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Is "Skyscraper Farming" the Future of Farming in the Middle East?

Imagine being able to place an entire farm, complete with crops and livestock, in the same space as is required for one of today's...

Corals Get "Sexy" On The Sea Floor to Fight Global Warming

(A photograph of the female C. echinata coral, expelling its eggs into the water around it.) Research from TAU unlocks the secret of coral survival...

Canarius' Tiny "Lab-on-a-Chip" and Glow Bacteria Can Detect Pollutants in Water

For centuries, animals have been our first line of defense against toxins. A canary in a coalmine served as a living monitor for poisonous...

Leviathan Energy's Wind Lotus in Action At Eilat Energy Conference in Israel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYaMRCpMJmc As anyone can see from this video taken at the Eilat Energy conference in Israel last week, Leviathan Energy's Wind Lotus kicked in at...

Impressions of the Eilat Energy Conference in Israel

Two things were clear from attending the International Renewable Energy Conference that took place in Eilat this week. The first is that Israel is...

Groundbreaking Wind Energy Project to Power Palestinian Hospital

As the resting place of the Abraham and (unfortunately) a hot spot for conflict, the West Bank city of Hebron (or Hevron or al-Khalil,...

Squeezing Energy From a Plant's Metabolism at Hebrew University

Use of plants of various kinds to produce biofuels is a topic of ever-increasing importance in the world as a means to combat an...

10 Twitter Tips for Cleantech Companies

Over the past few months companies are joining Twitter or consulting advisors about joining Twitter in droves. If you haven't heard of Twitter, it...

BrightSource Cuts World's Largest Solar Energy Deal With SCE in California

(Thousands of small mirrors called heliostats focus the sun's ray onto a tower. Thermal energy focused onto the tower heats up water that generates...

Follow the Jerusalem Twestival Event Live!

I am currently writing from the Jerusalem Twestival You'll notice in the right sidebar there is a new widget. From there, I'll be tweeting...

Analyzing the Middle East Water Crisis: In Israel, Jordan and Beyond

"Water, water everywhere/Nor any drop to drink..." Those immortal words in the poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," by 18th century English romantic poet Samuel...

National Greentech Exhibition in Israel Coming Up This February

As we've been telling you on Green Prophet, Israel is a hot spot of clean and green technologies.  But you don't have to take...

A Green Prophet Tours His Hometown Waste Streams

Driving 22 East from Somerville I saw an industrial zone I had never seen before. I made a right, which took me past...

Twitter For Water at Twestival 2009 in Jerusalem

If you haven't caught on to the supremely contagious micro-blogging phenomenon known as Twitter, now's your chance to Twitter for the environment. This year,...

Turkish Government Gets Ready to Deal with Electronic Waste

As you sit in front of your computer now, reading the latest from Green Prophet, we challenge you to hark back to all of...

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Earth building with Dead Sea salt bricks

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Christ’s thorn jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) also known as the sidr tree is a real, identifiable tree native to the Middle East, and it appears—directly or indirectly—in Islam, Judaism, and later Christian tradition. The connections between the three faiths are not theological agreements but overlapping uses, names, and symbolic associations rooted in the same landscape.

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Astro uses AI to help procure land for renewable energy

For oil-rich, environmentally vigilant Gulf states, Astro isn’t just another startup story. It is a blueprint for accelerating an energy transition that is now existential, not optional.

The Science Behind How Elite Marathon Runners Train

Discover the science behind elite marathon training. Explore techniques, nutrition, and mental strategies that propel top runners to success.

Earth building with Dead Sea salt bricks

Researchers develop a brick made largely from recycled Dead Sea salt—offering a potential alternative to carbon-intensive cement.

The Christ’s thorn (sidr tree) is also a well-known folk medicine

Christ’s thorn jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) also known as the sidr tree is a real, identifiable tree native to the Middle East, and it appears—directly or indirectly—in Islam, Judaism, and later Christian tradition. The connections between the three faiths are not theological agreements but overlapping uses, names, and symbolic associations rooted in the same landscape.

Farm To Table Israel Connects People To The Land

Farm To Table Israel is transforming the traditional dining experience into a hands-on journey.

The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, explained

Knowing about the concept of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary helps explain a core idea in Islam.

The Air Tea Kettle creates a new way to meet plants and herbalism

Air Tea is a new technology. Instead of drinking tea, you inhale herbal vapor through warm air extraction. There is no water and no combustion. The warm air releases essential oils that are often lost in hot water and digestion.

Why Health Systems Are Reaching a Turning Point

Health emerges from a continuous energy and material flow from water through food to human physiology. Technical energy systems support this cycle through water treatment, agriculture, and infrastructure.
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