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Jennifer C. Daniels Asks if Farming and City Intersect in the Middle East?

Jennifer C. Daniels is a visionary and artist in Florida who poses a good question for the world today -- can farms and cities...

A Model "Garden Library" For Urban Environments in Transition

An art collective in Tel Aviv has built a new library in a park for migrant workers, making the city more sustainable. Green architects and...

Reflecting on Copenhagen and Climate Change Effects In Morocco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBejL7dgv0&feature=player_embedded As the world seeks a deal on global warming in Copenhagen, the Middle East and North Africa remain one of the most vulnerable regions...

Planned City “Rawabi” Draws on Palestinian Enterprise and Israeli Experience

Green Prophet had reported on Rawabi (for Hills), the first "planned" city for Palestinians back in 2007; We are not sure if the Israeli...

Smog in Cairo

Smog in Cairo is a year-round issue, but it is particularly bad during the autumn and winter months when weather patterns trap pollutants, creating a period known as the "black cloud". The air quality is often poor, with a high concentration of fine particulate matter (\(PM_{2.5}\)), and varies daily and seasonally due to industrial and domestic emissions, waste burning, and dust. 

Lebanon's Going Ahead With $8 Billion Cedar Islands Project, Despite Dubai Debt

We reported earlier in the year that a Beirut-based property developer has designs to build a Dubai "World"-like set of islands in the Mediterranean...

Canada Worse Than Saudi Arabia, Considering Tar Sands Impact on Global Warming

Oil rich Saudi is not the only country getting slack for greenhouse gas emissions. This Canadian writer points the finger at Canada, where tar...

"SafsaPesel" Recycles Discarded Materials to Make Urban Sculptures You Can Sit On

Making arks and art out of trash kids collect. This "Noah's Ark" sculpture above is part of an environmental community project run by Haggit...

Vertical Farms May be the Only Crop Solution for the Middle East

Proposed vertical farms like this one in Dubai may be the only way for supplying food to Middle East countries. Dickson D. Despommier is a...

Gas Leak? Think Safety

Most of us are familiar with the movie Fight Club, where the protagonist's house is blown up as a result of a gas leak....

Israeli Public Supports Strong Action On Climate Change

In advance of Copenhagen, a new survey shows that Israelis seek action against climate change. The Israeli public is a few steps ahead of...

"The World" Is In Trouble As Dubai Seeks Debt Hold on Mega-Islands Construction Project

Dubai's been building without limits and now seeks debt hold on "The World" artificial islands project. When the idea was conceived, money seemed limitless,...

Dubai and Persian Gulf States Look To Renewable Energy

Artist's view of Abu Dhabi's Masdar City It all sounds very grandiose and really too good to be true, but a number of  Persian Gulf states,...

AECOM Teams Up with Ellerbe Beckett to Create More Sustainable Building In The Middle East

AECOM,  a known global provider of technical and management support services, including many environmental projects, has now teamed up with the Ellerbe Beckett architectural...

The Middle East Is Drowning In Waste

The waste produced by Arab cities is among the highest in the world. Dubai, United Arab Emirates - "The short version of the story is...

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

Regenerative Wool or Greenwashing? Zentera Responds to Critics

Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

Regenerative Wool or Greenwashing? Zentera Responds to Critics

Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.
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