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- Domaine de l'Anse Sauvage emphasizes lush greenery Fri, 13 Aug 21, 1:30amThe Domaine de l’Anse Sauvage uses abundant outdoor green space in conjunction with a residential housing and apartment hotel development to blur the lines between the natural and indoor worlds.[...]
- New North African solar farms could send 4.5 gigawatts of energy to Europe Thu, 7 Sep 17, 9:00pmThe age-old plan to power Europe with solar farms in North Africa and the Middle East may finally become a reality. This past June, Tunisia-based TuNur filed a request to export 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy to Europe....
- Huge Tunisian solar park hopes to provide Saharan power to Europe Thu, 7 Sep 17, 3:03amDeveloper TuNur has applied to build a 4.5GW plant in the Sahara and pipe enough electricity via submarine cables to power two million European homes
- Sahara Desert Project to grow 10 hectares of food in Tunisian desert Fri, 18 Mar 16, 4:30amWhen you think of the Sahara Desert, you probably don't connect it with water and vegetation. Yet Norwegian group Sahara Forest Project aims to bring just that to Tunisia through technology and solar power. They have the...
- Star Wars Tatooine villages in Tunisia have been taken over by ISIS Sat, 28 Mar 15, 1:45amThe infamous Tunisian Star Wars sets, that represent Luke Skywalker's desert planet of Tatooine, have had it rough in the past. If it's not Imperial Stormtroopers, then the sets are being threatened by encroaching desertification....
- Massive Solar Farm Could Pump Clean Energy From the Sahara to England Sat, 25 Oct 14, 4:59amThe blazing Sahara sun may power homes a world away by 2018. The people behind a new $13 million project called TuNur farm propose to build a massive 100-square-kilometer solar farm in Tunisia. The farm would then connect...
- Tunisia Battles to Save Famous Star Wars Set from Encroaching Desertification Fri, 11 Apr 14, 1:50amRemember Luke Skywalker's home in Tatooine that was lovingly restored by fans? It's currently one of several Star Wars sites threatened by desertification in Tunisia...
- Tunisia Battles to Save World Famous Star Wars Set from Encroaching Desertification Thu, 10 Apr 14, 11:37pmRemember Luke Skywalker's home in Tatooine that was lovingly restored by fans? It may be one of several Star Wars sites threatened by desertification in Tunisia...
- Anakin Skywalker’s Home Threatened By Migrating Sand Dunes in Tunisia Mon, 22 Jul 13, 11:37pmMigrating sand dunes in the Tunisian desert are threatening to bury the set of Mos Espa City—one of the most famous filming locations captured in the Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and childhood home of the franchise’s...
- Bird-Friendly Saphonian Wind Turbine Ditches Blades for a More Efficient, Less Expensive Design Wed, 7 Nov 12, 3:40amRenewable energy technology just got a much needed breath of fresh air. During the TEDGlobal 2012 Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland the head of the Tunisian company Saphon Energy introduced a radical innovation in wind...
- The Saphonian Wind Turbine Ditches Blades for a More Efficient and Less Expensive Design Wed, 7 Nov 12, 2:10amRenewable energy technology just got a much needed breath of fresh air. During the TEDGlobal 2012 Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland the head of the Tunisian company Saphon Energy introduced a radical innovation in wind...
- Star Wars Fans Restore Luke Skywalker’s Igloo-Shaped Home in Tunisia! Fri, 13 Jul 12, 3:00pmRead the rest of Star Wars Fans Restore Luke Skywalker’s Igloo-Shaped Home in Tunisia! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Africa, Anakin Skywalker, Arab Spring, george lucas, Lars Homestead,...
- Michael Ross: 'Countries vastly overestimate the benefits from finding oil' – video Mon, 26 Mar 12, 8:00pmComment is free interviews: Michael Ross, author of The Oil Curse, explains that the discovery of valuable natural resources can often backfire on developing countries
- Michael Ross: 'Countries vastly overestimate the benefits from finding oil' Mon, 26 Mar 12, 8:00pmDuring the Arab Spring, rulers with oil wealth fared better than those without, says Michael Ross, author of 'The Oil Curse'. But he explains why the discovery of valuable natural resources can often backfire on developing...
- Why Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power | George Monbiot Tue, 22 Mar 11, 6:43amJapan's disaster would weigh more heavily if there were less harmful alternatives. Atomic power is part of the mixYou will not be surprised to hear that the events in Japan have changed my view of nuclear power. You will...