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Australia hopes for carbon capturing ‘sponges’

Australia hopes for carbon capturing ‘sponges’

SYDNEY -- Australian scientists said Monday they are working to develop "molecular sponges" that they hope will soak up carbon…
Developing world’s megacities struggle to conserve water

Developing world’s megacities struggle to conserve water

Our world is home to 39 megacities--cities that are in turn home to more than ten million inhabitants each. Twenty-eight…
Leak of 110 tons of diesel fuel in Nile after barge sinks in Aswan

Leak of 110 tons of diesel fuel in Nile after barge sinks in Aswan

A Nile Petroleum Company barge carrying 224 tons of diesel fuel has sunk north of Aswan near the village of…
Five Arab sustainable designers

Five Arab sustainable designers

By Arwa AburawaFrom New York to Egypt, Arab architects and designers show us it’s possible to be cool and environmentally…
Halliburton project to develop human resources for oil industry

Halliburton project to develop human resources for oil industry

The head of the Ministry of Environment's Marsa Matrouh branch, Sayyed Dabbour, announced that a project by the Halliburton corporation,…
How the black cloud could solve the black-out

How the black cloud could solve the black-out

In these days of rolling widespread blackouts that are sending small businesses to ruin and rendering streets unsafe, one wonders…
Cairo’s black cloud season underway

Cairo’s black cloud season underway

According to the Air Pollution Early Warning System Unit of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the "black cloud" season…
Report: Diverse water sources key to food security

Report: Diverse water sources key to food security

London--Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts…
Ethiopia faces pressure to halt construction of Nile dam

Ethiopia faces pressure to halt construction of Nile dam

International and regional organizations have stepped up pressure on the Ethiopian government to suspend construction of a new dam on…
Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists

Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists

Two environmental journalists have died in suspicious circumstances since late July, following the publication of a report on illegal logging…
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