Green Prophet launches the Green Prophet Eco Hero 11 Award for 2011. Who are your eco-heros for the Middle East and North Africa region?
With so much green, inspiring energy in the Middle East North Africa region, we decided to give local green prophets a little pat on the back. At the end of the year, Green Prophet will announce its first list of environmental activists from the Middle East and North Africa region. Top winners will win a small personal cash prize of $200, $100 and $50. All winners will be profiled on Green Prophet, giving credit and credence to their work. Do you know someone who is fighting to save sharks from fin soup, someone fighting for dead seas or lakes, or who is creating new water technologies that could change the water-parched region? If so, let us know about them! Read on for how you can nominate your eco-hero.
Who would you like to see honoured on our list? The region is full of eco-warriors but who do you think has gone the extra green mile this year? They don’t have to be any hugely famous, it could be your green fingered neighbour, but they do have to be from the Middle East and North Africa region.
Here are some ideas of what we are looking for:
Despite huge political upheavals due to the Arab Spring, campaigners have still found time to take action on climate change this year. They have rallied to save salt lake Orumieh in Iran (at great personal risk too) and demanded better public transport in Egypt and Lebanon. They have campaigned to stop nuclear power in Jordan and in Israel, the Save Adullum campaigners have been working hard to stop developers from digging up their neighbourhood for oil shale. Solar power has helped a Turkish village go of the grid and was also embraced by an Abu Dhabi prince who installed photovoltaic at the local crown court.
But, who has impressed you the most this year? Is there a fantastic green campaigner working tirelessly in your city? Or maybe a recycling maverick on your street? Give them the recognition and reward they deserve by nominating them!
You can either leave a comment below this post or via the form, or email me directly at arwa[AT]greenprophet.com with your nominations.
We don’t need to see resumes, but please gives us a few details about the person you’re nominating if they aren’t as well known as they should be. We repeat, fill in the form above, send us an email including the info below, or send your nomination in the comments. And don’t be shy to nominate yourself! We need:
Full name
Country
Field of work or organization
Why you have nominated this person
Contacts (for prize)
Deadline is November 25 for submissions and the top 11 will be announced in mid-December after our editorial staff and outside panel reviews the nominations.
We look forward to receiving your nominations.
:: Image via 350.org/flickr.
Author: Arwa Aburawa
Arwa is a Muslim freelance writer who is interested in everything climate change related and how Islam can inspire more people to care for their planet and take active steps to save it while we can. She is endlessly suspicious of all politicians and their ceaseless meetings, especially as they make normal people believe that they are not part of the solution when they are the ONLY solution. Her Indian auntie is her model eco-warrier, and when Arwa is not busy helping out in the neighborhood alleyway garden, swap shopping or attempting fusion vegetarian dishes- with mixed success, she’d like to add- she can be found sipping on foraged nettle tea.
Observation & Obligations is not against But the ??? Solar & Wind Energy Resources for the Entire World one of the good future Energy Solution in the way of long run limitations / expansions may be??
Dear Sir,
Subject matter need to be consult for the Debates in the future Energy
Events / Forums / Exhibitions / Seminars / Conferences for solving our
Entire World Energy Crisis and its solutions like Hydroelectric Energy
is the one of them for all over the entire World communities energy
requirements, which will be most unique situation for the research and
developments on future thinking and its Solutions. Because both Energy
Resources if in the way of limitation expansions then this will be OK
and fine otherwise they must be disturb the life cycle of whole World
like Seasonal and Weather system of Rain falls, On the other hand
impacts create on Eco System, Environmental issues like new facts and
figures for Human life. Because due to the current scenario of our
Global condition seems to be causing problems & harmful for the next
Cumming future time frame. If we consider as fallowing Points
positively then may be solve the subject matter easily as soon.
Reservations / Obligations for the Wind Energy Sector.
1. First of all we see that wind energy sector spreading rapidly in
every country as a renewable energy Sector a good sign but when wind
fans working to produce energy also disperse the route of proper air
direction which will be the causing problem of environmental issue
like seasonal weather effects for rains and hydro energy sector
projects water storages capacities decrease / Less Levels?
2. Grounds, Hills, Sea, Oceans, everywhere wind forms create energy
from environmental air travelling paths, and send it to the required
portion of power sector uses. But due to the above mention
observations come into the way of this source of energy sector?
3. If we use air / wind for only the utilization for one object as
described, then our Global Earth Planet will be disturb and life cycle
will be change.
Reservations / Obligations for the Solar Energy Sector.
1. Solar Energy Sector also spreading / Growing / Rapidly on houses,
big buildings, Solar parks, Solar forms same as we study in wind
energy sector, Sun heat reach directly towards Solar Panels and after
storing the heat delivered energy to require places for utilizations
of entire world need as we know Globalization and its developments so
fast in every where as we discuss in above wind subject accordingly.
2. The portion of Panels in all over the entire world if we see to its
below / under side areas, there is no heating and lighting approaches
so that due to this impact create same as already discuss in wind
energy sector but here is some different case of scenario taking place
because upper side of Solar Panel observe the heat and light but lower
area of Land surface doesn’t do so and heat and light is not reaching
there properly, causing problems for environment in shape of seasonal
and life cycle changes in human being.
3. Same as in the nature of Engineering / Medical / Eco system / will
be effect due to the above situation as well as environmental issues
we all knows better ways for positive polices and its implementations.
We are not +/ – thinking against the both Wind and Solar energy
system are good resources of our energy Sector all over the world
production departments, same as other lot of energy making areas Gas,
Coal, Tidal, Bio, Thermal , Oil, etc.
At the end of the subject discussion if we see the hydroelectric
energy Sector is the useful way for all over Global energy resources
only if some modifications / alterations made in Penstock Civil Design
Geometry in the Vertical smooth transition type Section come from
intake to turbine travelling path in shape of box culvert type to
enhance capabilities of its generation capacities of Dams, Reservoirs,
Rivers, Flowing Water areas, Canalize water sources by canals &
Tunnels which are already produce lot of energy for entire world
communities and its requirements . Details will be consultable with me
on expertise forms.
Once again need to be identifying only for the considering of
important issues for resolving in our future coming energy events ,
Seminars, Conferences, gathering of think tanks debates and
consultations to find out solutions for the Global energy crisis which
will be come out in next future.
Thanks.
Hoping for the positive response soon.
Planet of Earth Energy & Water Crisis. + One more optional idea for our future thinking.
Dear Sir,
The Subject matter is all over the World facing Energy & Water
problems, So I am trying to Explain an idea for Old & New Dams /
Reservoirs Hydro electric projects Civil Design Geometry Can be
modifying in Architectural Transition to increase our energy
potential. Because we are Losing heavy quantum of already storage
water in our Big Dams and its relevant projects to generate Hydro
Electric old technology, Now it must be need to convert into new
theory of Scientific Technology as per utilizing in the way of
experiment with foreign expertise at any Hydro electric base Model of
concern Department or forum to finalize the following unique and
entire world Global developing idea for its further implementations in
the current ongoing and next coming future Hydroelectric & Water
projects as soon as possible.
Thanks.
with best regards.
Please Debates in future Energy Events / Forums / Exhibitions /
Seminars / Conferences about subject idea for solving our entire World
Energy Crisis as soon as possible.
One more Optional idea for our future thinking.
it is simple to start a intake water Chanel and drop to a low bed area
to generate Hydroelectric Energy + other after-all we can utilize Sea
or Ocean to canalize for entire world energy and agricultural
requirements / necessaries because think tanks can be made easily
Handel the subject matter.
I hope think so.