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Israel, Jordan and PA Water/Peace Group Get Onassis €250,000 Prize

Aristotle Onassis is alive and kicking in the environment through the new International Prize for the Protection of the Environment. This year it goes...

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These pretty glass tiles from Sweden offer yet another way to create a net zero home, by harvesting energy from the sun all through...

Interview: Melissa Sterry And The City That Loves Floods

A 21st Century Bionic Pioneer, Melissa Sterry talks to Green Prophet about built environments that embrace the volatile new world order. Melissa Sterry makes our...

A Growing Gulf Dependent on Imported Food

Skyscrapers (even rotating!) and dreams of vertical farms, but not a greenhouse to be seen. The Gulf is growing more and more dependent on...

Esfahan Is Almost As Polluted As Tehran

A look at the air pollution in Esfahan, Iran. Cars and the clay brick industry are some of the biggest problems. The solution? Take...

World Cup 2022: Is Qatar Too Hot To Bid?

Qatar aims to build twelve stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in one of the hottest places on earth? Will that plan go up...

Ferrari Theme Park Revs Up Abu Dhabi’s Ecological Demise

At a time when sane people are looking for ways to scale back their use of precious resources, Abu Dhabi continues to move full...

Yoav David, City Architect of Tel Aviv, Goes “EUREKA” About Urban Sustainability

Commuter traffic and wasteful buildings are Tel Aviv's biggest polluting culprits, according to City Architect of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Yoav David. As one of the events...

Israel and Palestine Declare War… Against Climate Change

Israel and the Palestinian Authority are among 15 Mediterranean nations who have just signed a historic agreement to work together to combat the effects...

EcoOcean Hosts Series of Marine Ecology Lectures

EcoOcean, an Israeli non-profit organization that acts to maintain a healthy eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea, believes that education and research are the main...

Interview: Bracing For A Warmer Future With Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben talks about fossil fuels, a "slightly earlier time," and 350.org's goal to ensure a future for the world's youth. Bill McKibben needs...

350.org’s Phil Aroneanu On How To Build An Environmental Movement In The Middle East

With a skype account and a compelling plan, Phil Aroneanu contacted organizers in just about every Middle Eastern country to amass an enormous 350.org...

Ecoweek Builds Israeli/Palestinian Peace One Workshop At A Time

ECOWEEK is at it again, this time looking for green building solutions to Tantur, a theological school based in Beit Jala. ECOWEEK unites budding, newly-minted,...

High Waste Generation and Low Level Recycling in Iran

Iranians throw our about a half kilo of trash, per person, per day. That's high for a developing country. There is a growing rate of...

It’s Not Just Global Warming. It’s Global Scorching.

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Saudi Arabia cancels the Asian games at Neom’s Trojena

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An American company can collapse OPEC if they can prove their approach to unlimited energy works.

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

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