http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has turned down a proposal by the Central Municipal Council (CMC) to allow more floors for buildings on the D-Ring Road. CMC Chairman Saud Al Hanzab said that he had received a letter... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14610851-plan-for-more-floors-on-dring-road-rejected green-news Tue, 14 May 2013 17:23:36 -0700 Qatar and Egypt agreed on a gas swap deal for the supply of liquefied natural gas to help the North African country meet soaring power demand in the summer months, an Oil Ministry official said. Qatar will supply 18 to... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14572584-qatar-to-supply-lng-in-swap-deal-with-egypt green-news Wed, 08 May 2013 16:01:02 -0700 Mowasalat yesterday launched its first green taxi fuelled by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), as part of a plan to convert a major portion of its public transport vehicles to alternative fuel. The company is operating two CNG-fuelled buses and has... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14517902-green-cab-hits-the-road green-news Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:21:56 -0700 For a first in the country, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal)  will use a solar-powered lighting system at the Salwa-Mesaieed road that is nearing completion. Ashghal will also use LED lamps, a highly efficient system that helps in saving energy.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14511258-solarpowered-lamps-for-salwamesaieed-highway green-news Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:47:11 -0700 The UN's climate chief called for urgency on Monday as she opened a new round of global talks amid warnings that Earth-warming carbon dioxide levels were approaching a symbolic threshold never seen in human history. Data from the Mauna Loa... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14504849-rise-of-co2-levels-now-urgent green-news Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:56:16 -0700 RasGas recycled 43% of all its waste generated in 2012, which was the best in the industry and far outperformed the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry average of 28%. The company has projected 80% recycling of its waste in 2013.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14498267-rasgas-ups-target-for-waste-recycling green-news Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:02:56 -0700 Over 200 people took part in a clean-up of the beaches at the northern island of Umm Tays yesterday. The activity was organised by InterNations, an expatriate network, and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning. The volunteers picked... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14493168-one-tonne-of-beach-rubbish-removed green-news Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:42:42 -0700 The mangroves located near the New Doha Port, which is under construction south of the city, are under permanent watch to avoid environmental impact, the company in charge of the project has said. The New Port Project (NPP) is located... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14486436-authorities-vigilant-over-mangroves-near-new-port green-news Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:25:26 -0700 Dr Rodrigo Riera, Moza Al Naimi of Qatar Science and Technology Park, and QFI Youth Ambassadors Muhammed Al Muhannadi and Sahar Al Ansari at the Blue Carbon panel discussion. Doha: Qatar Foundation International (QFI) yesterday celebrated Earth Day with the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14463704-experts-take-part-in-qfi-earth-day-meet green-news Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:21:42 -0700 Qatar's utility distributors said yesterday they planned to employ and train national workforce and arm them with judicial authority to enforce a law to control waste of electricity and water. The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation, popularly known as... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14463189-crackdown-on-water-power-wastage-soon green-news Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:33:28 -0700 Qatar gets first passive house' Tuesday, 23 April 2013 Kahramaa President Issa Hilal Al Kuwari (second right), opening the Baytna' Project yesterday...Barwa and Kahramaa and representatives of the partnering companies. Under the Baytna project, two 225 sq m villas were... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14463190-qatar-gets-first-passive-house green-news Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:33:29 -0700 Over a thousand self-portraits were submitted from all over the world by individuals calling for a ban on destructive industry in the Arctic. These were combined into a massive composite eye image, which was carried to the top of the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14442509-eye-at-the-top-of-the-world green-news Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:09:18 -0700 The fair attracted a large number of visitors, including schoolchildren. noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14435455-energy-minister-at-qp-stand green-news Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:43:12 -0700 Qatar's Meteorology Department said yesterday that no more aftershocks of the 7.8 magnitude tremor that hit Iran yesterday are likely to be felt here due to their low intensity. The epicentre of yesterday's quake was some 900km from Qatar, the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14427996-no-aftershocks-likely-says-met-department green-news Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:24:52 -0700 14 25,000 km2 of ice has been lost from floating ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula in the last 50 years. [EPA] For the first time, scientists have managed to demonstrate that ten times more ice melts in the summer... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14412135-melting-in-antarctica-is-worst-in-1000-years green-news Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:41:47 -0700