Sport & Outdoor Activities
The Change Initiative: shop green!
Gundeep Singh leads the way through his spacious showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road, past aisles of organic food, sustainable clothes, non-toxic cleaning products and solar-cell lamps. His demonstrations of a collapsible bicycle that is allowed on the Dubai Metro and a stylish sink that captures used water for flushing toilets are interrupted by greetings from [...]
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The NEW ELECTRIC HUMMER HX-T™
The Hummer is back, but it won’t remind you much of the gas guzzling monster SUV. It’s more like the “Honey, I shrunk the kids” version. My Electric Vehicle scaled down the design of Hummer H2 and turned the gas guzzler into an all-electric car. Doesn’t sound anything like that V-8 monster that used to [...]
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JetPad, first green jet ski to make waves in Dubai
A new eco-friendly and silent jet ski is set to go on sale across the UAE as a local manufacturer looks to take advantage of the country’s booming tourism market. JetPad, which is based in the Al Quoz industrial district in Dubai, is launching an electrically powered watercraft that is a cross between a jet [...]
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Egypt most Romantic Eco Desert Lodge
The stunning Desert Lodge en route to Luxor has everything the weary green-minded traveler looks for: friendly faces who will welcome you with a glass of delicious hibiscus juice, sustainably-built accommodations modeled after an ancient village, fresh food, and resplendent views of the nearby limestone mountains. A twelve hour bus ride south of Cairo , [...]
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Paper Lanterns not so friendly to the environment
Revelers celebrating last summer solstice in Poznan, Poland, created a beautiful sight with the release of more than 11,000 paper lanterns into the evening sky. The scene was reminiscent of a moment from Disney’s animated film “Tangled” when Rapunzel discovers true love. ( If you’re the parent of a 2.5 year old like me, you’ve likely seen [...]
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