Environment
Environmental Voices: The politics of international environmental negotiations–Part I
January 24, 2011
Environmental Voices: The politics of international environmental negotiations–Part I
The following article is part of Al-Masry Al Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Hu’s visit ends, but China’s ecological footprint lingers
January 22, 2011
Hu’s visit ends, but China’s ecological footprint lingers
Chinese flags have disappeared from Washington’s wide avenues after China’s President Hu Jintao's visit this week, but one statistic is still…
Record melt from Greenland ice sheet in 2010
January 22, 2011
Record melt from Greenland ice sheet in 2010
Paris--Greenland's ice sheet, feared as a major driver of rising sea levels, shed a record amount of melted snow and…
Aswan’s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster
January 21, 2011
Aswan’s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster
Aswan--When the M/S Eugenie first cruised the length of Lake Nasser in 1993, its passengers sipped whiskey sours on the…
Crafts with a conscience
January 18, 2011
Crafts with a conscience
They make paper and rugs, they blow glass and they recycle. Three Cairo NGOs help craftsmen produce art with an…
Environmental Voices: A solar agenda for Egypt long overdue
January 17, 2011
Environmental Voices: A solar agenda for Egypt long overdue
The sun, of which Egypt has in abundance, is waiting for us to take action. Yet, as with most of…
South Sinai to ban sport fishing
January 16, 2011
South Sinai to ban sport fishing
South Sinai governor, Abdel Fadeel Shousha, issued a decision banning all forms of recreational fishing at Aqaba bay for both…
Industrial polluters pushed out of Helwan
January 14, 2011
Industrial polluters pushed out of Helwan
In a massive relocation project, Helwan Governorate is getting rid of its cement factories and other industries that create heavy…
China readies 10 million electrical vehicles parking spots by 2020
January 14, 2011
China readies 10 million electrical vehicles parking spots by 2020
The Chinese government is said to be looking to prepare at least 10 million car parking spots for electric vehicles…
Bad weather to hit Egypt
January 13, 2011
Bad weather to hit Egypt
The General Authority for Meteorology announced that Egypt will be exposed to 72 hours of bad weather starting Friday. It…