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Lebanon To Waive Taxes on Hybrid Cars

Tesla's electric roadster (above) and Nissan's LEAF could evade import tax to Lebanon this year. Israel probably thought it was alone in the region...

Jordanian Airspace to Get Tourism Boost With Royal Jordanian Partnership Deal

Osta, Dabbas and Mousa at sigining ceremony: will Jordan's air industry become more environmentally friendly? Jordan's fragile environment is threatened by a number of problems,...

GreenRoad Saves Lives and Fuel (& Why Branson and Gore Invested in Them)

In terms of green investment, they've got the perfect track record: Richard Branson's Virgin Green Ventures has invested in the fuel-saving tech of GreenRoad....

Turning Another Nissan Leaf in the Middle East

The Leaf won't be sprouting its electric engines soon in the Middle East, says Nissan CEO. Nissan's new Leaf electric car model may be...

The Middle East Will Remain "LEAF" – Less as Nissan Puts Electric Car Efforts Elsewhere

Nissan's all-electric LEAF gives a run for Volt's and Better Place's money. Nissan has no plans, however, to target infrastructure-poor Middle East. The battle...

Get a Ride and Reduce Carbon Emissions with Egypt Carpoolers

If you've ever braved the streets of Cairo, you know that every time you cross the street there as a pedestrian an adventure is...

Abu Dhabi’s Solid Gold Biofuel Mercedes

Are the United Arab Emirate states being over-the-top extravagant when purchasing super luxury cars? Word has it that an Abu Dhabi billionaire is the proud owner of a Mercedes V10 Quad Turbo sports job that has a body made of white gold!

Israeli Start-up GreenRoad Technologies Gets Boost from Al Gore

Image of Al Gore via BusinessWeek Former US Vice President and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management cleantech fund led a $10 million...

Going On A Test Drive With the Better Place "Renault Fluence" Electric Car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnoliGpUtNg&feature=player_embedded Green Prophet's Karin was at the Better Place public education facility opening in Israel a couple of Sunday's ago, where she met Sara from...

Better Place Launches Test Drive and Electric Car Education Facility in Israel

Karin attends Better Place press conference as company launches its electric car testing facility for the public, in Israel. The sun's in her eyes...

Better Place Electric Car Gets Investment Fuel of $350 Million Led by HBSC

Better Place's financial batteries get "supersharged" with a massive $350 million investment. If you've been following clean tech news, you'll know that Shai Agassi's Better Place...

GM's Volt Versus the Renault-Nissan Electric "Better Place" Edition

 Chevy's Volt Concept Car - Better than Better Place? In the past year or so, we've posted a number of articles dealing with electric cars...

Haifa University Study Generates a Profile of the Israeli Cyclist

A new study profiles the average Israeli cyclist. If you've read the title, looked at the picture, and are either excited or worried that...

Susita, and Cash For Clunkers, Israeli style

Copying the wildly popular Cash for Clunkers program in the United States, the Israeli government has announced its own plan to get polluting gas...

From the Eyes of an Open-minded “Green” Tourist: Transportation in Jordan

Looking out the hotel window to the streets of Madaba, Jordan. As the average tourist I received my first impression of Jordan with glimpses...

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Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

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Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

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Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.
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