Pipeline through Ancient Babylon
Posted by: Adrian Holman
al H̨illah :: Iraq | updated 2012-07-27 15:28:16 -0700 | green-news
The ancient Babylonian Empire once held one of the 'Seven Wonders of the World,' the Hanging Gardens of King Nebuchadnezzar during the 6th century BC. Over the centuries, the Iraqis have preserved the ancient city of Babylon as an archaeological...
Schneider Electric India wins Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
Posted by: reporter_india
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2012-04-30 21:43:29 -0700 | green-news
Dubai, April 30, 2012: Schneider Electric India has received the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (GPACSR) for the year 2012. The award, in recognition of Schneider Electric’s Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives in the areas of Village Electrification,...
Groups to Present Green Awards on Earth Day
Source: Israel National News
Tel Aviv :: Israel | updated 2012-06-22 08:04:44 -0700 | business-news
The theme of this year's Earth Day is raising consciousness of the importance of personal action to prevent global warming. Among the activities to take place in Israel will be the presentation of the Green Globe awards by Israeli environmental...
The talking penguin's guide to climate change
Source: The Guardian
Gaza :: Palestine | updated 2012-06-21 16:57:23 -0700 | technology-news
Scenes from the climate change chapter of Science Tales, by Darryl Cunningham. Illustration: Darryl Cunningham/Myriad Editions "The argument for human-driven climate change is as follows" says the talking penguin to the man in the red jacket in the middle of...
Traffic Congestion, North and Center
Source: Israel National News
Jerusalem :: Israel | updated 2012-06-10 13:47:24 -0700 | travel-news
Congestion was reported on Highway 65 in the direction of Afula in the Hasargel area. Traffic jams were also reported on Route 70 in the direction of Ahihud, starting at Yibor. The coastal highway was congested from the Poleg Interchange...
Arab experts meet to beat impending water crisis
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2012-06-09 17:35:31 -0700 | political-news
Apr 10, 2012 00:46 Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussayen yesterday raised the alarm by saying the Arab world would witness a severe water crisis by the year 2025...He said most Arabs are neither conscious of the acute problem...
Op-Ed Columnist: The Other Arab Spring
Source: Newyork Times
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-06-08 06:19:20 -0700 | political-news
ISN'T it interesting that the Arab awakening began in Tunisia with a fruit vendor who was harassed by police for not having a permit to sell food just at the moment when world food prices hit record highs? And that...
Dense haze blankets Beirut's coast and interrupts international flights
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2012-06-07 06:28:54 -0700 | disasters-news
The Daily Star Haze made the Pigeon Rocks in Raouche barely visible from the coast. A dense haze that appeared along the coast interrupted activity at Rafik Hariri International Airport for nearly three hours Friday evening. The unusually heavy bout...
Qabani: No improvement in electricity supply next summer
Source: NOW Lebanon
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2012-06-03 10:49:48 -0700 | disasters-news
Parliamentary Public Works, Transportation, Energy and Water Commission chief MP Mohammad Qabbani voice his skepticism on Tuesday concerning the outcome of the electricity issue. Saying that next summer will witness the resolution of the electricity issue is misleading, Qabani told...
India seeks more gas, oil from Qatar
Source: NewKerala
New Delhi :: India | updated 2012-07-29 23:59:35 -0700 | business-news
Jaipal Reddy said Monday. "In the years ahead, with our energy demands growing rapidly, we look to Qatar for larger quantities of not only LNG but crude oil and LPG as well," Reddy said at an event organised to mark...
Bassil: Mikati sometimes acts like Future Movement's representative
Source: NOW Lebanon
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2012-06-02 04:33:58 -0700 | political-news
Energy Minister Gebran Bassil said on Sunday night that Prime Minister Najib Mikati sometimes acted like the Future Movement's representative in the cabinet. However, he did not elaborate further but continued to talk about Lebanon's electricity crisis.
Minister signs SR544m contracts for water and sewage projects
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2012-05-31 17:17:17 -0700 | political-news
Apr 1, 2012 00:45 Water and Electricity Minister Abdullah Al-Hussayen signed 41 contracts, combining a worth of more than SR544 million to implement water and sewage projects in various regions of the Kingdom. The projects were awarded to a number...
Mikati welcomes Bassil's positivity on electricity issue
Source: NOW Lebanon
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2012-05-28 07:51:11 -0700 | disasters-news
Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in an interview published on Wednesday that Energy Minister Gebran Bassil was positive in his statements on the electricity issue. The outlines of his statement were complementary to mine, Mikati told As-Safir newspaper.
EDL to crack down on unpaid power bills
Source: The Daily Star
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2012-05-26 10:24:16 -0700 | business-news
Energy and Water Minister Jebran Bassil said on Friday that some Lebanese ministers and deputies owe Electricite du Liban (EDL) more than $8 million in unpaid electricity bills. Some of the politicians and deputies owe EDL LL12 billion of unpaid...
Satellite images identify early human settlements
Source: NOW Lebanon
Aleppo :: Syria | updated 2012-05-20 14:49:44 -0700 | technology-news
An American archaeologist has used satellite images and a computer program to uncover thousands of ancient human settlements in Syria, according to a research study published Monday. Software developed jointly by Harvard University professor Jason Ur and Massachusetts Institute of...
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