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Netafim Drip Irrigation Recognized by Stockholm Industry Water Award

Drip irrigation technology is a key component of Israel's agricultural success, and Netafim is one of the industry's leaders. Founded in 1965 and currently...

MENA Will Need 120 Gigawatts of Energy by 2017, Masdar Expert Warns

The Middle East and North Africa region is going to need 120 gigawatts of energy by 2017, according to a leading figure at the...

Abu Dhabi: Biggest Polluter Turned Green Police

In October 2010, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called out oil-producing Abu Dhabi for being one of the world's highest emitters of carbon dioxide per...

Lebanon’s Capital Suffers Nine Hour Extreme Power Cuts

Imagine for a second that Washington D.C., London, Brussels or Denmark ran out of power for up to nine hours every single day for...

Despite Ruinous Bridge, Saudi and Egypt Vow to Protect the Red Sea

Just months after announcing that the ruinous scheme to construct a land and sea bridge between Saudi Arabia and Egypt is still on track,...

Jewish Girls Gone Wild? Marijuana Lab Found in Haredi School

When authorities discovered a lab full of marijuana plants in a bomb shelter beneath an all girls Orthodox Jewish school south of Tel Aviv,...

Why the 400ppm CO2 Milestone is so Important

Charles David Keeling began recording CO2 levels at Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory in 1958, back when concentrations hovered at around 315 parts per...

IMF: Cut Energy Subsidies and Reduce Global CO2 by 13 Percent

Climate change is one of the most urgent issues of our time, yet most countries in the Middle East and North Africa continue to...

Arabs and Jews Cooperate in Israel to Get Drugs Out of the Water

Why should a Palestinian man care if an Israeli woman is taking birth control pills? A new Israeli peace project focusing on shared water...

Superpower “Laxative Nut” Jatropha Tree Could Solve Egypt’s Fuel Crisis

In Egypt, people often have to line up for hours to fill their cars and trucks with diesel fuel - particularly during summer months...

Tracking the Impacts of a Hydroelectric Dam Along the Tigris River

For the next two months, I'll be taking a break from my usual Green Prophet posts to report on a transnational environmental issue: the Ilısu Dam currently under construction in Turkey, and the ways it will transform life along the Tigris River.

Ladies of Solar Unite – at the Women Solar Seminar in Dubai

If it seems like there are just too many men receiving all the glory in the solar industry and not nearly enough women, then...

Will Israel’s Natural Gas Tap Flow to Turkey?

Improvement of Turkish and Israeli ties could make Istanbul a hub for Israeli natural gas deliveries to Europe The discovery and development of large natural...

Ormat to Provide 330 Megawatts of Geothermal Energy in Sumatra, Indonesia

Indonesia has 40 percent of the world's exploitable geothermal energy potential. A big congratulations to Ormat technologies of Yavne, Israel for signing a $254 million...

Burning Trash to Power 200 Island Homes in the Gulf

A small island off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has announced plans to use the heat from burning trash...

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Pride in the Middle East: Stories of Courage, Creativity and Community

What does Pride mean in a region where acceptance can never be taken for granted? From refugee dancers and artists to entrepreneurs, athletes, and environmental changemakers, these are seven Green Prophet stories that celebrate the freedom to be yourself.

Canada’s forests can’t carry the world’s carbon emissions

Diminishing periods of snow cover in northern forests, shortened by climate change, are poised to disrupt a delicate balance in some of the planet’s most climate-sensitive regions – according to new research from McMaster University, VU Amsterdam, and the Woodwell Climate Research Center.  

New pancreas cancer drug brings miracles to “incurable” cancer

One oncologist involved in the research, Dr. Rachna Shroff, said the results were so powerful that she cried in clinic.

Lyme Disease And The Great Outdoors

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Prologium files for IPO as solid-state battery race heats up beyond Tesla

The challenge has always been scaling production: Laboratory success does not automatically translate into mass manufacturing. Materials that perform well in testing often behave differently when produced in millions of cells. This has been one of the biggest obstacles facing the entire industry.

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Pride in the Middle East: Stories of Courage, Creativity and Community

What does Pride mean in a region where acceptance can never be taken for granted? From refugee dancers and artists to entrepreneurs, athletes, and environmental changemakers, these are seven Green Prophet stories that celebrate the freedom to be yourself.

Canada’s forests can’t carry the world’s carbon emissions

Diminishing periods of snow cover in northern forests, shortened by climate change, are poised to disrupt a delicate balance in some of the planet’s most climate-sensitive regions – according to new research from McMaster University, VU Amsterdam, and the Woodwell Climate Research Center.  

New pancreas cancer drug brings miracles to “incurable” cancer

One oncologist involved in the research, Dr. Rachna Shroff, said the results were so powerful that she cried in clinic.

Lyme Disease And The Great Outdoors

Planning on being outdoors a lot this summer? We...

Prologium files for IPO as solid-state battery race heats up beyond Tesla

The challenge has always been scaling production: Laboratory success does not automatically translate into mass manufacturing. Materials that perform well in testing often behave differently when produced in millions of cells. This has been one of the biggest obstacles facing the entire industry.

What is holistic dentistry?

A recent study of graduating dental hygiene students in the United States suggests there is a knowledge gap. Researchers found that 42% of respondent students were unfamiliar with holistic dentistry, while 60% did not feel comfortable discussing it with patients. Yet nearly half believed the topic deserved greater attention in dental hygiene education.

Israeli Hydrogen Startup H2Pro Are Trying to Solve Clean Energy’s Hardest Problem

The company has attracted backing from major investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the climate fund founded by Bill Gates, along with industrial partners such as Sumitomo, ArcelorMittal, and Temasek, a multi-billion dollar company that owns Singapore airlines. H2Pro has raised more than $100 million USD and is moving from pilot projects toward commercial-scale deployments.

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