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Denmark Prepares to (Slowly) Enter Electric Car Network

Better Place taxicab debut in Tokyo. A rollout of exchange spots is planned for Denmark. Better Place's battery exchange network will be launched soon in...

10 Hyper-Miling Techniques for Greener Driving

Your mileage can vary —with driving techniques that save fuel. Here at Green Prophet, we’re in favor of increasing “green” mass transportation and reducing...

Traffic Accident Deaths In Iran Could Push Greener Transport

Many accidents occur because of deficiency or lack of safety facilities in the car. Producing cars with seatbelts have been obligatory for Iranian car producers since 1999. But most of the cars that were produced before that date do not have seat belts.

Egyptian Bike Rack Design Competition Part of 350.org’s Global Climate Change Work Party

The (designing) pen is mightier than the sword - protest climate change by thinking of cool bike rack designs. To protest the rise of greenhouse...

Segway Owner Dies in Freak Accident – by Segway

Death by Segway: Jimi Heselden, owner of Segway, dies in a freak accident. They are used in Tel Aviv as a novel way to...

Bicycle Manufacturers Adjust to a Larger and Heavier Client Base with Super Sized Cycles

Everyone should be able to engage in eco-friendly forms of transportation, like cycling, and now with super-sized bikes they can. Cycling has been gaining popularity...

Better Place Founder Shai Agassi Heads to China for Summer Davos Economic Forum

Fueling up. Better Place hoped to "fuel" more interest at the "Summer Davos" economic forum. In a strong indication that he and his company are...

UAE Man Campaigns Against Reckless Driving That Killed His Sister. Part II.

Every day, 35 people are killed in the Gulf as a result of poor driving. Mohd Shahnawaz has launched a new campaign to...

UAE Man Campaigns Against Reckless Driving That Killed His Sister. Part I.

Every day 35 people are killed in the Gulf as a result of poor driving. Mohd Shahnawaz has launched a new campaign to change...

Traffic Accident Fatalities in Iran: the Statistics and Causes

Iran's high fatality rate is usually attributed to cultural attitudes towards road rules, and poor safety facilities. Driving cars can be a hazardous affair. Traffic...

Car Talk With the “Driving Dutchman” Highlights Many Green Auto Issues

Testing Better Place Taxi in Tokyo. Will Taxi drivers go for only 130 km per charge? Jerusalem's Rusty Mike Radio station is relatively new to...

Oman’s Noor Majan builds electric car

April fool's in Oman in August? The mystery Omani EV is purportedly going to run 2,250 miles on one charge. This may be just...

Why China Will be Tipping Point for EVs – Interview With Better Place’s Mike Granoff

Cars cause more greenhouse emissions than planes, Cleantechnica reports earlier this month. So while it may be important to offset and reduce our flying habits,...

Only 1 in 25 Emiratis Use Their Legs to Walk

Legs? Who needs them when you can drive. Maybe this is why diabetes rates in the Gulf region are among the highest in the...

Keeping Public Trains on Track

A new research project aims to create an early warning system to save lives of people who take the train. Trains are one of favourite...

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Street Vegan in Sri Thanu is a must-stop family lunch spot on Koh Phangan, Thailand

If you’re anywhere near Sri Thanu on Koh Phangan, Thailand, around the yoga centers: Zen Beach, Haad Yao, or Salad Beach—make time for Street Vegan. It's vegan and so satisfying that one meal might convince you that eating plant-based is not a compromise. I suggest for any vegan restaurant owner or chef to come to this modestly-priced venue to learn from a master.

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Street Vegan in Sri Thanu is a must-stop family lunch spot on Koh Phangan, Thailand

If you’re anywhere near Sri Thanu on Koh Phangan, Thailand, around the yoga centers: Zen Beach, Haad Yao, or Salad Beach—make time for Street Vegan. It's vegan and so satisfying that one meal might convince you that eating plant-based is not a compromise. I suggest for any vegan restaurant owner or chef to come to this modestly-priced venue to learn from a master.

Plants can eat dust and grow – should we stop dusting them?

Dusty plants? Let them eat their hearts out.

Paris Modest Fashion Week offers style without exposure for Muslims

France is home to around 5 to 7.5 million Muslims according to estimates, and Özlem Şahin, head of the organization behind Modest Fashion Week, has described Paris as "one of the leading modest fashion capitals in Europe".

Kids are vaping. The media shock that made them stop

On one side: aggressive anti-vaping campaigns from the FDA, Truth Initiative, and state programs, backed by over $100 million in annual spending. On the other: a public health crisis. Screenshot

Baby teeth read like tree rings paint a picture of toxins in early life

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York offers a striking insight into how the environments we are born into can quietly shape our brains years later. By analyzing naturally shed baby teeth, the ones tucked under pillows for the tooth fairy, researchers have reconstructed a detailed timeline of exposure to environmental metals during pregnancy and early infancy.

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