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Founders of Israel’s Arava to Solarize Developing Countries

Founders of the Arava Power Company in Israel have started a new firm that will focus on bringing renewable energy to countries in the...

Climate Change to Worsen Migrant Workers’ Lives in Qatar

Trade unionists have used the COP18 discussions in Qatar to bring the silent but disturbing plight of migrant workers to light. While the emirate...

Date Palm Leaves Scrub Pharmaceuticals From Hospital Wastewater

Omani scientists have discovered that date palm leaves - the bamboo of the Middle East - can be used to scrub the pernicious pharmaceuticals from...

Qatar to Spend Up to $20 Billion on Solar

Like Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, Qatar uses up a lot of its own fossil fuels - either to power energy-intensive desalination plants or...

sOccket, a Fun-Powered Energy Ball Kids Kick for Power

Turning child's play into power Fun seems to be the one truly unlimited source of free energy. You can find it in the mountain...

Arab and Jewish Teenagers Grow Algae for a Greener Future

Despite the many wounds that cripple cooperation between the Israeli and Palestinian governments, Arab and Jewish teenagers work side by side to further algae...

Beemtech’s Smart Sensors Slash Energy Use in Commercial Spaces

Online and remote controls for smart energy solutions for heating, cooling and office space lighting. About 20 percent of the operational expenses in office...

Israel Eases Distance Limit for Gaza Fishermen: But Need for Fish Farming is Evident

Gaza fishermen are now able to sail further out to fish but commercial fish farming  may be a better option Environmental and economic issues facing...

Omani Man Turns Palm Leaf Waste into Paper

Lacking the necessary raw materials has been a major barrier to any kind of paper industry in Oman, but that could change if a...

Zalul’s App “Tests” the Swimming Water in Israel

Thanks to a network of Israeli divers, and the Health Ministry, Israeli non-profit environmental association Zalul is now keeping the public up to date...

Who’s Got the Wind Power in the Middle East?

Who's got the wind in the Middle East? Morocco and Egypt have the biggest wind power plants, but don't discount Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia...

Storing Solar Energy in Rust, From Israel

Scientists at Technion, Israel's institute of technology recently found a new way to store solar energy. Their method utilizes a substance that some of...

“Seeding” Clouds Produces 20% More Rain in the Middle East

Water scarcity is not a new dilemma in the Middle East, but as populations grow, desertification spreads and temperatures creep higher, leaders in the...

juwi Wind and Solar Plant in Egypt is Remote-Controlled from Germany

German project developer juwi has installed their first combined wind and solar plant in Egypt to be used for desalinating and pumping irrigation water...

Op Ed: Euro Troubles Delay Desertec

Over the past week, there has been much fanfare and reporting on Spain's surprising absence from the signing of the first Desertec project, leaving...

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A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency based in Abu Dhabi makes something clear that many in the industry already suspected. When solar and wind are paired with battery storage, they can deliver reliable, round the clock electricity at costs that compete with, and often beat, fossil fuels.

A summer of sugar wax or time for laser treatments? The environmental answer

Green Prophet readers know we write a lot about hair. We have covered the halal and the haram sides of hair removal for Muslims. We have written about sugar waxing, Persian sugaring, threading, and the beauty secrets that came out of the Middle East long before salons started calling them trends. Our articles on sugar wax broke the internet a few times. 

Make paper mache with flowers to create stunning vase

There’s something quietly beautiful about what Rebloom Studio is doing, and it starts with waste. At wholesale flower markets, mountains of unsold blooms are tossed out at the end of each cycle. Perfect flowers, just not sold in time. Most of them are burned or dumped. Rebloom takes that moment and turns it into something else.

Muslim potter shapes the 99 names of God into clay

In a studio in the DC Maryland Virginia area, ceramic artist Alison Kysia is working with clay in a way that feels both grounded and personal. She makes pottery and abstract Islamic sculptures, and one of her recent works focuses on the 99 Names of God in Islam.
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