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Faisal O'Keefe
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Solar Cucumbers and Airdrop Irrigation are Two Wet and Wild Ideas
We showcase two wet clean tech ideas, have any more? Fresh water constitutes less than 3 percent of the world’s water, yet supplies have been...
Green Designers’ Cloudy Thinking
Rotterdam-based architects MVRDV were smacked with a powerful backlash after unveiling their design for The Cloud, a pair of posh residential skyscrapers located in Seoul,...
Love Lipstick, Love Formaldehyde?
Faisal spring cleans with her daughter and is shocked at the toxic chemicals she finds in her cupboards. Teens are especially at risk. When your...
Dubai Dumps its Dumps
Thousands of Emirati families have been clearing space for their brand new recycling bins, distributed as part of a new waste management program started this...
Basel Burgan: A Force Behind Jordan’s Anti-Nuke Movement
Our interview with activist Basel Burgan, a leading figure against nuclear proliferation for energy, in Jordan. The Jordan Times reports that energy officials have expanded...
Understanding Jordan’s Nuclear Ambitions
Begin with a 3-pronged disclaimer: I’m no engineer; I’m as political as a daisy; and since leaving university, my preferred way of learning is fairly chaotic. I...
Wharton’s Looking for Middle East Green-novation at Innovation Tournament
Crazy idea keeping you up at night? Are you a solver of problems with worldwide impact? Would your innovation benefit from expert mentoring? Join the...
UN Sponsors Global Wet T-Shirt Contest!
It’s World Water Day today, relevant and necessary for the Middle East. Well, not quite, but I got your attention. Raise an icy glass filled with...
A Forest of Umbrellas Keeps Medina Pilgrims Cool
Today’s pilgrims to Medina are way cooler than their predecessors thanks to sun shelters surrounding Islam’s second-holiest mosque. Al-Masjid al-Nabawī, the second mosque built by...
America can’t green Jordan’s future
America joins Jordan in a celebration of green, but we are not sold on the deal. The USA and Jordan recently entered into environmental partnership,...
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