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Lebanese Goat Farmer Goes Solar, Subverts Government’s Green Apathy

A solar-powered goat farm in Lebanon now enjoys clean energy around the clock while the rest of the country sits in darkness for up...

Will Smart Sockets Change the Economics of Efficiency?

Smart sockets explained. Lewis Strauss, Chairman of the US Atomic Energy Commission said this to a group of science writers in 1954: "Our children will...

Markus Kayser’s 3D Solar Sinter Prints on Sand – Could Replace Concrete

Sweat and Sahara sand had forced my eyes closed so that, even as I stood in front of one of the seven wonders of...

Exciting “Stars of Science” Reality TV Show Completely Lacks Green Vision

The Stars of Science reality TV show would be so much more exciting if it spurred sustainable ideas. Perhaps we shouldn't begrudge the Arab World's...

Free, Easy-to-Use Field Guide Lists 60 + Proven Clean Energy Technologies

Dubai-based couple develop proven green technologies guide for like-minded architects. There are more than 60 proven ways to harvest nature's power and convert it into...

Palestinians Attempt to Build Secret Renewable Energy Plants

Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta who do not have access to the electrical grid have been developing home grown renewable energy plants. Palestinians living in...

DIY solar panels made from grass

MIT researchers say that soon all we'll need to harvest our vast solar resource is grass and stabilizing powder.  While Masdar and Suntech and other...

Army Sewage Irrigates Nature Park in Israel

Oxygen aerators at Israel's IDF Nevatim Air Force Base are purifying sewage water for irrigation use. Photo: Trlabarge/Wikipedia Many modern armies are now practicing clean technology...

Put a Zebra in Your Tank: A Chemical Crapshoot?

Making alcohol from sugars is easy; maybe the third oldest profession in the world. Making butanol from zebra droppings is another story. Processors have made...

New Cooling Lagoons Could Save the Gulf’s Marine Enviornment

Crystal Lagoons has developed an alternative cooling and energy harvesting system for power plants that doesn't require the use of seawater. Gulf countries that lack...

4 Desertec Deals That Make Our Energy Future More Secure

In just six hours, the deserts receive more energy from the sun than humankind produces in a year, and Desertec is harnessing it. Right now...

Better Place Puts 100 Electric Cars on Israeli Roads

Better Place Renault Fluence electric cars hit the road on way to customers After more than four years in the making, media reports and hype,...

Masdar Visionary Tells the Untold Story

Ziad Tassabehji is one of the most influential men in the new green Middle East. Until now he's kept pretty quiet about his involvement...

Canada’s Greensoil Invests in Israel Cleantech

Greensoil, an investment firm from Canada will fund Israeli agritech companies with a reported $12 million. Cash from Canada will be funding clean technology...

6 Hot Solar Projects from the Middle East and North Africa

We have listed 6 big and small solar-powered projects in the MENA region that have inspired us in the hopes that it will do...

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Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

La Profumoteca: The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

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Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

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Where Should You Buy Seeds for Planting?

Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

La Profumoteca: The Sicilian perfume shop that remembered my daughter’s first scent

Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

From the forests of Ontario to sea turtle conservation in Lebanon and water cooperation across the Middle East, Green Prophet founder Karin Kloosterman argues that CleanTech, EnviroTech and AgTech are already building the foundations of PeaceTech.

China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

Rainwater nowhere is safe to drink

As winter rains approach the Middle East, scientists warn that PFAS forever chemicals contaminate rainwater worldwide, even in Antarctica.

Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

My 13-year-old son told me about Elon Musk's flying Tesla Roadster while we were hiking. Could flying electric cars transform our cities, reduce roads and make more room for trees?

Why Elon Musk giving every American child a SpaceX share is a beautiful, green idea

Elon Musk's plan to give every American child a SpaceX share could inspire a new generation to explore space, understand investing and imagine a more sustainable future.
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