Transportation

Tuataras Not Hybrids Rule the Road at Dubai Car Show

An SSC Tuatara at 444km/hour or a Nissan Leaf? As Europe, North America and even Israel rolls out modest EVs and hybrid cars, they...

Better Place Electric Car Co. Raises $200 Million

A pregnant me at the very sunny Better Place visitor center last year. With the launch of the first nationwide electric car networks rolling...

Bike Sharing Launched in Nicosia, But Environmental Commissioner Has His Doubts

Bike sharing sounds like progress, but not if the plan only supports leisurely (and not commuting) cycling and without proper biking lanes. It was only...

Cypriot Law Threatens to Discourage Cycling

A new law in the works in Cyprus may deter cycling (and therefore promote more carbon-emitting forms of transportation). We've heard some pretty crazy stories...

Solar Powered Taxi To Stop in Israel Next Week As Part of Worldwide Tour

Beep beep!  This solar powered taxi intends to tour the globe on zero gas and a full tank of sunshine. Swiss inventor Louis Palmer's solar...

Iran’s Solar Car Competes in Australia (But Japan Wins)

Iran's solar-powered Gazelle 2, hopes to place well in trans Australia trials Iran's Gazelle 2 solar powered electric car may not have massaging seats, but...

Jordan’s Ambitious Bus Plans Get Shelved

Announced with much fanfare, the plans to build an new bus transit in Jordan have been quietly shelved pending further review Back in early...

Mimes Point the Way for Safer Driving

Green Prophet's own Green Sheikh posing with a mime. Could the Caracas model of street miming reign in bad Middle East drivers? Drive anywhere in...

An Electric Car and a Loan at the Better Place Showroom in Israel

A Better Place electric car and an on-the-spot loan to drive it from Union Bank, in Israel Want to drive an all electric car...

It’s Official- Iran Has The Most Polluted Cities In The World

According to a report by the World Health Organisation, Iranian cities are the world's most polluted with some cities registering air pollution 20 times...

Israeli Cyclists From All Over the Country Marked Green Transportation Week

Israeli bikers are hoping that the new year brings them greater cycling convenience and safety. The Israel Bike Association isn't a quiet or a shy...

Electric Skates – the New Urban Mode of Transportation?

Give up that car and zip around town on... electric skates? Some people just can't or aren't willing to walk or bike, but still may...

Car Bodies and Windows As Solar Energy Panels to Recharge Lithium Batteries?

What would you call solar panels if attached to this Tesla S2 sports coupe: spoilers? One of the more challenging aspects of developing electrics is...

Better Place Announces First Trade-In Agreement for Electric Cars in Israel

Better Place launches another brand new business in Israel - used electric car sales. Better Place, the company bringing an electric car infrastructure to Israel,...

World’s First Manual Gear Hybrid Introduced to Turkish Market

One and a half years after the Japanese launch of the Honda CR-Z, the world's first manual hybrid, it has come to Turkey, where...

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The Sustainable Moving Checklist Every Household Should Follow

The most important step is the one nobody enjoys. Six weeks out, walk the house room by room and decide what has earned a place on the truck. Anything you wouldn’t pay to ship is moving out of habit.

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Oil spills grab headlines for black beaches and struggling wildlife. Fewer stories follow the people who scrub those shores. Workers and volunteers often spend days breathing fumes and touching tar. Their health matters as much as the coastline.

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The Sustainable Moving Checklist Every Household Should Follow

The most important step is the one nobody enjoys. Six weeks out, walk the house room by room and decide what has earned a place on the truck. Anything you wouldn’t pay to ship is moving out of habit.

6 Best Eco-Friendly Web Hosting Providers That Don’t Sacrifice Speed

Not all green web hosting is created equal. Some companies buy renewable energy certificates, others use cleaner data centers, and some extend the life of existing servers. We compare six web hosts, including GreenGeeks, SiteGround and Hostinger, to see how their environmental claims stack up against performance, speed and transparency.

Prêt-à-porter made with algae

Danit Peleg is reinventing 3D-printed fashion with algae-based biomaterials, AI-powered design and made-to-order manufacturing. Can circular fashion become commercially viable?

Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Hidden Health Risks 

Oil spills grab headlines for black beaches and struggling wildlife. Fewer stories follow the people who scrub those shores. Workers and volunteers often spend days breathing fumes and touching tar. Their health matters as much as the coastline.

Walk of Water offers $9,000 for water stories that nobody sees

The 2026 Walk of Water Photostory Contest is offering $9,000 in prizes for photographers documenting the hidden side of water, from wastewater and pollution to sanitation workers, public health and clean-water solutions.

Kids plant mangroves in Ajman, adding 45 more trees to the UAE’s coastal forests

Twenty-six students planted 45 mangrove saplings at Al Zorah Beach in Ajman, joining a much larger Gulf-wide push to restore mangrove forests and protect vulnerable coastlines.

NEUMÜHLE’s plain cotton hoodie is making a surprisingly radical statement

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The ancient factory that never sat idle: what Tel Shiqmona can teach modern architects

A 2,700-year-old industrial site on Israel’s Carmel coast shows how ancient craftsmen reused the same spaces for different seasonal jobs — a lesson in flexible architecture that still matters today.
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