Environment
Fracking Requires Oversight
Where drilling goes, contamination, burning nostrils, and health problems follow.
Fruit Diplomacy
Mangoes are considered the ‘king of fruits’ and are mostly grown in Southeast Asia and Mexico.
Let the Dandelions Live!
“Hast thou not seen that Allah sent water down from the sky and led it through sources into the ground? Then He caused sown fields of different colors to grow.” (Quran 39:21)
Worrisome Weather
The arid desert regions of the Middle East make natural disasters, such as tornadoes and large-scale flooding, improbable. However, the heat of the desert sun is a formidable foe in the region as the scalding hot summer temperatures have only continued to ascend over the past few years.
The Gulf of Mexico is Dying
A Special Report on the BP Gulf Oil Spill
Owls
Owls have large forward-facing eyes and ear-holes, a hawk-like beak, a flat face, and usually a conspicuous circle of feathers, a facial disc, around each eye. Most birds of prey sport eyes on the sides of their heads, but the stereoscopic nature of the owl’s forward-facing eyes permits a greater sense of depth perception necessary [...]
No, There is No New $1 Trillion Motherlode in Afghanistan
Despite what you may read this morning, the U.S. military did not just “discover” a trillion dollars’ worth of precious minerals in Afghanistan.
Monsanto Hormones (RgBH) in Milk Cause Cancer / Fox Squelches Story
Monsanto hormones RgBH ** cause cancer ** Fox kills story, fires reporters who uncovered the truth.
Muslims and Climate Change
Muslims are 1/3 of the world. How can they contribute to saving the earth?
The Barren Earth
The desert shrubs and greenery are, literally, being blown to dust after the worst drought in 50 years has taken hold in Jordan.
Muslims Embrace Environment
Imam Johari believes that the environment is a top issue for Muslims today, in part because of the problems associated with oil that affect so much of the Muslim world. “If we weren’t addicted to oil, we wouldn’t [have crises in] Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, [and] the Arab- Israeli conflict wouldn’t be what it is today,” he says.
New Report Highlights Ties Between Global Warming and US Security
A new National Intelligence Assessment says that food shortages and migration caused by a warming climate could threaten US national security by aggravating ethnic strife around the globe, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Optimizing Mosque Design
While a number of new masjids and community centers have been built and are being built to support our growing community, not much has been done to optimize the design and to make use of the energy efficient ways to offset recurring utility bills.
Romney Tied to Global Warming Deniers
Aides and staffers of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are listed among the principals of a new Astroturf group set up last fall to deny the science of global warming.
