The man with a (sustainable) plan

words Jody Jaffe     Illustration Riad Hanna-el-daher Lebanon seems to be constantly teetering on the brink of collapse. The garbage crisis was resolved only...

Plants I.Q.

Words Alia Fawaz Plants dominate every terrestrial environment, composing ninety-nine per cent of the biomass on earth. By comparison, humans and all the other animals...

The Driving Desire for a Better Future

IPT Energy Center (IPTEC) is an unprecedented,specialized research center in Lebanon set up to carry out research and specialized programs in fields such as...

THE DEADLY EFFECT OF HUNTING LONG AFTER THE SHOOTING IS DONE

Words Bassam Alkantar The use of traditional plastic wad components in gun cartridges can have a devastating impact on wildlife and the environment. Each year,...

SYMBOLIC GREEN GESTURES

Nature’s gifts cannot be valued in monetary terms. Like clean air, they are often taken for granted, at least until they become scarce.  This...

We need to keep our oceans clean

The toxic truth of our waste Words Alia Fawaz Midway Atoll is a deserted paradise in the Pacific Ocean approximately halfway between California and East Asia,...