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Rapid Electric Car Charger Comes to Masdar City

Brian Nitz
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Rapid Electric Car Charger Comes to Masdar City

electric car masdarThe Abu Dhabi government in cooperation with Mitsubishi industries has opened the region’s first  rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging station.

The station is located in Masdar City and is certified to meet the Charge de Move (CHAdeMO) industry standard for rapid charging.  This standard can reduce charging time by as much as 90 percent.

Charging stations using standard electrical outlets might take up to 6 hours for a usable charge while CHAdeMO chargers can bring the battery up to 80 percent of its capacity in only 30 minutes.

The name of this standard is based on a Japanese pun, “O cha demo ikaga desu ka” meaning “Let’s have (green) tea while charging.”

Charging times of 6 hours meant practical charging had to take place at home or at the workplace.

But charging times of 30 minutes could make it practical to charge during a tea, coffee or lunch breaks.

Would anyone like to open a cafe near this charging station?

Image of yellow electric car from Shutterstock

Gazans Pay One-third of Income for Clean Water

Linda Gradstein - The Media Line
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Gazans Pay One-third of Income for Clean Water

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Gaza’s population is increasing, and the water supply is not keeping pace according to Oxfam, the British human rights organization. In a new report, the group asserts that Gazans are spending as much as one-third of their household income on drinking water, and are facing growing health risks.

“The infrastructure has been deteriorating rapidly because we are not able to repair and maintain it,” Karl Schembri, a spokesman for Oxfam in Gaza told The Media Line. Referring to action as far back as Operation Cast Lead at the end of 2008 and start of 2009, “Israeli military attacks have had a severe impact on the civilian infrastructure and particularly on the water network.”

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Lapka iPhone Device Will Tell You if Your Food is Really Organic

Tafline Laylin
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Lapka iPhone Device Will Tell You if Your Food is Really Organic

cleantech, design, organic food, radiation, iPhone, green appsThese days it’s impossible to trust anything. We go to the store or market and buy what we believe is an organic head of lettuce but it’s virtually impossible to know whether that label meets our own standards for healthy food. Which means that we could be consuming nasty chemicals without even realizing it.

Unless you grow your own food on a roof or balcony or in traditional backyard garden, the Lapka iPhone device might be for you. Not only does it detect chemical and radiation threats, but it also measures temperature and humidity in order to help users identify the healthiest combination for them.

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Refugee Camp in Bethlehem Sprouts Green Rooftops

Arwa Aburawa
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Refugee Camp in Bethlehem Sprouts Green Rooftops

green-roof-bethlehem-karama-refugee-campSupported by the women’s group Karama, families in Bethlehem’s Dheisheh refugee camp have begun growing fresh food on their rooftops

Cramped conditions in the Dheisheh refugee camp of Bethlehem mean that any space – nevermind green space – is difficult to come by. The streets are narrow, families live in small homes and parks and large gardens are unheard of. That, however, hasn’t stopped the women’s group Karama from making the most of the space they do have in the refugee camp to grow fresh produce the locals can enjoy. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of one of Karama’s friends in the US, the women’s organization has provided the stands, covering, water tank, soil and seeds, to develop micro-farms on the rooftop of 15 families. As I have written in the past, the flat roofs of Middle Eastern homes are great spaces that are often overlooked so it’s lovely to see them being put to green use in even the most difficult circumstances. 

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Bloggers to Win Free Doha Climate Change Conference Trips this November: Adopt A Negotiator

Arwa Aburawa
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Bloggers to Win Free Doha Climate Change Conference Trips this November: Adopt A Negotiator

adopt-a-negotiator-mena-middle-east-doha-bloggerThe ‘Adopt A Negotiator’ project is looking for young bloggers and activists from the region to take part in the Doha Climate Change Conference this November

Are you a budding blogger with an interest in the environment? Or maybe a video journalist with a passion for social issues? Well, if you are and also happen to be between 18-30 years old, then the ‘Adopt a Negotiator’ project is for you. They are on the look out for talented people to join their delegation to the UN COP18 conference in the hope of securing a better deal for the climate and the world’s citizens at the next climate summit.

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Ramadan in Yemen is Miserable and it’s Getting Worse

Tafline Laylin
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Ramadan in Yemen is Miserable and it’s Getting Worse

Yemen, Oxfam, drought, desertification, food scarcity, Ramadan, heat, global warmingYemen isn’t as hot as Saudi, but the temperatures this Ramadan have been high enough to make waiting out the long daylight hours without food and drink very, very hard. But that’s not the worst of the country’s troubles.

Such spirutally-motivated hunger and thirst would be bearable if families had some nice dates and juice to look forward to at Iftar. But that’s not the case either. Unlike Emiratis, who cause traffic accidents in their haste to get home to break the fast, Yemenites aren’t producing any food waste this Ramadan. Instead, as many as 10 million people in the country are going hungry and five million are in dire straits.

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5 Cool No-Cook Recipes For Summer Dining

Miriam Kresh
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5 Cool No-Cook Recipes For Summer Dining

tomato gazpachoNeed to put a good meal together but it’s too hot to cook? Here’s an easy menu for those hot-weather meals.

Knowing that hot days are still ahead, the wise cook organizes a plan for dishes that take only minutes to prepare, yet satisfy those fickle summer appetites. First, take a look in your refrigerator.

Any pre-cooked foods (also known as leftovers) that could make a great cold dish? Cooked quinoa, lentils, bulgur and rice are excellent bases for no-cook salads. And if you’ve got some pre-cooked freekah, try the wonderful freekah, feta and fig salad.  Take a look also at our post on back-to-school lunches, where many of the recipes fit the no-cook category.

But let’s say your fridge and freezer offer nothing inspiring. Get ready to make a shopping list, and take note of the following appetizer, cold soup, sandwich, salad, and dessert. None of them require more than boiling water.

1 Appetizer: Fruity Bulgur Salad. Half the recipe will make appetizers for four people. 

Recipe: Have a Tasty Tu B’Shvat with Bulgur Salad

2. Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe

8 cups finely diced seedless watermelon, about 6 pounds with the rind

1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely diced

1/2 red bell pepper, finely diced

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

1/4 cup chopped parsley

3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar

2 tablespoons minced shallot

2 tablespoons olive oil

3/4 teaspoon salt

Mix watermelon, cucumber, bell pepper, basil, parsley, vinegar, shallot, oil and salt in a large bowl. Puree 3 cups of the mixture in a blender or food processor to the desired smoothness. Transfer to another large bowl. Puree another 3 cups and add to the bowl. Stir in the remaining diced mixture. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

3. Sandwiches: Choose one or more from our list of fast and easy sandwiches.

4. Salads: Try our Vegan Chickpea and Artichoke Salad. You can use canned chickpeas and artichoke hearts from a jar. With good bread and a dip, this hearty salad becomes a main dish.

Vegan Chickpea and Artichoke Salad (RECIPE)

5. Dessert: No doubt about it: our Fresh Figs with Arak and Cream.

Make summer sing with fresh figs, arak and cream

More light and easy recipes on Green Prophet:

Energy from Trash to Become Reality with $17 Million Israeli Investment

Tafline Laylin
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Energy from Trash to Become Reality with $17 Million Israeli Investment

compost, recycling, food waste, biogas, Israel, waste to energyThere are nearly 8 million people crammed into Israel and most of them like a little A/C in the summer. But only 74, 520 families separate their organic and inorganic waste. What does that have to do with anything, you ask?

Well, it turns out that the Ministry of Environment has recently committed just over USD17 million to help biogas innovators turn organic waste into energy within the next three years. Which means that if more families make the effort to donate their organic waste, then the country can produce more energy to power their homes and appliances.

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Save the Grace Combats Lebanon’s Year-Round Food Waste

Tafline Laylin
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Save the Grace Combats Lebanon’s Year-Round Food Waste

food waste, syrian refugees, Lebanon, Ramadan, methaneWe continuously shine a bright light on the issue of food waste during Ramadan and have provided tips for keeping it down, but throwing away perfectly good food is not something that only happens during the holy month or in the MENA region. It is a global phenomenon.

Even though roughly 925 million people throughout the world go hungry every year, in that same time, we throw away up to 220 million tons of food. Moved to end this shocking waste in Lebanon at least, Lamia El-Sayed, a graphic designer based in Beirut, did what many forward thinking people do these days and started a Facebook cause page. It is called “Save the Grace.” 

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Sowwah Square Receives First LEED-CS Gold Pre-Certification in Abu Dhabi

Tafline Laylin
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Sowwah Square Receives First LEED-CS Gold Pre-Certification in Abu Dhabi

Sowwah Square, Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, LEED-CS, USGBCUsually new developments seeking LEED certification have to “prove themselves” – so to speak – before they can achieve any kind of certification. However, in order to recognize the division between owners and tenants of new developments, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) makes an exception for  core and shell buildings that are designed to be especially energy and resource-efficient.

This is how it’s possible that the Mubadala real estate company has been awarded LEED-CS Gold for Sowwah Square – a 450,000 sqm mixed-use development on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi that is still under construction.

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Is Natural Birth Connected with Post-trauma Stress in New Moms?

Karin Kloosterman
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Is Natural Birth Connected with Post-trauma Stress in New Moms?

anesthesia, anesthesiologists, anticipation, back, birth, birthing, body, care, caucasian, clinic, doctors, epidural, females, group, health, healthcare, hospital, inject, injection, look, male, man, maternity, medical, medicine, nurses, nursing, obstetrics, patient, people, pregnancy, pregnant, preparation, prepare, procedure, professional, spinal, studio shot, surgeons, surgery, surgical, syringe, team, three persons, touch, treatment, white background, womenAn epidural could be the key to reducing PTSD in new mothers

Before I gave birth, I was sure it would be all-natural. For the sake of my baby, and my back, I decided to not take an epidural. The tune changed when the contractions attacked me like a lion, giving me no-where to run. Was this a smart decision to take the epidural, and do the short-term effects of it outweigh the other problems, like difficulties in breastfeeding, or lower back pain? According to a new study from Tel Aviv University, women who opt for the natural, pain-relief-free birth are at a much higher risk of developing full blown post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It’s no trivial matter as PTSD is associated with serious health effects like depression and in the worst cases suicide. This news will no doubt get the La Leche League women fired up. Read on.

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Israel’s Maccabi Soccer Uniforms by NIKE are Made From 13 Recycled Plastic Water Bottles

Tafline Laylin
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Israel’s Maccabi Soccer Uniforms by NIKE are Made From 13 Recycled Plastic Water Bottles

recycled plastic, soccer, NIKE, Maccabi, fashion, designIt gets so hot in Israel that safari animals are fed funky popsicles, so we were surprised to learn that the country’s most successful soccer team wears uniforms made out of 13 recycled plastic bottles! But it’s true. And even though the majority of Israelis are probably more passionate about soccer than they are about environmental issues, everybody is bound to be impressed with the sheer ingenuity of NIKE’s 2012/2013 kits home for the Maccabi team from Haifa.

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Beit Sitti in Amman: Cook Like a Local Jordanian Grandmother

Kelly Milone
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Beit Sitti in Amman: Cook Like a Local Jordanian Grandmother

beit sitti amman jordan Jabal al-Weibdeh, cooking classKelly learns to cook like a local (vegetarian) Jordanian at Beit Sitti in Amman.

For all those tourists in Amman who want to gain authentic Arabic cooking experience to bring back home and impress their dinner guests, or for the local Jordanian who wants to throw a unique rooftop party in the area, Beit Sitti, My Grandma’s House, is the place to go.

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littleBits LEGO-like Electronic Toys Designed by Lebanese Woman

Tafline Laylin
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littleBits LEGO-like Electronic Toys Designed by Lebanese Woman

Lebanon, littleBits, electronics, technology, toys, designIf you ever wondered how the coffee machine works or how your iPhone responds to touch, then littleBits are for you. Lebanese designer Ayah Bdeir has recently received an additional $3.5 USD million in venture capital to scale up a hugely popular new line of toys that makes building electronic circuits as easy as fixing up cracks in Beirut’s buildings with LEGO bricks.

Currently unavailable in the Middle East unfortunately, littleBits has literally taken the rest of the world by storm. Within two weeks of marketing her products for the first time, Bdeir sold 2,000 of her LEGO-like bits, and large companies are knocking down her doors.

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Ugandan Eco-Artist Wins TED Prize for an Amusement Park Made of Plastic Bottles

Tafline Laylin
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Ugandan Eco-Artist Wins TED Prize for an Amusement Park Made of Plastic Bottles

TEDx, Recycled Amusement, Uganda, Ruganzu Bruno Tsunguriwe, Kampala, Recycled Plastic BottlesUgandan eco-artist Ruganzu “Bruno” Tusingwire gave up art that is hung on walls in favor of doing work that actually makes a difference. Now that lofty ambition has received a substantial financial boost that will allow the 29-year-old to improve life for hundreds of children who live in the slums of Kampala.

The first of ten $10,000 prizes was awarded to Tusingwire at the recent TEDx Summit in Doha, Qatar. In keeping with the City 2.0 competition’s philosophy of linking short-term vision with long-term action, the TEDx Kampala founder will build an amusement park entirely out of recycled plastic bottles so that children marginalized by inequality, poverty and war will at least have a safe place to play.

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