Green Prophet Interviews Author and Journalist, Alanna Mitchell
March 9, 2010 – 2:48 pm | Comments

Of the many non-fiction, environmentally-themed books I’ve read over the past few years, those that stand out are Alanna Mitchell’s ‘Dancing at the Dead Sea’ and ‘Seasick‘, both of which I have reviewed for Green …

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Water Security in the Middle East? From the Desk of Israel’s Water Commission
January 3, 2010 – 10:08 am | Comments
Water Security in the Middle East? From the Desk of Israel’s Water Commission

If you’ve been following Green Prophet, you’ll know we’re running a water series on Israeli water experts.
And we love the idea of hydro-diplomacy.
Hoping for some sustainable changes in the water sector for Israel …

Targets for Solar Deployment in the Middle East – The First Step After COP15
December 18, 2009 – 12:24 am | Comments
Targets for Solar Deployment in the Middle East – The First Step After COP15

A guest post by Rhone Resch (right), president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA):
There is clear evidence that we need to do more and we need to do it sooner to address …

Saudi Arabia Adding Eco-Friendly Guards to Its Police Force
July 17, 2009 – 8:13 am | Comments
Saudi Arabia Adding Eco-Friendly Guards to Its Police Force

Saudi Arabian police forces already protect their citizens.  Starting next year, they will also protect the environment.
Last week the Saudi Arabian Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) announced that police precints across the country would …

Green Prophet Interviews Green Movement Spokesman Rami Livni
December 1, 2008 – 8:50 pm | Comments
Green Prophet Interviews Green Movement Spokesman Rami Livni

Eight months ago, Israeli environmental veterans founded Tnua Yeruka, or the Green Movement. Led by Eran Ben-Yemini, the founder of the student environmental movement Megama Yeruka, and by veteran Israeli environmentalist Alon Tal, Tnua Yeruka …

"Green Jerusalem" Councillor Naomi Tsur Lectures On Environmental Activism
November 24, 2008 – 2:02 am | Comments
"Green Jerusalem" Councillor Naomi Tsur Lectures On Environmental Activism

The battle for the Jerusalem Municipality may be over (secular candidate Nir Barkat victorious over haredi rival Meir Porush or, in my view at least, a choice between dumb and dumber), but the struggle for …

Will Naomi Tsur, Jerusalem Mayor Barkat's Top Environmentalist, Green Jerusalem?
November 16, 2008 – 12:07 pm | Comments
Will Naomi Tsur, Jerusalem Mayor Barkat's Top Environmentalist, Green Jerusalem?

No. 3 on Mayor-elect Nir Barkat’s winning list, Naomi Tzur is going to be spearheading any changes the city makes to beautify the city in the near future. Formal head of SPNI’s Jerusalem office and …

Israel Lacks National Plan to Address Climate Change
August 5, 2008 – 4:46 pm | Comments
Israel Lacks National Plan to Address Climate Change

The chief scientist of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Yishayahu Bar-Or, released a statement yesterday Aug. 4, (and here [in Hebrew]) warning of the well known consequences of global warming that are expected in Israel …

Our Climate's Tipping Point: Only 100 Months Left
August 5, 2008 – 12:22 pm | Comments
Our Climate's Tipping Point: Only 100 Months Left

Okay, first the bad news.
Well, perhaps we’d had better warn you that there is no good news in this piece: A new campaign has been launched in the UK by the NEF (new economics foundation) …

Kudos to the Government of Israel for Going Green!
July 23, 2008 – 3:20 pm | Comments
Kudos to the Government of Israel for Going Green!

One of the wonderful elements of the open market is that we actually do have the power to make changes.
You don’t like the way a store treats its customers? Tell your friends to complain. If …