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The Middle East Can Only Drool Over Tesla's Electric Sports Roadsters

Tesla Model S Coupe: Expensive bang for your bucks. The Middle East can only drool for now. Tesla electric sports roadsters floated a successful IPO...

The Difficulties of Developing Cycling Routes in Iranian Cities

Tehran has bikes routes in place, but people aren't using them because they're needed in dense urban cores. We all know about the importance...

Greenie Wants YOU to Become a Bicycle Courier in Tel Aviv

Ever dreamed about becoming a cycling courier?  Forget delivering the newspaper, Greenie is here to help. Tel Aviv is no stranger to cycling, and...

On Cycling and Two-Wheeler Tourism in Israel, from EcoBike's Tomer Zaksenberg

EcoBike's Tomer Zaksenberg tells us to get our pedals turning in Israel and beyond. Cycling is booming in Israel, both as an alternative, eco-friendly form...

Tesla Motors IPO Races Through Abu Dhabi, But Is the EV Practical?

Faster than a Ferrari, cleaner than a Prius, Tesla's EV roadster is only $100,000: Is this reason for Tesla's high IPO result? Tesla Motors, already...

Electric Cars Are Coming – Are Israelis Ready For Them?

Better Place electric taxi debuts in Tokyo. Is Tel Aviv next? Maurice volunteers himself to be the company's test driver. Israel's debut with...

Palestine’s First Solar Power Electric Car Takes to the Streets of Hebron

The Palestinian electric car isn't much to look at, and it couldn't carry a large Arab family, but it is solar powered! Just when we...

Israel Becomes A Nation of Pedalers (Cycling Freaks)

You can lose your life cycling on the roads in Israel. Almost once a month, a cyclist gets killed by a car by a...

Fast Forward Asks, "What is the Best Mode for Public Transportation in Lebanon?"

A bicycle?  A train?  A bus? What is the best mode of public transportation for Lebanon? Fast Forward, the organization that led a protest...

Abu Dhabi Calls On Its Residents to Stop Polluting the Environment… With Abandoned Cars

Abu Dhabi tells its residents not to pollute the environment by abandoning their cars. We've heard of personal cars causing all kinds of pollution...

Darreja Campaign Encourages Sustainable Transportation in Lebanon

Is the solution to Lebanon's reliance on carbon emitting personal vehicles as simple as a two-wheeler? One hundred and fifty cyclists demonstrated how easy...

Pumping $30 Million Into Cycling Tourist's Pedals

In 2008, the Israeli government announced a 20 million shekel (around $6 million US) plan to revamp cycling tourism. Upping the ante, the government...

Dubai Metro Expands to Three More Stations, Increasing Ridership

Dubai Metro works on expanding ridership and cutting down on personal vehicle usage, adding three more stations last week. The Dubai Metro system, which...

The Israel Defence Forces Looks to Hybridize Its Jeeps

An IDF jeep posted at the Jordan River, West Bank. Image credit Green Prophet The Israel Air Force is doing it (with solar panels), and...

"Look Ma, No Hands": Will GM's New Self-Guided Electric Car Catch on in Macho Middle East?

Will "no hands driving " work in the macho Middle East? It seems the race to create the most innovative electric powered vehicles has become...

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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

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“The future,” says Elon Musk, “is going to be...

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.

Shebara hotel Saudi Arabia – is it eco-luxury dream or desert illusion?

A new breed of luxury has landed on the Red Sea, mirrored pods floating above coral reefs, reflecting sky and sea like something not entirely of this Earth. Energy powered by solar powers, drinking water pulled from the sea using desalination. 

Roof sisters changing culture men’s work in Canada

All-women roofing team Summit Sisters installs a sustainable metal roof in Ontario as climate change forces Canadians to rethink asphalt shingles and choose longer-lasting, eco-friendly roofing options.
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