Environment
Cairo’s over-congestion vexes urban planners
July 22, 2011
Cairo’s over-congestion vexes urban planners
Day after day, Cairo is increasingly resembling an oversized car park, rather than a functioning metropolis. In a city designed…
Global warming: Study finds natural shields being weakened
July 19, 2011
Global warming: Study finds natural shields being weakened
In a vicious cycle with long-term implications for the climate system, the soil and the ocean are being weakened as…
Workshop shows how to make compost for growing food on rooftops
July 17, 2011
Workshop shows how to make compost for growing food on rooftops
As food prices increase and food security is a cause for concern, experimenting with organic food gardening is not only…
Biomimicry: Learning from nature’s advanced problem-solving skills
July 17, 2011
Biomimicry: Learning from nature’s advanced problem-solving skills
One of the fastest trains in the world, the Japanese 500 Series Shinkansen bullet train, was designed to run quietly…
Lion Village: A zoo on the edge
July 16, 2011
Lion Village: A zoo on the edge
In recent years, the environmental office has been regularly asked by visitors and activists to take measures to improve the…
Japan pushes forward with solar power projects in Egypt
July 13, 2011
Japan pushes forward with solar power projects in Egypt
Although the economic slump of past months has stalled most of Egypt’s industrial projects, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),…
Malaysian tanker fined for oil spill
July 13, 2011
Malaysian tanker fined for oil spill
A Malaysian ship called African Lark has been fined for an oil spill it caused at the Alexandria Port Monday.…
Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test
July 11, 2011
Japan idled reactors could restart after stress test
Japan's idled nuclear reactors could restart work if they pass the first stage of two-step post-Fukushima safety checks, the government…
Small tsunami reaches Japan after major quake
July 10, 2011
Small tsunami reaches Japan after major quake
TOKYO - Small tsunami waves reached the Pacific coast of northern Japan Sunday after a major quake hit the region…