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eBay and Israel’s Ormat Team Up for Clean Power in Utah

Israel’s Ormat Technologies has brokered a deal with eBay to power the online auction giant’s new data center in Utah using Recovered Energy Generation (REG)...

5,000-Year-Old Leopard Trap Discovered in Israel’s Negev Desert

It’s easy for us to think of modern humans as the sole destroyers of all things living, but ancient humans also competed with other predators,...

Security Hampers Pakistan Quake Efforts

En route to aid thousands of people injured and displaced by a devastating earthquake in Pakistan that killed at least 350 people on Tuesday, a...

The Guardian Uncovers Modern Day Slavery in Qatar

Almost as soon as Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup with a suite of swanky solar-powered stadiums, activists started clambering about...

The Iconic VW Van in the Middle East

Volkswagen’s “hippie van” was the preferred mode of transportation for peace lovers during the 1960s, but Brazil is shutting down the last production line this...

Elephant Ivory Racket Linked to Westgate Mall Terrorists

We interviewed Karl Amman about illegal wildlife trafficking at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi about two years ago. Since then, increasingly violent poaching incidents have...

Hong Kong Bans Shark Fin Soup and Bluefin Tuna

Sharks hauled from the Persian Gulf provide fodder for shark fin soup in Hong Kong, and the endangered bluefin tuna is popular there too. But now the...

Joshua Tree Light Pollution Dims BrightSource Energy’s 500MW Palen Solar Project

Slated for a site 36 miles west of Blythe, California, the 500MW Palen Solar Plant – a collaborative project between BrightSource Energy and Abengoa Solar...

Ottoman Palaces Converted into Gorgeous Boutique Efendi Hotel

Uri Jeremias peered over the roof of his restaurant back in 2001 and fell in love with a large abandoned building. It wasn’t for sale,...

Post-Revolution Libyan Kitesurfers Reclaim Their Turf

For years, anyone who wanted to kite surf in Libya had a real challenge: beaches were under government control and many sports were outlawed. But...
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