Middle Eastern Folk Tales Foster Concern for the Environment
The Garden of Wisdom: Earth Tales from the Middle East, edited by Michael J. Caduto and illustrated by Odelia Liphshiz; Greenheart Books, 160 pages; $26.95 The phrase “environmental education”...
Iranians Prayed for Rain, but Were Covered in Snow
TEHRAN — Some had started praying for rain. Others were thinking about migrating. The mountains towering over the city were bare and brown, deprived of their usual winter dusting of snow....
Skye joins Barcelona on list of places ‘destroyed’ by mass tourism
Skye has been named one of the world’s destinations most affected by “mass tourism” – due to thousands of extra visitors heading to locations like the Old Man of Storr, the Fairy Pools, the Quiraing...
Environment the biggest worry for global leaders in gloomy report from WEF
Global business leaders and policymakers are more worried about environmental issues than any other risk factor in 2018, according to a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The report, which is...
Macron’s new environment chief: Greenwashing or green leading?
Nicolas Hulot, France’s most famous environmental activist, is known for making waves. As a famous television personality, he has used his television show as a platform to attack pesticides,...
Algeria in Bottom of 2018 Best Country Ranking
Algeria was outperformed by all of the 80 countries surveyed in the 2018 Best Country Ranking, a ranking and analysis project by U.S. News & World Report, Y&R’s BAV Group and the Wharton...
Cepsa signs deal with Sonatrach to redevelop Algeria oilfield
Cepsa, Sonatrach and Alnaft, the national resources development agency of Algeria, have signed a new concession contract for operating the Rhoude el Krouf (RKF) oilfield, located in the Berkine...
ADNOC to expand CCUS technology to reduce environmental footprint and enhance EOR
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced to expand its use of carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) technology, to meet a six-fold increase in the utilisation of CO2, for enhanced...
