Renewable Energy: Germany's Choice for the Future 1/3/2006 Joachim Fischer and Boghos Ghougassian

Renewable energy and energy efficiency are being taken seriously in Germany as major options for the future. Projecting the energy supply sector in 2050 makes it clear that when renewable energy systems are adopted, combined with energy efficiency measures, they offer excellent prospects for the sustainable development of German economy and protection of the environment. ...more

Dirty Thirty: Europe's most polluting power stations 1/12/2005

After a summer of climate-related flooding, droughts and heatwaves in parts of Europe, a new ranking by WWF reveals the continent's worst climate polluting power stations. ...more

CO2 Storage May Minimize Climate Change 1/12/2005

New IPCC report confirms that CO2 capturing and storage could play a major role in combating climate change - but only if key constraints are addressed ...more

Workshop Review Municipal Executives Discuss Environmental Management 21/11/2005 Lea Kai & Nadine Haddad

Once again the composting plant in Kherbet Selem captured the interest of the participants from Lebanese and Arab Municipalities, during a site visit as part of the curriculum of the Second Regional Workshop for Municipalities held in Beirut between14-19 November 2005, at the le Meridien Commodore Hotel in Beirut. ...more

One Planet Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment 1/11/2005

UNEP's bestseller highlights rapid urbanization, forest loss and other environmental changes as depicted by satellite images ...more

A Splash of green for the Red Sea 1/11/2005 Xenya Cherny

Diving in the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba reveals a moving, technicolour vision that is simply breathtaking. But it's not just countless schools of fish and colourful sea anemones that one finds in these balmy waters. There are also bleached corals, marine debris, and the telltale sign of human presence above the surface: underwater garbage. The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan, a Clean Up the World member, works both above and below the sea level to protect the country's unique marine life from degradation. ...more

America's environmental report card 1/5/2005 Marja Vos

Harvy Blatt is a retired scientist, who taught geology in American Universities for decades. His environmental interests and particularly his concerns about American's health - both the economic and human health - made him write this book to help the American citizens understand the causes and possible solutions to the nation's environmental ills. ...more

Ford Environmental Grants Program: interview with Andy Acho Ford's Worldwide Director of Environmental Outreach and Strategy 1/7/2004 Andy Acho

Ford insiders refer to Andy Acho as the champion of the Conservation & Environmental Grants Program. In an interview with Najib Saab, Acho outlined Ford's environmental vision and stressed the company's commitment to support environmental action in the Arab countries. ...more