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(Image credit: Corbis) It's bad for the environment, but you know you want it.  You want those strawberries in the dead of winter.  You know...

AES Takes Steam Energy Out Of GNRY's Waste Wood Chips

(image credit: NYTimes blogs) Man, alternative energy solutions can't come fast enough. The world is teetering on the verge of runaway climate change (some predictors...

Solar Energy: Easy on the Eyes Too?

For most people, solar energy conjures up images of rectangular panels on roofs or lined up in rows somewhere in the middle of the...

Soot’s Role in Climate Change Can Be Predicted, New Research Shows

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Will Climate Change Reduce Or Increase Middle East Rainfall?

Well, that depends on how you look at it... Scientists are predicting that climate change will cause upheavals in the patterns of rainfall, drought, floods,...

Middle East Oil Barons See Green Oil Fields in Clean Technology

It's kind of ironic, but good news: As the world suffers from rising fuel costs and weighs the consequences of global warming, investors and...

Networking In Israel's Growing Cleantech Industry

Introducing Chava Shaked, who shares her adventures in Israel's blossoming cleantech scene. What started off for me as a business, became a vibrant hobby and...

It's Possible to Harvest More Crop Per Drop, Find Israeli Cleantech Researchers

A new solution addresses the problem of water loss and promises farmers "more crop per drop" A part of the global food crisis is the...

"Chaschams" Water Saving Devices Go Door to Door

Chascham, the water saving device that can reduce flow by as much as 42%. In April, Green Prophet had a chance to go from door...

David Kamp's "The United States of Arugula" Best Read When Hungry

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Israeli Researchers Listen to Plants to Find Water Contamination

In the Middle East, water is never far from our minds. As Israel's water shortage takes effect, the quality of our water is in...

Is Wind Energy a Danger to Migrating Birds?

We've explored the heady possibilities of wave energy...But what about wind? Wind turbines, those modern day versions of Don Quixote's windmills, may have some...

Nano Technology's Cleaning Up Space Junk

So you've finally done it. You've built your own rocket ship and you're about to make your virgin launch. 5... 4... 3... 2... 1......

Shmuel Ovadia's SDE Wave Energy Is More Than Just a Pipe Dream

All of us are aware of the high cost of energy these days, as well as the adverse ecological effects of using fossil...

EWA Technologies Powers Air Conditioning With Solar Energy

(Illustration of how the solar-powered air-con might look) Solar energy has long been considered as a source of power. And more recently, a number of...

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

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AI surveillance cameras are spreading across American cities. As Virginia residents question Flock Safety over privacy and data sharing, another issue emerges: what is the environmental cost of watching and storing everything?

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GLP-1 drugs are shrinking appetites and waistlines, but could they shrink our environmental footprint too? From fashion and food waste to lighter airplanes, packaging and transportation, Ozempic-era weight loss could have unexpected effects across the economy.

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Pacific Fusion is building a $1 billion fusion research facility in New Mexico, betting that enormous electrical pulses can help push fusion energy beyond the laboratory and toward practical clean power.

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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.

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AI surveillance cameras are spreading across American cities. As Virginia residents question Flock Safety over privacy and data sharing, another issue emerges: what is the environmental cost of watching and storing everything?

Ozempic is changing our bodies. Could it shrink the economy too?

GLP-1 drugs are shrinking appetites and waistlines, but could they shrink our environmental footprint too? From fashion and food waste to lighter airplanes, packaging and transportation, Ozempic-era weight loss could have unexpected effects across the economy.

A billion dollar bet on Pacific Fusion’s New Mexico campus

Pacific Fusion is building a $1 billion fusion research facility in New Mexico, betting that enormous electrical pulses can help push fusion energy beyond the laboratory and toward practical clean power.

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.

Plastic Beverage Bottles and Caps Most Prevalent Pollutants Worldwide

Plastic bottles remain one of the most stubborn forms of ocean pollution, according to new results from Ocean Conservancy’s 2025 International Coastal Cleanup, the massive volunteer effort that removes and records trash from beaches and waterways around the world.

Looms Ran on Binary Code Before Computers Existed

The roots of modern computing run through weaving. From Jacquard looms and Ada Lovelace to women programming early computers, London’s Softwear exhibition reveals the surprisingly tactile history behind our digital world.

Mongolia rangelands the center of climate change

Mongolia put the world’s overlooked rangelands on the climate agenda at UNCCD COP17, where governments and investors backed new financing for land restoration, drought resilience and pastoral communities.
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