environment
Climate Change: “The Great Squeeze”
Environment
March 1, 2010
Climate Change: “The Great Squeeze”
“The Great Squeeze: Surviving the Human Project,” a 67-minute documentary about climate change and its consequences on the human species,…
Immediate action needed to save the Delta
Environment
February 26, 2010
Immediate action needed to save the Delta
Fifteen percent of Egypt's fertile land and 14 million people will be displaced over the next 40 years as the…
Fed up with pollution, Daqhaliya villagers take on factory
Environment
February 22, 2010
Fed up with pollution, Daqhaliya villagers take on factory
A fertilizer production factory in Talkha, Daqahliya continues to face growing public anger due to the environmental costs associated with…
Egypt’s compost: Between hopes and challenges
Environment
February 14, 2010
Egypt’s compost: Between hopes and challenges
Composting, the controlled process of allowing organic matter to decay in order to create nutrient-rich soil, is being touted as…
A quiet revolt stops a power plant in Nuweiba
Environment
February 14, 2010
A quiet revolt stops a power plant in Nuweiba
Bedouins in the quiet Sinai city of Nuweiba managed to stop the construction of a power plant, in what is…
World leaders talk disarmament as region gains nuclear steam
World
February 11, 2010
World leaders talk disarmament as region gains nuclear steam
Last week, political, religious and scientific leaders from around the world came together to work towards a world free of…
From waste to gold
Environment
February 9, 2010
From waste to gold
Like all the other residents of Manshiyet Nasr’s zabaleen district, Hanna Fathi is surrounded by trash. Unlike his neighbors--or most…
Dead fish in lake Mariot
Egypt
February 9, 2010