Dates
It’s 2020 and the world is slowly becoming more environmentally conscious. For most of us, it’s about creating better habits in our day-to-day lives with positive, sustainable changes.
Israel plans for medical cannabis stock index
Since the 60s Israel became known for its scientific look at cannabis. It was never illegally federally for cannabis to be studied so decades of progress have been in Israel thanks to those early pioneers, most notably chemist Raphael Mechoulam who I got to interview more than a decade ago, before the cowboys rushed in. […]
A $100 million USD fund unites Arab Gulf and Israel
A new fund is launched to create peace and hopefully cleantech investments between the Gulf and Israel.
Getting cadmium out of my chocolate through the roots
Simran Sethi is a writer and activist who writes about protecting food we love like chocolate and wine. Scientists too are working to food we love safer through more sustainable agricultural practices.
Home Security Systems for the sustainablist
Every home should feel like an eco oasis, and it can be done by saving energy using devices like Nest. Security systems are just as important for keeping your eco-oasis safe and home sweet home.
Vegan cheesemaker eyes IPO
It's a sign of the times: a vegan cheesemaking company in Israel is considering listing on the TASE - or Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Two meat or animal product substitute companies already list there and now Vgarden, which makes vegan cheese is looking to raise capital.
Finding Covid outbreaks in your street sewers
Kando sends sensors into a sewer find Covid-19 hotspots in your towns and cities. Should we bring one into the White House?
How Online Casinos Are Saving Our Planet
The title is a bit of a stretch, but the need for more server space to power the gaming industry has come up with novel ideas on how to do that including the building of server farms in the desert run on solar and wind power.
Steps to Help Improve Your Credit Score
Want to open a craft business, something ecological or with sustainability in mind? Even do-gooders need to think about the business aspect of business.
US oil giant Chevron buys Israel’s natural gas
Israeli offshore gas fields are now under control of one of the world’s biggest energy companies, Chevron. It irks activists, but might spark a pan-European pipeline, one analyst suggests.
Dubai’s Sustainability Pavilion for Expo 2021 revealed in real
Dubai will host the World Expo 2020 in 2021. We show off first look of the Sustainability Pavilion.
Reasons to Use a Business Energy Provider
Every home should feel like an eco oasis, and it can be done by saving energy. Here's how it can be done.
Amazon rainforest cruises will touch your heart and soul
Environmentalists agree: The mother of all cruises would never be a Princess Cruise to Venice or the Caribbean: it’s a cruise through one of the still wild places in the world – through the Amazon.
3 Types of Commercial Solar Cold Email
Feel you are reaching out to a forest of abyss? Even greentech companies like solar energy need good sales skills. Here's how.
How BetterHelp Can Help You to Cope with Climate Change Depression
Climate change can seem depressing. Does it help if you take it to heart?
Taking an Idea and Turning it Into a Business: With Brian Mingham
These students take an idea like waste coffee grounds, test a hypothesis and if it works can turn science into a cleantech company. This is how business and eco can make an impact.
5 Ways to Improve the Environment in Your Own Home
The environment of your home is essential. It appeals to almost all of our senses and it can help alleviate all of our stressors too. Covid-19 has made every single one of us acutely aware to how important the home is to our everyday well-being and sanity.