The next major innovators are going to be in clean tech, and the way it's looking, they're going not going to be from the U.S.

One new hub of global air travel is in the Middle East.

Hara, an environmental and energy management software startup, already has some major customers--News Corp., Coca-Cola, and Safeway. But this week the company scored one of the biggest energy resource management deals in history.

If we were opening a Ferrari World theme park -- complete with a 149 mph Formula Rossa roller coaster and kiddie driving course with small-scale F430 GT Spiders -- we'd probably pick Abu Dhabi as our location too. In terms of millionaires per capita, only Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Kuwait, and Qatar rank higher than the United Arab Emirates. Millionaires' playground, indeed. -- EL

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Polling giant Gallup has opened a new social research center in Abu Dhabi headed by a U.S. government appointee. But the center's affiliation with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Court has ramifications for public diplomacy.

Dubai's bankruptcy hasn't stopped the United Arab Emirates from making multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investments.

Abu Dhabi is investing a whole lot of cash into a new chip manufacturing facility. Is this a sign of things to come?

Earth Hour, the annual flick-the-lights-off-for-an-hour event from the World Wildlife Fund, is coming up on Saturday. It's the perfect opportunity for corporations to demonstrate that they are dedicated to the environment, which is why so many are milking the event for all the green credibility it offers. Below, some of the Earth Hour actions from big businesses: