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Getting Drastic With Plastic. Local UAE Ecopreneurs Give Tips on Living Plastic Free

On July 3, International Plastic Bag Free Day, we talk to some of the UAE’s eco-preneurs to hear how they think we should eliminate plastic from our day to day lives

by Anthea Ayache

Are You Damaging Your Career and Life by Being too Nice?

You volunteer to stay late at work, pick up everyone’s children and make dinner but being too nice means being underpaid and undervalued experts warn

by Christine Fieldhouse

Taking Great Strides in Sustainability With Sneakers Recycled From the SKIP

Making vegan footwear from old shoes destined for landfill doesn’t mean sacrificing style, insists the designer for sustainable ecodeluxe brand Humans Are Vain

by Josh Sims

Spinneys UAE Launch Statement Tote Bag From Upcycled Plastics 

Created in collaboration with local sustainable artist Peahead Eco, the limited-edition shopper supports the nation’s ban on single-use plastics

by Harriet Shephard

PLAYin CHOC

Vegan children’s chocolate that’s picked up 28 awards in 3 years since launch. Sounds like a winning formula to us!

by Anthea Ayache

Why We Need to Wake Up to the Importance of Sleep

Politicians and CEOs claim a lack of it is the secret to their success but being sleep-deprived makes us aggressive, ill and more prone to lie, experts warn

by Josh Sims

Greta Thunberg warns we’re heading for climate catastrophe ‘fuelled by greed

Activist Greta Thunberg made a surprise appearance at Glastonbury to warn festival goers of climate change only for them to leave a mountain of litter behind

by Nick Ames

‘It’s just a sweet kid,’ says Google engineer who hired a lawyer for ‘sentient’ AI programme that FEARS being switched off

Blake Lemoine believes the Google chatbot LaMDA has the feelings of a seven-year-old child and says being turned off would be ‘exactly like dying’

by Karen Pasquali Jones

The Memo That Could Have Altered The Course of History

A global warming memo was placed on U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s desk back in 1977, warning of a need to move to renewables.

by Nick Ames

Empire of the Clouds: Low Emission Airships to Fly in Spain

Helium-filled airships which generate 90 per cent less CO2 emissions than a conventional aircraft could soon be sailing Spanish skies

by Nick Ames