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The Oldest Iranian Is Dying

Mehrdad Parsipour - January 17, 2011

Listed as one of the oldest trees in the world, the Iranian cedar of Yazd, is dying. The oldest living Iranian creature, a cedar...

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Award-Winning Enviromena Solarizes Abu-Dhabi School

Tafline Laylin - January 16, 2011

Two award-winning companies - Aldar Properties and Enviromena - team up to solar power an Abu Dhabi school. ALDAR Properties is one of the largest...

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Road Trains Take on a New Look in Waterlogged Queensland Australia

Maurice Picow - January 15, 2011

Too little or too much water is a sad result of climate change When the Green Prophet article about road trains in Australia was posted...

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Zaha’s Robber Opera House Opens 26 February, 2011

Tafline Laylin - January 14, 2011

The Guangzhou Opera House will open soon, ushering in yet another building of mass ecological destruction. Occasionally, readers accuse Green Prophet writers of being killjoys....

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LAGI’s “Beautiful Energy” Design Winner TBA At World Future Energy Summit

Tafline Laylin - January 13, 2011

The winner of the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) will be announced at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) next week. Throughout 2010 we featured...

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Fighting ‘Ecocide’: Interview With Environmental Lawyer Polly Higgins

Arwa Aburawa - February 9, 2011

Arwa speaks to environmental lawyer Polly Higgins about 'Ecocide', corporate eco-destruction, water scarcity and why we shouldn't give up on climate summits just yet Polly...

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United Arab Emirates To Be Plastic-Free By 2013

Zaufishan - February 10, 2026

The UAE is well on its way to rid the country of plastic bags by 2013, said Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, Minister of Environment and Water. Here's the 4 phase plan of how they intend to do that.

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Abu Dhabi Builds Huge Artificial Aquifer to Hide Desalinated Water from Terrorists

Susan Kraemer - January 9, 2011

Abu Dhabi is almost entirely dependent on desalination for its vital water supply. If desalination plants were bombed, the city would have ...

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Platform For Architecture & Research: This Is How To Build In The Desert

Tafline Laylin - January 9, 2011

Notice that there are no lush gardens? No towers of glass? This is how to build in the desert. Modern humans have always wanted to...

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Luxury Architecture in Mecca: Has Hajj Lost Its Egalitarian Spirit?

Arwa Aburawa - January 7, 2011

As the most iconic structure of Islam, the cuboid Ka'bah in Mecca is one of striking simplicity. Covered in black material it's a bold...

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Israel Offers a Too-Low Rate For Wind Feed-in Tariff

Susan Kraemer - January 7, 2011

Israel fails the "Goldilocks test" for feed-in tariffs with a rate that is too low to hit the sweet spot for wind farm proliferation Israel's...

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Can An L-Shaped Skyscraper Scrub The Jordan River?

Tafline Laylin - January 3, 2011

This building is designed to accommodate residents, commercial activity, and clean the Mapocho River. Is this what the Jordan River needs? Despite valiant efforts by...

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Israel Well Positioned to Meet Growing Gulf Need for New Water

Susan Kraemer - January 2, 2011

The thirst for water in an arid region means embracing waste water recycling Altogether the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain,...

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Lots Of Green Challenges Ahead In 2011

Ira Moskowitz - December 30, 2010

Our individual efforts to stem global warming seem mighty inconsequential when China is burning billions of tons of coal. As we reflect back on the...

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Sunflower Sustainable Investments Adds Three Italian Solar Farms

Susan Kraemer - December 31, 2010

A new kind of trust vehicle for investors is showing that solar contracts are a secure investment Israel's Israel's Sunflower Sustainable Investments (TASE: SNFL) has...

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