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Public transportation is not wildly popular in Saudi Arabia since fuel is so cheap and many households have private drivers to escort them from place to place, but the government is trying to shift public perception of this mode of movement by developing a brand new metro system. MORE
A bright and renewable future for Saudi Arabia? Following plans to transform Mecca into a solar city, an influential member of the Saudi Royal family has announced even more ambitious renewable energy plans for the country. Saudis are consuming a quarter of the 11.1m MORE
In addition to the UAE, Lebanon (31 gallons per resident) and Saudi Arabia (28 gallons per resident) are in the top 20 in per capita bottled water consumption. million bottles of Finnish tap water 4,300 kilometers from its bottling plant in Helsinki to Saudi Arabia. MORE
In other Gulf news, a young Saudi was sentenced to 150 lashes for “drifting” his car after police repeatedly caught him driving like a maniac. Drifting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a misnomer. There’s nothing for Saudi young men to do with their time, they tell me. MORE
Saudi health official Dr. Khalid al-Marghalani said that that the man arrived to Saudi Arabia from Sierra Leone last Sunday night. MORE
A fleet of oil tankers is heading from Saudi Arabia to the US in order to drive down “unjustified” oil prices of $127 per barrel. Saudi Arabia’s current capacity of 9.9 Saudi Petroleum minister Ali Naimi said production could go up another 25% to 12.5 MORE
Saudi Arabia and Indian company will erect a biofuel plant based on used cooking oil. Biofuel is coming to Saudi Arabia. At present, we use feedstock supplied by the Saudi Arabian firm for our Vizag unit. Falafel anyone? MORE
As an association we have long been saying that the North Sea will become the Saudi Arabia of wind energy, and today’s tonne of oil and employment comparisons amply bear this out. MORE
Cleantech, Science & Technology clean water drinking water Egypt KAUST nanotechnology Saudi Arabia Solar Energy water Lotus flowers were once considered sacred in Egypt and parts of Asia. They hold a secret to a clean nanotechnology. MORE
Once the region’s climate skeptic, Saudi Arabia is slowly shifting towards a more progressive stance ahead of the climate summit in Qatar. In Saudi Arabia , the notoriously climate skeptic Mohammed Al-Sabban has been replaced by the well-respected Khalid Abuleif as the leading voice at the climate negotiations for the country. At Durban, Saudi was equally dubious about the talks and feared being singled out as an environmental culprit. MORE
Artwork celebrating Saudi Arabia was installed on the site of New York’s World Trade Center last week, near the 9/11 memorial to the 2,763 victims of the attack on the towers. Recall that 15 of the 19 hijackers who carried out those terror attacks were Saudi citizens. MORE
Imported into Saudi Arabia five years ago in contravention of CITES regulations, the bear’s owner never came to collect according to Fayfa’s management. A black bear in Jeddah has been trapped in a pet shop cage for the last five years. MORE
Gas is 15 cents a liter (60 cents a gallon) in Saudi Arabia: the government is fighting to keep both high standard of living and long-term energy security. Saudi Arabia has been aggressively looking for anything and everything that can provide energy. MORE
Saudi Arabia is best known for their significant oil reserves and subsequent wealth from oil exports. However, recent criticisms declared that the country is not as oil-rich today as Saudi Arabia has let on. Currently Saudi Arabia consumes 2.4 MORE
Sudan and Saudi Arabia are targeting to start deep-water mining of a Red Sea basin, rich in zinc, copper, silver and gold, by 2014. Malouf said he would like to work with the university to create a training programme for Saudi and Sudanese scientists and workers. MORE
Last week, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz announced a second package of economic initiatives for Saudi citizens, including $67 billion for the construction of 500,000 housing units. Architecture & Urban Estidama green building Saudi ArabiaEstidama is like LEED for the Middle East. MORE
Saudi Arabia announced its Kingdom Tower, a skyscraper aiming for a new world height record of over 1 kilometer high in the sky. And performance brings us full circle back to Team Saudi who just commissioned the project delivery team for their kilometer-high Kingdom Tower. MORE
This is more likely the reason why women in Saudi Arabia don’t drive. But in all seriousness, offenders caught drifting in Saudi Arabia were rarely punished until now. Transportation drifting Saudi Arabia MORE
HungerStation.com in Saudi Arabia is a new online platform where customers can order food from a lengthening list of restaurants for delivery right to their doorstep. Food is central to Saudi social life. Especially appealing to Saudi women forbidden to drive. MORE
Officials have confiscated 37 lions and tigers in Saudi Arabia, according to Arab News. MORE
There have been two recent cases of a mysterious SARS-like virus linked to Saudi Arabia. It killed one of its victims from Saudi Arabia. This latter isolate was obtained from lung tissue of a fatal case earlier this year in a 60 year-old Saudi national. MORE
Excellent at recycling oil, what are the barriers to Saudi Arabia in recycling other valuables? There are significant barriers that hinder the wide application of reverse logistics in some industries of Saudi Arabia. MORE
A report from international energy consultants AT Kearney , quoted in the The Saudi , said that the oil-rich Middle East has the potential to become a solar “boom center&# within ten years, creating 100,000 jobs and able to export $90 billion a year from solar projects. MORE
The areas that the research showed were under most stress include Saudi Arabia, Iran, northern India and parts of northern China. According to scientists from Canada and the Netherlands, the world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished. MORE
Saudi spends billions to win the food war. Without its oil wealth, Saudi Arabia’s 27 million inhabitants would eventually starve. As long as it continues to earn money from oil exports, Saudi will not get left behind. Why Finnish Tap Water is Shipped To Saudi Arabia. MORE
Saudi Arabia is building the world’s largest botanical gardens on nearly 2.5 Lifestyle biodiversity Riyahd Saudi Arabia sustainable design million square meters of desert land near Riyadh. MORE
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) fast food market is expected to reach $4.5 Established chains will likely spearhead growth, accounting for nearly 20 percentof Saudi foodservice transactions in the next three years. Food & Health consumerism fast food obesity Saudi Arabi MORE
If you hadn’t already heard, the Wikileak du jour is that the US believes that Saudi Arabia has hit peak oil, or in other words, the maximum rate of oil extraction has been reached. This is due to the claim that Saudi Arabia has less oil beneath its sands than it has been making out. Government / Industry electric cars peak oil saudi arabia Tesla Motors MORE
The patriarchal kingdom of Saudi Arabia creates an all-female city where (the arguably better half) of humanity can work freely, within Islamic guidelines. An utterly Saudi solution is underway. Only 15% of the Saudi workforce is female. MORE
Plans to build a Red Sea bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and Egypt have been revived but there are some serious environmental concerns. The proposed bridge would run 50 kilometres from the Tabuk region in Saudi, across the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba in Egypt. MORE
Saudi Arabian investment in 76 new environmentally savvy construction projects is estimated to exceed $26 billion, according to Faisal Al-Fadl, Secretary General of the Saudi Green Building Forum (SGB Forum). Over half of those projects are based in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. MORE
Looking at the video and following the ensuing responses, both good and bad, I believe that Saudi Arabia ‘s movement for environmental conservation and green living can take some rather valuable lessons from the epic success of the Kony Video. MORE
A SARS-like respiratory illness has claimed the life of a second person from Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced. MORE
Saudis raise flags and wear green to celebrate 81 years of their eco-kingdom. Almost a hundred years ago, somewhere between 1900-1930, the tribes and sheikhdoms of the Arabian Peninsula were consolidated into the modern-day Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MORE
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will soon require increased insulation in all new buildings across 24 major cities that, in total, account for 80 percent of the country’s population. MORE
Saudi Arabia has finally noticed it has twenty centuries of solar reserves and has made plans to tap them. Solar Reserve, which is constructing the largest 24 hour solar CSP project worldwide in Nevada has already been in talks with the Saudis. MORE
Business & Politics Energy Israel oil Saudi ArabiaAn oil shale trial plant in Colorado. Does Israel want its Negev and Galilee regions torn up for “black gold&# ? MORE
Deadly and debilitating viruses are no strangers to the Middle East; especially following the discovery of a SARS-like mystery virus in Saudi Arabia back in 2012. But Saudi doesn’t seem to be able to cope with the problem. Health MERS Saudi Arabia MORE
We’ve laughed and we’ve cried over stories in Saudi Arabia and women drivers. Let’s face it: what’s happening in Saudi Arabia is not about driving it’s about women’s rights. Transportation Crash Saudi Arabia MORE
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not particularly known for its commitment to conservation of environment. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). Saudi Gulf Environmental Protection Company (SEPCO). Saudi Environmental Society (SENS). MORE
For Saudi Arabia, largely covered by desert, the possibilities soar. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) is looking to transform Saudi deserts into cash machines by attracting adventurous people with a love for exotic nature and extreme sport. MORE
Saudi Arabia is looking to continue to ensure their promises of bolstering the Gulf Kingdom’s alternative energy is maintained. “We will proactively seek true partnerships in Saudi Arabia,” he was quoted by Construction Week Online as saying. MORE
Carbon offsetting is still a relatively unknown concept in Saudi Arabia but a few foreign carbon offset companies have stated to speed up their marketing efforts in the Kingdom. Consumers and companies in Saudi Arabia need to discover their environmental stance before they rethink it. MORE
Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests. Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no frontiers or limits. MORE
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JANUARY 14, 2019
Artwork celebrating Saudi Arabia was installed on the site of New York’s World Trade Center last week, near the 9/11 memorial to the 2,763 victims of the attack on the towers. Recall that 15 of the 19 hijackers who carried out those terror attacks were Saudi citizens.
Eco Auto Ninja
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
If you hadn’t already heard, the Wikileak du jour is that the US believes that Saudi Arabia has hit peak oil, or in other words, the maximum rate of oil extraction has been reached. This is due to the claim that Saudi Arabia has less oil beneath its sands than it has been making out. Government / Industry electric cars peak oil saudi arabia Tesla Motors
Green Prophet
JULY 7, 2015
We’ve laughed and we’ve cried over stories in Saudi Arabia and women drivers. Let’s face it: what’s happening in Saudi Arabia is not about driving it’s about women’s rights. Transportation Crash Saudi Arabia
Green Prophet
JUNE 6, 2015
This is more likely the reason why women in Saudi Arabia don’t drive. But in all seriousness, offenders caught drifting in Saudi Arabia were rarely punished until now. Transportation drifting Saudi Arabia
Green Prophet
MARCH 22, 2013
Saudi Arabia announced its Kingdom Tower, a skyscraper aiming for a new world height record of over 1 kilometer high in the sky. And performance brings us full circle back to Team Saudi who just commissioned the project delivery team for their kilometer-high Kingdom Tower.
Green Prophet
APRIL 18, 2013
Cleantech, Science & Technology clean water drinking water Egypt KAUST nanotechnology Saudi Arabia Solar Energy water Lotus flowers were once considered sacred in Egypt and parts of Asia. They hold a secret to a clean nanotechnology.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 22, 2012
A bright and renewable future for Saudi Arabia? Following plans to transform Mecca into a solar city, an influential member of the Saudi Royal family has announced even more ambitious renewable energy plans for the country. Saudis are consuming a quarter of the 11.1m
Green Prophet
MARCH 3, 2011
A report from international energy consultants AT Kearney , quoted in the The Saudi , said that the oil-rich Middle East has the potential to become a solar “boom center&# within ten years, creating 100,000 jobs and able to export $90 billion a year from solar projects.
Green Prophet
JULY 7, 2011
Business & Politics Energy Israel oil Saudi ArabiaAn oil shale trial plant in Colorado. Does Israel want its Negev and Galilee regions torn up for “black gold&# ?
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not particularly known for its commitment to conservation of environment. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). Saudi Gulf Environmental Protection Company (SEPCO). Saudi Environmental Society (SENS).
Green Prophet
AUGUST 16, 2012
The patriarchal kingdom of Saudi Arabia creates an all-female city where (the arguably better half) of humanity can work freely, within Islamic guidelines. An utterly Saudi solution is underway. Only 15% of the Saudi workforce is female.
Green Prophet
JULY 10, 2014
For Saudi Arabia, largely covered by desert, the possibilities soar. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) is looking to transform Saudi deserts into cash machines by attracting adventurous people with a love for exotic nature and extreme sport.
Green Prophet
JULY 14, 2012
Gas is 15 cents a liter (60 cents a gallon) in Saudi Arabia: the government is fighting to keep both high standard of living and long-term energy security. Saudi Arabia has been aggressively looking for anything and everything that can provide energy.
Green Prophet
MARCH 5, 2014
Saudi Arabia is building the world’s largest botanical gardens on nearly 2.5 Lifestyle biodiversity Riyahd Saudi Arabia sustainable design million square meters of desert land near Riyadh.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Once the region’s climate skeptic, Saudi Arabia is slowly shifting towards a more progressive stance ahead of the climate summit in Qatar. In Saudi Arabia , the notoriously climate skeptic Mohammed Al-Sabban has been replaced by the well-respected Khalid Abuleif as the leading voice at the climate negotiations for the country. At Durban, Saudi was equally dubious about the talks and feared being singled out as an environmental culprit.
Green Prophet
MARCH 21, 2012
A fleet of oil tankers is heading from Saudi Arabia to the US in order to drive down “unjustified” oil prices of $127 per barrel. Saudi Arabia’s current capacity of 9.9 Saudi Petroleum minister Ali Naimi said production could go up another 25% to 12.5
Green Prophet
APRIL 28, 2014
Deadly and debilitating viruses are no strangers to the Middle East; especially following the discovery of a SARS-like mystery virus in Saudi Arabia back in 2012. But Saudi doesn’t seem to be able to cope with the problem. Health MERS Saudi Arabia
Green Prophet
APRIL 18, 2012
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) fast food market is expected to reach $4.5 Established chains will likely spearhead growth, accounting for nearly 20 percentof Saudi foodservice transactions in the next three years. Food & Health consumerism fast food obesity Saudi Arabi
Green Prophet
MAY 2, 2012
In other Gulf news, a young Saudi was sentenced to 150 lashes for “drifting” his car after police repeatedly caught him driving like a maniac. Drifting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a misnomer. There’s nothing for Saudi young men to do with their time, they tell me.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Saudis raise flags and wear green to celebrate 81 years of their eco-kingdom. Almost a hundred years ago, somewhere between 1900-1930, the tribes and sheikhdoms of the Arabian Peninsula were consolidated into the modern-day Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Green Prophet
MAY 5, 2011
In addition to the UAE, Lebanon (31 gallons per resident) and Saudi Arabia (28 gallons per resident) are in the top 20 in per capita bottled water consumption. million bottles of Finnish tap water 4,300 kilometers from its bottling plant in Helsinki to Saudi Arabia.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 28, 2010
As an association we have long been saying that the North Sea will become the Saudi Arabia of wind energy, and today’s tonne of oil and employment comparisons amply bear this out.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Sudan and Saudi Arabia are targeting to start deep-water mining of a Red Sea basin, rich in zinc, copper, silver and gold, by 2014. Malouf said he would like to work with the university to create a training programme for Saudi and Sudanese scientists and workers.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 18, 2012
Saudi Arabia and Indian company will erect a biofuel plant based on used cooking oil. Biofuel is coming to Saudi Arabia. At present, we use feedstock supplied by the Saudi Arabian firm for our Vizag unit. Falafel anyone?
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Saudi Arabia is looking to continue to ensure their promises of bolstering the Gulf Kingdom’s alternative energy is maintained. “We will proactively seek true partnerships in Saudi Arabia,” he was quoted by Construction Week Online as saying.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 24, 2012
A SARS-like respiratory illness has claimed the life of a second person from Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced.
Green Prophet
MAY 10, 2012
Saudi Arabia has finally noticed it has twenty centuries of solar reserves and has made plans to tap them. Solar Reserve, which is constructing the largest 24 hour solar CSP project worldwide in Nevada has already been in talks with the Saudis.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
There have been two recent cases of a mysterious SARS-like virus linked to Saudi Arabia. It killed one of its victims from Saudi Arabia. This latter isolate was obtained from lung tissue of a fatal case earlier this year in a 60 year-old Saudi national.
Green Prophet
MARCH 28, 2011
Last week, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz announced a second package of economic initiatives for Saudi citizens, including $67 billion for the construction of 500,000 housing units. Architecture & Urban Estidama green building Saudi ArabiaEstidama is like LEED for the Middle East.
Green Prophet
JUNE 17, 2013
Saudi Arabian investment in 76 new environmentally savvy construction projects is estimated to exceed $26 billion, according to Faisal Al-Fadl, Secretary General of the Saudi Green Building Forum (SGB Forum). Over half of those projects are based in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Green Prophet
MARCH 7, 2013
Officials have confiscated 37 lions and tigers in Saudi Arabia, according to Arab News.
Green Prophet
JUNE 12, 2013
Public transportation is not wildly popular in Saudi Arabia since fuel is so cheap and many households have private drivers to escort them from place to place, but the government is trying to shift public perception of this mode of movement by developing a brand new metro system.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 23, 2014
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will soon require increased insulation in all new buildings across 24 major cities that, in total, account for 80 percent of the country’s population.
Green Prophet
APRIL 9, 2012
Carbon offsetting is still a relatively unknown concept in Saudi Arabia but a few foreign carbon offset companies have stated to speed up their marketing efforts in the Kingdom. Consumers and companies in Saudi Arabia need to discover their environmental stance before they rethink it.
Green Prophet
MARCH 1, 2012
Plans to build a Red Sea bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and Egypt have been revived but there are some serious environmental concerns. The proposed bridge would run 50 kilometres from the Tabuk region in Saudi, across the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba in Egypt.
Green Prophet
JUNE 22, 2012
Imported into Saudi Arabia five years ago in contravention of CITES regulations, the bear’s owner never came to collect according to Fayfa’s management. A black bear in Jeddah has been trapped in a pet shop cage for the last five years.
Green Prophet
MARCH 15, 2012
Looking at the video and following the ensuing responses, both good and bad, I believe that Saudi Arabia ‘s movement for environmental conservation and green living can take some rather valuable lessons from the epic success of the Kony Video.
Green Prophet
MAY 7, 2011
Saudi spends billions to win the food war. Without its oil wealth, Saudi Arabia’s 27 million inhabitants would eventually starve. As long as it continues to earn money from oil exports, Saudi will not get left behind. Why Finnish Tap Water is Shipped To Saudi Arabia.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 16, 2012
The areas that the research showed were under most stress include Saudi Arabia, Iran, northern India and parts of northern China. According to scientists from Canada and the Netherlands, the world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished.
Celsias
AUGUST 29, 2012
Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests. Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no frontiers or limits.
Green Prophet
JUNE 26, 2013
HungerStation.com in Saudi Arabia is a new online platform where customers can order food from a lengthening list of restaurants for delivery right to their doorstep. Food is central to Saudi social life. Especially appealing to Saudi women forbidden to drive.
Eco Friendly Daily
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
Saudi Arabia is best known for their significant oil reserves and subsequent wealth from oil exports. However, recent criticisms declared that the country is not as oil-rich today as Saudi Arabia has let on. Currently Saudi Arabia consumes 2.4
Green Prophet
AUGUST 16, 2014
Saudi health official Dr. Khalid al-Marghalani said that that the man arrived to Saudi Arabia from Sierra Leone last Sunday night.
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