UN: Renewable Energy Ambition in NDCs must Double by 2030
We need an oracle to get us out of this debacle. The UN climate group has met for the 25th time. Will anything ever change?
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7 Ways to Live a More Green Life at Home
There are over 7 billion people in the world utilizing the planet's resources. As we continue to use these resources, they continue to dry up. In fact, by 2025, 1.8 billion people will struggle to find water to drink. That's why it's more important than ever to conserve resources anyway we can, and it starts at home. Here are 7 ways to live a more green life at home.
Fashion brands that are leading the sustainable movement
Ecologically spot-on and dead sexy. Reformation hit a sweet spot with customers and the environment by fashioning deadstock fabric into new clothes.
Eco products for disinfecting dental surgery instruments and clinical surfaces
Everyone has teeth. If you don't take care of them they can be your biggest health problem. Tips for dentists on making sure germs they are exposed to as well as patients are kept under control. Some are good but at the dentist most germs are bad.
Going Green: How to Make Your Los Angeles Property More Eco-Friendly
What if we all treated our homes like its own environment, a little biosphere. Would we be kinder to the planet?
Being Green Starts in Your Own Backyard
Michelle Obama helps start backyard gardens, one school at a time.
Archeologists unearth ancient “New York City” in Israel
In a region where it feels like everything under the sun has been worshipped and discovered, yet another ancient city, 5,000 years old has been uncovered. They are calling it the Bronze Age New York City. According to excavation directors this was among the first cosmopolitan and planned cities where thousands of people lived. Massive […]
Vertical Forests, A Practical Design For Humanizing Cities Again
What on earth is a vertical forest? It’s a forest that doesn’t grow on the earth. It grows in troughs placed on the balconies of residential buildings, hotels, and parks, making huge urban green spaces that don’t take up ground space, but rise skyward. Today’s overcrowded, denatured, polluted cities are only waiting for them. They […]
5 Ways To Use Air-Conditioner Water
Ever considered using the drip water from your air conditioning unit? Here are 5 reasons why you should.
Vertical Cemeteries are a Modern Catacomb in Jerusalem
Jerusalem's new subterranean cemetery is providing a solution to the problem of where to bury people nowadays.
UNESCO Embraces Gaming as Popular Pastime Enters Fascinating New Chapter
Playing a game or two is something that runs to the very core of societies across the world and remains a way in which communities interact with one another - online or otherwise.
Ashkelon’s Sand Sculpture Festival Brings International Artists To Its Beaches
International sand sculpture artists have arrived in Ashkelon to create magical figures from sand.
Surprising Reasons Why Cities Need More Shade
Urban dwellers need more shade. A recent Israeli report explains why.
Things To Know About Dubai
Weird, wonderful Dubai. Everything you need to know before your first trip.
Getting around Amsterdam for a half-day stopover
Have a short time to visit this lovely city? Hop on a canal boat and feel like you have been there.
Gold instead of cinnamon on cappuccinos in Arab states as poverty reels on nearby
The United Arab Emirate states have long been known for over extravagance; including driving white gold Mercedes sports coupes and keeping cheetahs and other wild animals at homeas pets. These oddities may appear to be the ultimate in personal vanity, including selling gold bars in vending machines. Perhaps the ultimate vanity extreme in the UAE […]
My community organic veggie garden’s growing up well in Israel
Green Prophet writer details his experience growing food at his local community garden.
The benefits of opening a business in Dubai
The large number of foreign investors registered in Dubai shows that this destination offers numerous business benefits and the possibility of developing economic activities at a fast pace. Dream of opening an eco business?
The future of green building in the Middle East looks backward
If we want to create progress in the Middle East in green building, architects, planners and investors need to move away from trendy ideas to going back to relationships with local traditions and cultures.
Israeli tech to tackle bacteria resistant to antibiotics
The first person ever to be treated with an antibiotic was a policeman from Oxford, England in 1941. While tending his garden during his day off, the man scratched himself on a rose thorn, which soon led to an infection. Two months later he found himself on the verge of dying in the Radcliffe Infirmary. […]
Impact of Industrial Robots in the Food and Agriculture Sector
According to the United Nations, Food security is one of the primary human rights. We all cannot live without food and thus, agriculture is the most important sector in the world. A failing agricultural system results in hunger and famine with the possibility of death. This means that we have to strive to protect and […]
How To Design A Green Office Building A Better Environment
Green office buildings improve the environment and employee health. For these reasons, more business owners like yourself are learning how to design a green office building. However, a lot of design details goes into the planning process of a successful building project. In order to decrease energy consumption and reap all of the benefits of […]
6 Incredible Benefits of Buying a Newly Built House
In today’s market, home buyers have different options for buying a new home, like a reclaim or a resale. There are a number of possibilities from which they can choose what type of house do they need for them and their family. Also, there are a number of benefits for the “new homeowners” that will […]
Reasons For Sudden Rise In CBD Appreciation
If you are like most people there was probably a time when you didn’t know what CBD meant. You probably also didn’t even know what the term stood for or what it was used for. Most people still don’t understand that CBD comes from both the hemp and marijuana plants. Whatever the situation is, there […]
The UN asks Pope to fight for water
Writing to Pope Francis, FAO’s Director-General has pointed to the need to safeguard the world’s water resources so that they can benefit every person in every country. “Access to clean water and sanitation is essential for life, and it is the basis for maintaining a healthy life and helping millions of people out of poverty […]