Author: EcoLife

    SULB inaugurates $20 million wharves at Salman Industrial City
    18 Oct 2021

    SULB, a steel producer serving international markets, announced the successful inauguration of the newly constructed Wharf, BNA reports. The new private port facility, located at Salman Industrial City in Hidd, is set to significantly enhance the company’s supply chain and deliver strong environmental and economic benefits for Bahrain and its customers. High level dignitaries, SULB’s […]

    Gulf states show ‘limited’ progress kicking oil & gas dependency
    18 Oct 2021

    The latest report from credit ratings agency Moody’s found that despite ambitions to diversify Gulf economies away from fossil fuels, the results have been ‘limited’ and efforts will be constrained by lower oil prices, Al Jazeera states. The clock is ticking for Gulf economies to end their overreliance on fossil fuels, as more countries around […]

    Utico announces its entry into hydrogen production by 2024
    18 Oct 2021

    Utico, the Middle East’s leading full-service utility and the only private water and power company in the UAE, announced its entry into hydrogen production by 2024, GD Online reports. In a statement at the ongoing WETEX and Dubai Solar Show, Utico also said that it was exiting the Clean Coal Carbon capture project it had […]

    Facebook will ban the sale of Amazon rainforest on its services

    Facebook has announced that it will close land sales in Amazon’s protected forests on its trading platforms and services. The company promises to detect and block illegal advertising. This will apply only to protected areas, according to the company’s press service. In February 2021, BBC News reporters discovered that parts of the Amazon rainforest were […]

    McDonald’s is testing the McPlant, a Beyond Meat meatless burger

    McDonald’s new plant-based burger, aptly named the McPlant, is coming to eight restaurants across the US (via CNBC). The fast-food chain teamed up with Beyond Meat to make the meatless option. This comes about a year after McDonald’s ended its P.L.T. pilot, another Beyond Meat branded burger, The Verge states. It’s still unclear what the […]

    Oman bans import of wild deer

    Granting permits to import wild deer of all kinds have been suspended from October 12, 2021, until further notice, said the Environment Authority. “The Environment Authority announced the suspension of granting permits to import wild deers of all kinds until further notice. The authority takes this procedure for environmental considerations related to the asssment of […]

    The energy crisis is deepening in the world. What is the reason?
    18 Oct 2021

    In Europe, there is a shortage of natural gas and a fivefold increase in gas prices before the onset of winter. In addition, the northern hemisphere has now added oil shortages, Euronews states. Experts warn that in the event of severe frosts, heat bills could increase by 40%. Gas prices rose due to growing industrial […]

    Best efforts to rescue whale shark beached in Oman come to naught

    Despite the best efforts of civilians and government agencies, a whale shark that was beached by a village near Sohar could not be saved, Times of Oman reports. The whale was discovered by Sohar citizen Abdullah Al Neyadi, who said he was taking a walk by the beach near the village of Majaz Al Kubra […]

    Kurdish environmentalists release vulture back into the wild in Iran

    A Kurdish environmental organization released a vulture back into the wild on September 14, three months after it was found injured on a public street in Paveh, Kermanshah province. Zhiway Pawa Society, a local NGO for environment protection and animal rights, treated the vulture, mending its broken wings. “Some locals found the vulture on a […]

    On the campaign trail, Iraq’s would-be lawmakers ignore the climate crisis
    17 Oct 2021

    Election campaigns and slogans have filled social media, the airways, and the streets of Iraq for the past month. Candidates vying for votes are promising citizens a better future, but these prospective lawmakers have failed to address one of the biggest issues facing Iraq – the climate crisis, Rudaw states. “This concerns me greatly,” Rosetta […]