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- Gizmodo: US Should Demilitarise and Withdraw to Reduce CO2 Emissions Sat, 30 Jan 21, 5:00pmAccording to Gizmodo, as the USA switches away from fossil fuel there will no longer be a need for a US military presence in global hotspots.
- New desalination method from Qatar recycles waste brine and excess CO2 at the same time Wed, 8 Jun 16, 1:33amDesalination now supplies the majority of clean drinking water in areas surrounding the Persian Gulf, but it’s no easy task and can actually make the seawater saltier...
- Persian Gulf will be too hot for humans by 2100 without action, says new study Fri, 30 Oct 15, 1:33amGlobal warming threatens to run residents out of coastal cities as melting ice caps cause sea levels to rise. Now, a new study released this week suggests that some areas of the planet will be unfit for human occupation by...
- Breathtaking underwater villas let you sleep with the fishes in Dubai Fri, 25 Sep 15, 11:00pmAccording to Quartz, the Seahorse homes are selling for 6.5 million AED ($1.8 million) and are, despite its monstrous price tag, selling quite well. Of the 42 units that are being constructed, at least 35 have already been...
- Reef Arabia Plants 3D Printed Coral Reefs to Restore Persian Gulf Marine Life Wed, 23 Oct 13, 3:35amCoral reefs only cover about 0.1 percent of the world's ocean surface and they’re still disappearing at an alarming rate. These “rainforests of the sea” are already sensitive to water temperature, so it’s no surprise...
- Deep Ocean Technology Announces Plans to Build Worldwide Chain of Water Discus Hotels! Mon, 17 Sep 12, 3:00pmDubai is already home to some of the most architecturally stunning, advanced, and excessive buildings in the world, but for us, the Water Discus Hotel is a showstopper – and we just received word that BIG INVEST and...
- Deep Ocean Technology Unveils Plans for Their Insane Underwater Discus Hotel in Dubai Fri, 4 May 12, 4:40amPolish firm Deep Ocean Technology has unveiled the latest of Dubai’s outlandish architectural endeavors — the Water Discus Hotel — which is to be comprised of a series of sci-fi styled discs, one of which will be...
- The president’s fuel from algae idea – “Lower Than Pond Scum” Sun, 26 Feb 12, 1:52pmGuest post By Alan Caruba Between 1955 and 1959 I was a student at the University of Miami. It was perhaps the best four years of my life and remembered fondly for its combination of fun and learning. On Thursday, …...
- World Oil Production - Looking for Clues as to What may be Ahead Tue, 21 Dec 10, 1:56pmIf we look at a graph of historical world oil production, we see a somewhat bumpy production pattern with two major price spikes (in 2009 $)–one peaking in 1981 and one peaking in 2008.
- Persian Gulf Harnessing Microbes to Transform Desert into Farmland Tue, 18 May 10, 3:00pmThe United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait are in the midst of a massive project to re-landscape their deserts and transform them into fertile farmland, providing food security for their future...