Beirut’s Biggest Green Space… Too Many Limitations to Enjoy it
Beirut’s biggest green space; Horsh Beirut, was opened in the summer of 2015, after being closed for over 20 years. Many civil society organizations worked on making that happen. However,...
Land of the rising sun turns its back on solar energy
The sun is setting on Japan’s clean energy boom, despite projects like a massive floating solar farm near Tokyo, as the government cuts subsidies and bets on nuclear and coal-fired power, critics...
Ogoni king: Shell oil is killing my people
Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi, the paramount ruler and hereditary king of the Ogale community in the oil-rich Niger delta, is ready to explode. After nearly a week of sittting quietly in top hat and...
Spain: Sharoni kaki campaign in full swing
The SHARONI® kaki campaign started in late October in the Spanish province of Huelva, with very good prospects, since the weather conditions have contributed to an excellent harvest in terms of both...
Nissan, BMW, Porsche face sales ban in S. Korea
South Korea is to ban sales of some cars made by Porsche, BMW and Nissan, and fine the companies over $5 million as a probe into emissions documentation widens. Seoul began investigating...
As oceans empty, Kenya fishermen must adapt or disappear
Ahmed Ali Mohamed snorkels over sea grass and coral, keeping an eye out for different fish species darting through the waters below him. But his job is not to catch the fish — as his family...
Spanish avocado season off to sluggish start in Europe
The avocado harvest is underway in Spain, but one exporter says there is little enthusiasm among exporters due to slow sales and low consumption in the European market. A representative of avocado...
Bali’s public services crippled under weight of huge rubbish dump in Kuta
JUST 6.4km from Bali’s tourist strip of Kuta is a massive pile of putrid garbage that grows day by day. The tourist island’s main rubbish dump now covers 30 ha, reaches 20 metres high in places and...
