Environment
Climate Change: “The Great Squeeze”
March 1, 2010
Climate Change: “The Great Squeeze”
“The Great Squeeze: Surviving the Human Project,” a 67-minute documentary about climate change and its consequences on the human species,…
Immediate action needed to save the Delta
February 26, 2010
Immediate action needed to save the Delta
Fifteen percent of Egypt's fertile land and 14 million people will be displaced over the next 40 years as the…
A compelling documentary: Caring for the Red Sea
February 26, 2010
A compelling documentary: Caring for the Red Sea
Hurghada Environmental Protection Conservation Association (HEPCA) is a misleading name for an NGO working in the field of marine and…
Fed up with pollution, Daqhaliya villagers take on factory
February 22, 2010
Fed up with pollution, Daqhaliya villagers take on factory
A fertilizer production factory in Talkha, Daqahliya continues to face growing public anger due to the environmental costs associated with…
Fried in February
February 22, 2010
Fried in February
It seems like a typical summer day in Downtown, Cairo: pedestrians walk in shirts and T-shirts with the occasional sweat…
Verdict in ‘typhoid’ case delayed to next month
February 18, 2010
Verdict in ‘typhoid’ case delayed to next month
Qalyubiya--A court on Thursday postponed until 4 March its final verdict in the ongoing "typhoid" case, in which nine officials…
Top UN climate official resigning
February 18, 2010
Top UN climate official resigning
Amsterdam--Top UN climate change official Yvo de Boer said Thursday that he was resigning after nearly four years, a period…
Egypt’s compost: Between hopes and challenges
February 14, 2010
Egypt’s compost: Between hopes and challenges
Composting, the controlled process of allowing organic matter to decay in order to create nutrient-rich soil, is being touted as…
A quiet revolt stops a power plant in Nuweiba
February 14, 2010
A quiet revolt stops a power plant in Nuweiba
Bedouins in the quiet Sinai city of Nuweiba managed to stop the construction of a power plant, in what is…
From waste to gold
February 9, 2010
From waste to gold
Like all the other residents of Manshiyet Nasr’s zabaleen district, Hanna Fathi is surrounded by trash. Unlike his neighbors--or most…