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Book Review of ‘Green Chic’ by Christie Matheson Who's Saving The Earth In Style

"Embrace the fabulousness of green living"   Green Chic - Saving The Earth in Style by Christie Matheson Don't believe it is possible to remain stylish while...

Sustainable baby clothes

Our clothes are an integral part of our lives--they can reflect the type of work we do, our beliefs and even our moods. So...

Tread Lightly: An Update

Back in January I wrote about the 'Tread Lightly' environmental project run by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK, (you can read the previous...

Sarahle Organi – New Organic Restaurant in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is offering organic food not only in form of vegetable boxes, or new organic grocery stores, but also in form of a...

Geotectura Builds a Green Future for Israel’s Real Estate

Green building in Israel seems to be gaining momentum, as witnessed by the recent breakthrough of scientists from the Technion whose prize-winning research is...

The Great Airways Debate Part 2: Food for Thought

While the subject of air travel has become a hot topic this week, it’s worth remembering that it’s not just people that travel by...

If You Love Green Prophet, Spread the Love

With eight steady writers and up to several new posts a day, Green Prophet is growing exponentially and helping to make the world just...

Green Prophets Start at Home: The Living Room

We've already had a green kitchen party, we've learned about ways to conserve water while greening the old bathroom; we've even talked about ways...

The Jerusalem Of Green Project

"Sometimes you've just got to act" is a personal motto of two enterprising environmental activists, Devora Liss & Shoshannah Finkelman, who have initiated...

Upycled cinema chair by Guy Arzi

Rocking chairs seem to be making a comeback these days. They are great for breastfeeding, great for reading. Great for hanging around in a...

Eco mom greens the nursery

All that new furniture and "essential" items you are all being told are necessary for your baby are NOT. Swap and borrow furniture from friends and family.

The sustainability guide to the bathroom

Green Prophet took you on a whirlwind tour of a green kitchen party. Now  we head to the bathroom. Some first steps in making...

Michael Pollan: In Defense of Food

So while our thoughts remain on what we eat and where our food comes from, Green Prophet would like to recommend some seasonal reading material in the shape of Michael Pollan's In Defence of Food which critiques Western diets and the modern obsession with nutrition:

Buying Fair Trade from the Hands of Local Craftswomen

Israel offers such an incredible potpourri of cultures. They all seem to melt together through Rachel Oren's Ethnicware.There you can find one-of-a-kind cushions handcrafted...

Sde Eliyahu’s Organic Gift Package and Tour

Just in time for Tu B'shvat is a Sde Eliyahu organic gift package that you can pick up after an on-site bio tour. The...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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