Environment
Website tracks Copenhagen pledges
September 3, 2010
Website tracks Copenhagen pledges
Geneva--Six rich economies joined a website unveiled on Friday detailing pledges in short-term aid they made at last December's climate…
Coast Guard Reports Blast on Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico
September 2, 2010
Coast Guard Reports Blast on Oil Rig in Gulf of Mexico
Grand Isle, LA--An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off…
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
September 2, 2010
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
New Orleans--The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was…
UN climate panel ordered to make fundamental reforms
August 30, 2010
UN climate panel ordered to make fundamental reforms
An international review panel on Monday called on the UN global climate change body to carry out fundamental reforms after…
Egypt forges strategy to face anticipated water shortages
August 29, 2010
Egypt forges strategy to face anticipated water shortages
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained excerpts of a Water Resources Ministry draft strategy to face expected water shortages until the year…
Easy being green: Changing the face of eco-living
August 28, 2010
Easy being green: Changing the face of eco-living
New books in Cairo are expensive, so it made sense that a large crowd gathered last May at Makan for…
US spill panel question drilling policy
August 26, 2010
US spill panel question drilling policy
Washington--The BP oil spill was a massive "failure" in government oversight and administrations should be forced to consult with experts…
Cairo temperatures to stay at 38C until Friday
August 24, 2010
Cairo temperatures to stay at 38C until Friday
The heatwave currently experienced by Cairenes is expected to continue until Friday, according to meteorologists, who said temperatures will not…
World’s largest solar plant to be built in China
August 24, 2010
World’s largest solar plant to be built in China
First Solar expects construction of a solar power plant in Inner Mongolia to begin next year, the China Business News…
Egyptian-Dutch company seeks solar panel construction
August 23, 2010
Egyptian-Dutch company seeks solar panel construction
An Egyptian-Dutch company submitted a request to the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) today, in which it petitioned for installation of…