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Managing Waste in Cairo's Landfills

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Managing Waste in Cairo's Landfills

  • Ahmad Yacout

After talking to many people about Cairo, I realized that there are two main images in the minds of those that have not seen it yet: Yes, it does...

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Building Big, Building Green

Building Big, Building Green

  • Abhishek Dalal

New York — One of the most ambitious goals of PlaNYC proposals submitted by the New York City government was to reduce Citywide Greenhouse Gas (GHG)...

UAE Sets Sights on Sustainability

UAE Sets Sights on Sustainability

  • Natalie McCauley

The 16th annual Dubai Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition opened on April 14, showcasing sustainable companies and projects from ...

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Building Big, Building Green

  • Abhishek Dalal

Discussing Public Education in the UAE — Part 3

  • Tessa Ayson

Australia, Canada Going Backwards on Climate Policy

  • Connor Pearce

Managing Waste in Cairo's Landfills

  • Ahmad Yacout

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Fixing the market on the road to an alternative energy future

Fixing the market on the road to an alternative energy future

  • Jacob Hartwig

Today, when still more than 80 percent of our world energy needs are met by fossil fuels, it is hard to believe that it has already been more than ...

Moving forward with Senate Seat

Moving forward with Senate Seat

  • Eric Johnson

As outlined in last week’s article by The Gazelle, the University Senate, the highest NYU-wide deliberative body under the Board of Trustees, moved...

Australia, Canada Going Backwards on Climate Policy

Australia, Canada Going Backwards on Climate Policy

  • Connor Pearce

One of the more troubling developments in recent environmental policy is the definitive shift in the policies of both the Canadian and Australian ...

Water Shortages Persist Amid Failed Middle East Peace Process

Water Shortages Persist Amid Failed Middle East Peace Process

  • Ariela Garvett

TEL AVIV — The U.S.-mediated peace talks led by Secretary of State John Kerry stalled in the first week of April. On Thursday April 24, after Fatah...

China and India: Victims of First-World Hypocrisy

China and India: Victims of First-World Hypocrisy

  • Muhammad Usman

“Pollution prosperity” is how one Chinese newspaper frames the economic rise of China, which hinges on the steady guzzling of fossil fuels. In 2010...

Divestment Crucial for NYU’s Global Sustainability

Divestment Crucial for NYU’s Global Sustainability

  • Julianne Warren

No institution is more important than its dependency upon the Earth's health. NYU must divest its endowments from the fossil fuel industry because...

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TGTV: The Environment and Student Power

TGTV: The Environment and Student Power

  • TGTV

The discussion focuses on the environment and student initiatives across NYU's campuses. The opinions expressed in the episode are the guests’ and do...

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NYUAD holds BIIAH conference on enviromental protection

NYUAD holds BIIAH conference on enviromental protection

  • Julia Saubier

On April 26, environmental enthusiasts gathered at the Downtown Campus for Biiah 2014, a one-day event hosted by NYU Abu Dhabi’s environmental...

Existentialism to Pure Horror: Short Films Impress at NYUAD

Existentialism to Pure Horror: Short Films Impress at NYUAD

  • Tessa Ayson

On Sunday Apr. 27, NYU Abu Dhabi’s Film Collective hosted the viewing of the third annual 24-Hour Film Race. Seven films were entered into the ...

GA moves to create a referendum on Hall Council, Student Government relations

GA moves to create a referendum on Hall Council, Student Government relations

  • Connor Pearce

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    Riaz Howey

During a special session of the General Assembly held on April 27, senior Amelia Kahn proposed a motion to introduce a resolution calling for the ...

Students Gather To Discuss New SSC Position

Students Gather To Discuss New SSC Position

  • Riaz Howey

On April 21 the NYU Abu Dhabi Student Government hosted a town hall on the proposed amendment to create a senatorial position for an NYUAD ...

From the Square: Students go green for Earth Day

From the Square: Students go green for Earth Day

  • Claire Scimeca

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the April 23 issue of the Washington Square News. It has been reprinted with permission as a...

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Discussing Public Education in the UAE — Part 3

Discussing Public Education in the UAE — Part 3

  • Tessa Ayson

This article is the third in a series on NYUAD’s relationship to and involvement in the UAE K-12 education system, as well as the functioning of the...

Spain’s Wind Industry: An Uneasy Flight

Spain’s Wind Industry: An Uneasy Flight

  • Zoe H

MADRID — Wind power was Spain's main source of electricity for the year 2013, a historical development that has generated optimism among the...

UAE Develops Nuclear Program to Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels

UAE Develops Nuclear Program to Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels

  • Mitali Banerji

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), established by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the UAE in 2009, is the...

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