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Export Oil, Import Water = Risky Economics for Middle East

Water scarcity has already become a fact of daily life for Egyptians The world’s driest region, the Middle East* and North Africa (MENA), is getting...

MENASOL in Dubai is for Middle East CSP and PV Solar Energy

Want to find sunny Middle East solar opportunities? Think short term investments, and know that higher risks mean bigger rewards, says Belén Galled who talks about...

Turkey’s “Nature Law” Will Cause More Environmental Degradation, Activists Warn

"Polluting nature is your problem, your law is a lie" and "Withdraw the Nature Law" read signs from protests last weekend in Ankara. On Sunday,...

Golan Heights Slated for Oil and Gas Drilling…and Environmental Damage?

With everything else, this Hamat gader croc may have to put up with oil well drilling as well The Golan Heights, that disputed piece of...

The Sperm Smugglers From Palestine

While tunnel smugglers in Gaza get blown out by sewage flushed into the tunnels from Egypt, Palestinian prisoners have found a new commodity to...

Egypt Flushes Out Gaza Tunnel Diggers With Sewage!

Besides the really terrible ew factor, the consequences for the environment are as equally yuck: the Egyptian army is looking to stall and stop...

Keep Focused, Green and Relevant With Newsletter Programs

Before Green Prophet signed up for iContact, a fee-based email marketing email newsletter company, we tried to do it on our own. It was a...

Small American Farmer Sends Monsanto Seed Patents to Supreme Court

Vernon Hugh Bowman, farmer vs Monsanto, billion dollar seed and biotech company. It sounds like something from a book about the perils of the future, a...

Could Ethiopia’s Geothermal Exploration Relax Dam Plans?

Given that 85 percent of the country's residents lack access to electricity, it is no surprise that Ethiopia has pursued an aggressive hydropower plan....

Turkish Conglomerate Plans Undersea Pipeline To Import Israeli Gas

The Zorlu Group, one of Turkey's biggest business conglomerates, has its eyes on another behemoth: Israel's largest gas field, the Leviathan. Under a new plan...

NASA Watches Underground Fresh Water Sea Vanish from the Middle East (VIDEO)

Sound the alarms? Where has Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq's underground freshwater sea gone? NASA's imaging technology recently brought some bad news about Mideast air...

Deep Sea Mining the Next Frontier for Sudan and Saudi Arabia?

Deep sea mining for minerals is the next frontier for the extractive industry, and the Red Sea risks becoming a victim Sudan and Saudi Arabia...

Greenpeace Assesses Jordan’s Energy Future Without Nuclear Option

Greenpeace Jordan recently launched its first report specific to the Arab World entitled Jordan’s Energy Future (pdf link) to a packed audience of environmentalists,...

SodaStream’s SuperBowl Ad Challenges Coke and Pepsi’s Winning Streak

Once just a small company with a negligible following, SodaStream has caused a resounding splash with its recent Super Bowl advertising debut. Following up...

France Says “Oui” to Masdar Renewables Deal

Masdar CEO Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber signed a joint declaration with the French government, paving the way for new collaboration on advancing clean energy...

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Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

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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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A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

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Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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