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Faisal O'Keefe
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Amman’s New Mega-Mall is Antithesis of Sustainable Development
The Taj mall in Amman, Jordan seems as current and eco-sensitive as a polyester leisure suit. Costing in excess of $170 million and with a...
Make Your (Book) Mark With Plastic Bags
Get one up on Rumpelstiltskin by turning plastic shopping sacks into uber-artsy bookmarks. I really hate giving cash gifts. Gift cards aren’t much higher on the...
Trick or Tweet? Saudi Prince Buys $300 Million Stake in Twitter
Arabic is the fastest growing language on microblogging site Twitter, with a 2000 % increase in Arabic postings logged over the past 12 months. This...
Aircraft Emissions: Um, Stewardess, Got An Aspirin?
Aircraft behemoth Boeing estimates at least 90,000 commercial planes fly daily: a massive fuel burn that translates into elephantine emissions of toxic air. There is...
Jordan Jumps Forward on Energy Development
Jordan hits a fork in the energy development road: each route inciting ardent support and dissidence. Environmental activists united in protest for a second time...
Sustainable Golf in the Middle East
Bisharat Golf Course in Jordan is a golfer’s green gone brown, including biodegradable golf balls Golfers love sunshine, warm dry air and a chance to...
Ancient Middle East Craft is Knitting Bridges
Often-ridiculed craft with ancient Middle Eastern roots serves as gentle conduit to change. It’s pretty much agreed that the origins of knitting are placed somewhere in...
Eid Ul Adha Divers Clean 80 Kilos of Undersea Trash
What’s an Aqaba trip over Eid Ul Adha without some snorkeling at the coral beds off Tala Bay of the Red Sea? It’s your chance...
Jordan Green Building Council Announces Creative Design Contest
Join a design contest and network with Jordan’s LEED-minded professionals. Sometimes a simple link with like-minded souls can jump-start connection to fascinating places. As an...
7 Books for New Year’s Resolutions on Sustainable Food!
Bolster your New Year’s food resolutions with seven recycled titles: largely published before 2011 but still relevant. Eating sustainably can make a huge impact on...
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