Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has signed two new contracts to remediate soil contaminated by oil spills in North and South Kuwait, as part of the Kuwait Environmental Rehabilitation Program (KERP), GDNonline reports. CEO Emad Mahmoud Sultan represented the Company in signing the contracts. DCEO (Major Projects & Technical Services) Khalid Al-Otaibi, DCEO (Commercial & Common […]
When we think about the biggest threats to the environment, carbon emissions, rising sea levels, and plastic waste are often the most immediate issues that come to mind. However, what is often overlooked is the severe problem of light pollution and the potentially detrimental impact it can have on our planet’s wildlife and ecosystems. Light […]
Let’s learn how to distinguish organic products from non-organic, without falling for a new trick of marketers called “greenwashing.” In stores for such kind of goods sometimes allocate whole shelves. It happens that the entire market is ready to vouch for the environmental friendliness of goods, adding to its name the prefix “ECO.” But are […]
When his workplace blew to pieces, dockworker Yusuf Shehadi was waiting to hear back from colleagues who had scrambled to help firefighters extinguish a blaze in the port of Beirut. The fire was terrible and getting worse, they told him in their last conversation before a giant explosion killed them, and 210 others, a year […]
Even after the passage of some 30 years, Saudi Arabia’s environment continues to suffer the effects of the Iraqi invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait and its subsequent liberation during the 1991 Gulf War, Arab News states. The establishment of significant encampments for hundreds of thousands of allied troops, military fortifications, and roadways, together with […]
Ordering food delivery? Surely you have heaps of disposable tableware accumulating. As a rule, the materials from which it is made are not really recycled and are sent either for incineration or to a landfill. It is clear that asking citizens to give up convenient food and drink delivery and takeaway for the sake of […]
Turkish reconnaissance satellites from space have photographed the effects of forest fires in the south and southwest of the country. The Turkish Ministry. “High-resolution reconnaissance satellites Göktürk-1 and Göktürk-2 have removed forest fires and firefighting results in Manavgat and Marmaris from space,” the defense ministry said. “The Children of Fire” group, affiliated with the Kurdistan […]
The sponge that collects oil; the cleaning robots at the bottom of the seas; and the “eighth continent” – let’s get to know how humanity saves the ocean and how each of us can help. Thanks to Rubryka for a thoughtful review. It has been proven that even one day on the coast can recharge […]
The United Arab Emirates faces tough economic challenges in 2021 and beyond. The coronavirus and the resulting crises have caused its most important industries to struggle, endangered retaining its expatriate residents, and obstructed global investments. Nevertheless, its economic pillars allow it to enjoy a position of strength while battling for regional economic influence and pursue […]
The concentration of production of many minerals has increased markedly over the past few decades. This trend reflects changes in global demand for materials, comparative advantages in production (for example, aluminum production using low-cost electricity in the United Arab Emirates), or government policy to ensure domestic security (supply of strategic materials such as beryllium to […]
