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Interview: SolarReserve For the MENA Region?

This week I spoke to Kevin Smith, the CEO of SolarReserve, the U.S. company constructing the largest 24 hour solar project worldwide in Nevada,...

Rosetta Green’s Cotton Goes Global

Often dubbed the "start-up nation," Israel has repeatedly proven to be fertile soil for cleantech innovators that succeed and are then bought up by...

Israel’s BrightSource Still Private After IPO Withdrawal

Concentrated solar power company BrightSource doesn't wear its Israeli identity on its sleeve. "We're a U.S. company with Israeli engineering, not an Israeli company. It's...

The Origin of Earth Day and Greening the Arab Spring

It is worth remembering that a few decades ago, there were no environmentalists in the United States. There were no rules that prohibited polluters...

Solar War Flares Up in Israel

Two solar energy companies are part of a larger conflict and dilemma in Israel: should solar panels be installed on limited open space or on rooftops? There...

Eole Uses Wind Power to Make Water From Desert Air

Abu Dhabi hosts successful test of prototype water condensation, using wind power. A  revolutionary way to condense water from the desert air, powered by -...

Greenwashing the Brotherhood

Surprisingly they are inspired by Hassan Fathy: we interview Egypt's Brotherhood's Think Tank on Environmental Policy - A Green Prophet Exclusive The Muslim Brotherhood estimates...

Water Scarcity Leads More to Peace Than War (Interview)

Geoffrey Dabelko at the 12th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment in Washington D.C. A couple of months ago a friend of mine...

A Prince Leads Liquid Peace Initiative for Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey

Green Prophet's Karin meeting Jordan's prince in 2010 in Switzerland. Way back in 2010 a group of high profile water researchers and dignitaries from the Middle...

Sell your cooking oil for biodiesel money

Want to make money on old french fry oil? Sell it.

Middle East Water Woes Beg for Environmental Sewage Solutions

The environment is politics and in the Middle East this is ever so stark, ravaged by internal socio-religio-political conflicts and international wars. Wars internally...

How can the Arab World Benefit from Climate Change Negotiations in Qatar?

The last international climate change negotiation (COP17) took place in Durban in 2011 and the outcomes were pretty disappointing given the urgency of the matter...

Israeli EV Company Better Place Reports Millions In Losses

Better Place is not doing as well as everyone expected, with financial losses running in the millions. The idea seemed flawless: battery-powered cars that could...

Saudis Could Export Solar for the Next Twenty Centuries

Every square meter of Saudi Arabia produces an extraordinary 7 kilowatt hours of energy daily in each 12 hours of sun power. If the...

China Plans to Tap 600 MW of Wind Power in Turkey

Turkey's massive wind resource has long been recognized. Now China's wind giant Sinovel has signed an agreement to supply turbines to build 600 MW of...

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La Profumoteca :The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent In 2019

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

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La Profumoteca :The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent In 2019

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

Rainwater nowhere is safe to drink

As winter rains approach the Middle East, scientists warn that PFAS forever chemicals contaminate rainwater worldwide, even in Antarctica.

Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

My 13-year-old son told me about Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster while we were hiking. Could flying electric cars transform our cities, reduce roads and make more room for trees?

Why Elon Musk giving every American child a SpaceX share is a beautiful, green idea

Elon Musk's plan to give every American child a SpaceX share could inspire a new generation to explore space, understand investing and imagine a more sustainable future.

How to Balance Convenience and Sustainability During a Big Move

Long moves are priced by weight and space, and a heavier truck burns more fuel over the same miles. So every box you leave behind cuts the bill and the emissions at the same time.
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