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Peak Everything? Save Your Junk.

Don't throw out your e-waste and other junk; in a few decades, you could be sitting on a gold mine.   Last year we posted...

About Hijri, the Islamic New Year

Astronomical time savers, renewable faith and eco-terrorism. Another year has passed of the Islamic calendar. Over a thousand years since the first eco-mosque, but are Muslims any more greener at the end of it?

7 Amazing Clean Tech Projects in the Arab World

Despite the mainstream news depicting nothing but political drama and violence, there are all kinds of great green projects ongoing in the Middle East....

Saudi to Maintain Energy Hegemony with Postage Stamp-Sized Solar Cells

Saudi Arabia is so confident that this postage stamp-sized will change the solar industry, they've invested $10 million into the project. Photograph by: Tim...

Solar Light Bulbs Brighten Relief Effort In Earthquake-Stricken Turkey

Nokero solar light bulbs charge by day and provide hours of light each night for about a year and a half before the battery...

Huge MedGrid Joins Giant Solar Desertec Plan

In a marriage made in renewable energy heaven, the two most ambitious energy plans in the world have joined forces. Today, Desertec and Medgrid signed...

5 Free and Cheap Apps to Save the Planet

We've written a book on how to write to save the planet. Now for those of us who aren't blogging or writing, but who...

Kite Surfer Pulls ‘Sail-Support’ Wires to Track the Sun

Inspired by kite surfing, an Israel engineer at Etenergy develops a PV dual-axis tracker to get 40% more energy from large PV solar installations....

Bedouin Solar Power Activate!

Arava Power in Israel is fighting so Bedouin get a fair share of feed-in tariffs in Israel. Backed by Siemens Arava stands to benefit...

Field Notes: Spain Still Big on Green

I see that solar panels are now commonplace on rooftops in Barcelona European countries, especially Spain are becoming stronger on green projects like renewable energy...

Ocean Bricks Create More Land for a Climate-Changed World

Ocean bricks are underwater infrastructure for wind turbines and more futuristic ideas. Here's a business that might do really well in the future. Israeli...

Watec – Meet Green Prophet at Israel’s Huge Water Event

Meet Karin at the WATEC conference this week in Tel Aviv. It happens every two years, and this week delegations from all corners of the...

Exclusive Pics: Kuraymat – Egypt’s First Solar-Thermal Plant

Renewable Energy professionals from Europe and Egypt (and Green Prophet!) took a field trip to Egypt's first solar-thermal plant 90km south of Cairo! Brimming with...

Masdar’s Organic Market and Street Fair Re-Opens

Educating people about sustainability in the Middle East - while having fun. The eco-curious public thronged Masdar's open organic market and street fair last week. ...

Green Prophet at UK-Israel High Tech Hub Launch

Hobnobbing: Green Prophet attends a new UK-Israeli tech hub hosted at the house of UK Ambassador Matthew Gould. With the UK's help, Israel can...

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Barilla eats Goodles and the health food mac and cheese gets an Italian upgrade

Barilla has acquired Goodles, the protein- and fiber-packed mac and cheese brand backed early by Gal Gadot. Can nearly 150 years of Italian pasta expertise make Goodles taste as good as its nutrition label looks?

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Atmospheric Water Generators won’t work until we create clean energy to power them

Water from air sounds like magic: machines pull moisture from the atmosphere and turn it into drinking water. But atmospheric water generation comes with an energy cost, making clean energy essential if the technology is going to help solve water scarcity without worsening climate change.

Flock Safety Cameras Are Watching American Cities. What Is the Environmental Cost?

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Europe’s circular fashion mandate in effect by 2030

Europe is forcing fashion to confront its waste problem. New EU rules ban large companies from destroying unsold clothing and are expanding producer responsibility for textile waste, pushing brands toward repair, resale, recycling and circular design.
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