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Road Trains Take on a New Look in Waterlogged Queensland Australia

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...

Zaha’s Robber Opera House Opens 26 February, 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....

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

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...

Fighting ‘Ecocide’: Interview With Environmental Lawyer Polly Higgins

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...

United Arab Emirates To Be Plastic-Free By 2013

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

Can An L-Shaped Skyscraper Scrub The Jordan River?

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...

Israel Well Positioned to Meet Growing Gulf Need for New Water

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,...

Lots Of Green Challenges Ahead In 2011

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...

Sunflower Sustainable Investments Adds Three Italian Solar Farms

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...

The New Low-Carbon Kid In Town: Boughzoul, Algiers

Ever heard of Boughezoul? Nor have we, but hold on to your ride, because this low-carbon city is about to rival Masdar as the...

Ormat Abandons Loan Guarantee for Three of Six New US Geothermal Projects

US Legislative troubles impact several Ormat projects Due to uncertainty about how much time permitting for a US loan guarantee program will take, Ormat...

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