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Karin Kloosterman
Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist and publisher that founded Green Prophet to unite a prosperous eastern west. Those are the countries that lie in the area of what has been known as the Middle East.
She sometimes wears rose-colored glasses, and has shown through her work that positive, inspiring dialogue creates action that impacts people, business and planet.
She has published in thought-leading newspapers and magazines globally, and has also founded flux (www.fluxiot.com), a robot to help people everywhere grow hyper-local, sustainable food using hydroponics and artificial intelligence.
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Solar panels driving opium trade in Afghanistan
The Taliban walks between hypocrisy and holiness while trying to figure out how to profit from poppies and not damage its local economy.
This artificial e-skin feels pain in real time
An electronic skin which can learn from feeling ‘pain’ could help create a new generation of smart robots with human-like sensitivity.
Boosting THC in cannabis plant using a virus
Researchers have used a virus and gene editing system to boost the potent aspects of the cannabis plant
Ancient aqueduct of Jerusalem uncovered
Learn from the Holy Land how ancient people engineered water.
Coral reefs and light pollution
Coral reefs are at risk as the City of Eilat plans to illuminate its Red Sea beaches
Qanat, an eco-hotel in Iran’s desert, makes ancient tech new
When you go deep into a desert, whether it's Iran or Sinai, it has a similar effect of being in a forest. The stark nature of the planet holds you. Deserts may offer less distractions in your peripheral vision but the clouds and sand come to life as you feel yourself expanding within the expanse.
Turkey’s all electric Togg EV
Turkey launches its first EV company, an all electric car called TOGG.
Israeli Alt Dairy Startup Imagindairy Raises $15M Seed
Alt Dairy, Alt Meat and Alt Fish are hot trends in the food tech industry. Vegans are pushing for the conversion to non-animal sources of milk, meat and fish, and the planet needs it badly too.
Fly net positive with Saudia
Emirates might be the world's sexiest airline (though we don't suggest joining the Mile High club on a journey to Dubai) but Saudia but be the most eco-sexiest so far. The airline we have never heard of, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has operated the world’s longest net positive flight in May this year.
Saudi Aramco invests in hydroponics with Red Sea Farms
Saudi-owned and world's largest oil company invests in food, but is hydroponics sustainable?
Scientists call for a plastic cap
Climate scientists call for a plastic diet, asking governments to cap production.
Dolphin bycatch not sustainable
After taking a deep dive in the fishing industry, dolphin bycatch is being ignored and not reported.
Soil health calculator
To help farmers evaluate the impact carbon sequestration and other practices might have on their businesses, the Institute is developing a decision support tool
DuPont to make synthetic salmon from algae
DuPont, the chemicals company that makes teflon, lycra, polyester, and lucite, will now be making artificial salmon, using spirulina, a type of algae.
Masdar’s developing green hydrogen plants with Egypt’s Sun
Masdar, a renewable energy company that built the net-zero energy city under its namesake, along with Hassan Allam Utilities, are investing in the future of renewable energy. They announced just now that they will develop green hydrogen production plants in the Suez Canal Economic Zone and on the Mediterranean coast.
Humans possess intelligence when it comes to selecting a nutritious diet
Studies have shown animals use flavour as a guide to the vitamins and minerals they require. If flavour serves a similar role for humans, then we may be imbuing junk foods such as potato chips and fizzy drinks with a false ‘sheen’ of nutrition by adding flavourings to them. In other words, the food industry may be turning our nutritional wisdom against us, making us eat food we would normally avoid and thus contributing to the obesity epidemic.
Tehran wins “world’s most polluted city” in April
The Iranian city now passes as one of the world's most polluted cities, as smog, dust and smoke overcomes it.
The wild dozen and why you should care about these plants
There are wild ingredients found in your home that are now under threat. Brazil nuts, argan oil, and shea butter are now classified among a dozen wild, threatened and at risk plants known as flagship species that need protecting.
UN climate conference forgets faith, women and youth, say MENA groups
The UN's climate change conference, with the worst names, COP27, will happen in Egypt this year.
Solar shade fabric to light public park in pilot
The city of Tel Aviv has installed a pilot of LumiWeave, a flexible and lightweight solar energy shade and energy system in Atidim Park in Tel Aviv to provide shade during the day and illuminate your path at night.
The Body Shop’s doing refills
Following the heels of the popular refillable, zero-waste shops cropping up in Brooklyn, Montreal, and all around Europe, the Body Shop is starting to market a new refillable program for its products.
5 Tips To Enjoy Your Trip To A Hill Station
The clean and purified air of a hill station is not only good for your body but also has tremendous effects on your soul. You will feel light-weight after spending quality time in nature.
New mysterious sun waves point to new theories for astrophysicists
These mysterious waves move in the opposite direction to the sun's rotation, which is to the right, three times faster than what is allowed by hydrodynamics alone.
Oman makes first electric car in the Middle East
Prototype from Mays Motors, the first electric car of the Middle East Starts production in 2023. Carbon fibre, has a range of about 350 miles and can accelerate from 0 to 80 in about 4 secs. Mad Max here we come.