Energy

Turkey’s Energy Campaigns Should Lose Gender Roles, Columnist Says

"In this way, they aim to save the Turkish economy $4 billion," groaned Nilgün Tekfidan Gümüş, a columnist in the Turkish daily Hürriyet newspaper (in Turkish), one of the papers which featured a full-page advertisement from the Mrs. Energy campaign.

Israel to Drill for Oil in Underwater Nature Reserve Illuminates Schizophrenic Government Policies

An absurd situation where one ministry approves the marine reserve and and another gives a license for oil drilling. Nothing new for Israel. If Greenpeace...

Jordan’s Queen Rania Featured at World Future Energy Summit

Green Prophet is on a VIP media tour in Abu Dhabi. We hope to meet Jordan's beautiful Queen Rania; or at least catch a...

Renewable energy from fog

The search for fresh water is on and United Arab Emirates-based Masdar Institute of Science and Technology believes that its new collaboration with the...

New Environmental Strategy On The Table In Israeli Elections

  On Thursday, Dec. 20, Tzipi Livni’s new party, The Movement, stated that environmental reforms will be key components of their platform in the January...

Chicken Kabsa Recipe

We focus on sustainable eating in the Middle-East/North Africa region. Try Kabsa, a one-pot dish from Saudi Arabia. It's the Saudi Arabian national dish,...

Carbon Capture the Saudi Way

Saudi Arabia has a lofty goal for capture capture by increasing oil recovery and reducing waste. 

Biomax to Launch First-ever $40 Million Biofuel Plan in Saudi Arabia

Falafel anyone? Saudi Arabia and Indian company will erect a biofuel plant based on used cooking oil. Biofuel is coming to Saudi Arabia. After much...

Palestinians Celebrate Green Innovation

Last week was the annual ‘Made in Palestine 2012’ fair showcasing local Palestinian innovations. Now in its seventh year, the fair was co-sponsored by...

Israeli Fuel Company Tries Out Gasoline – Green Methanol Fuel Mixture

A woman fills up car in Haifa with methanol and gasoline fuel mixture.  More bang for her buck? Photo: Haaretz/David Bachar Alternative car fuel mixtures...

Coal-Fired Stoves Cause Hundreds of Carbon Monoxide Deaths in Turkey

A family was found dead on Thursday in Istanbul, reports Turkish daily Today's Zaman, after carbon monoxide fumes from their coal-fired heating stove leaked out...

Calling All Green Bloggers – Masdar Competition Wants Your Ideas!

Fancy the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to attend Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the United Arab Emirates? Well, here's how. Masdar, the...

Aprés COP 18: Will Qatar Rebound with Solar?

With free water and electricity, and the world's largest carbon footprint, is Qatar's new stance on solar a bona fide shift towards fossil fuel alternatives...

Nobel Prize Plant Scientist Outspoken Against Biofuel Effiency

Even a non-food plant substance like algae may not be that efficient for fuel says Nobel Laureate We like to report on about various...

Interview with Masdar’s Director of Sustainability – Nawal Al-Hosany

Nawal Al-Hosany, a leading figure in the environmental movement of the Middle East speaks to GreenProphet about renewables, Masdar, education and the absence of women in the climate change debate - both locally and globally

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Regenerative Wool or Greenwashing? Zentera Responds to Critics

Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

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Regenerative Wool or Greenwashing? Zentera Responds to Critics

Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.

Weston Higginbotham found dead in a Kyoto forest: is climate anxiety part of the story?

In some ways, Weston has become a symbol of a generation wrestling with environmental and technological anxiety. Friends and family described him as deeply concerned about environmental issues. Reports also noted that he questioned the growing role of artificial intelligence in daily life, even reportedly disagreeing with his mother about her use of AI.
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