Dreaming of a Green Ramadan

By Omar Mahfoudhi
Originally published in the August 2009 issue of the Muslim Link newspaper and can be seen at iqra.ca
Want to Green Your Mosque, School, or Centre? Check out these awesome full size posters that you can print and post in your favourite place.
Ramadan is upon us, Alhamdulillah (thanks be to Allah). We are now [...]

Household Hazardous Waste Depots in Ottawa

The City of Ottawa will be having a one day collection depot of all your Household Hazardouse Waste (HHW) on Sunday May 10th from 9AM to 4PM.The depot will beat the Trail Waste Facility, 4475 Trail Road, off Moodie Drive, south of Fallowfield Road. Household Hazardouse Waste should not be thrown out with the rest [...]

The Three Rs of Greening your Waste

We’re going to tackle the three Rs of greening our waste. The concept of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle is one we hear often, yet do not properly understand how to implement in our daily habits. To start off we’ll explain a little bit about what each of the three Rs mean.
Reduce is rather straightforward. It simply [...]

Never Mind Recycled Paper, Here’s a Recycled Printer (at least part of it)

Here’s a step in a different direction. If you’re the type who likes to make a difference by using recycled paper for your printing jobs in order to offset a tiny portion of the deforestation you could take a little step further and help out with recycled printer parts. Now I’m not encouraging you to go [...]

Un-Halal Treatment of Animals – WARNING: GRAPHIC

This is not what Islam teaches us about how to treat animals.

Source:GoVeg.com
In fact, many of these practices deem the meat un-halal for Muslim consumption.
Check out these references:
Rights of Animals in Islam
Animals that are diseased and/or eat feces are not Halal.
Note for our Judaeo-Christian readers who are unaware of what halal is. [...]

Eco-Friendly Bags – a Users Guide

You have probably already seen that nearly every grocery or department store is offering eco-friendly bags made of recycled material, such as post-consumer plastics, or fabric. These bags can be rather stylish, and in many cases cost less than a dollar. The use of these bags is a good alternative to the use of [...]

The reality of some "eco-friendly" alternative energy sources.

The problem we are facing regarding environmental challenges, such as climate change, is not solely the onset of such dramatic shifts in global trends, but is the ill-devised approach to dealing with these issues.
Lets take the example of carbon dioxide emissions that have been linked to climate change and may very well be the amplifier [...]

Wireless Fridge: Refridgeration without Electricity

For hundreds of years a similar type of cooling has been employed by desert dwellers around the world. The concept is explained by a simple law of thermodynamics. When moisture comes in contact with dry air it evaporates. You see, water has this amazing characteristic of having a very high retention of heat (it is used in cooling nuclear reactors after all).

This ancient technology has been used for cooling water for hundreds of years. Mohammed Bah Abba took this idea one step further…

The Coolest, Greenest 4D Building – in Dubai

Yes, I said 4D. Watch and Learn. Oh, and you can start reserving your suite now.

Greenhouse Gases from Your Broccoli – Buy Local – Support the Environment and the Community

Greenhouse Gases From Your Broccoli
“Buy Local”
Support the Environment and the Community
(Appearing in the Muslim Link newspaper – by Omar Mahfoudhi)
On average the fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat and poultry we consume travel between 2,400 to 4,000 kilometers from the farm to your home. This long-haul transportation of our food is quite energy intensive considering the volumes [...]