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Meet Eco Mom Sophie Ohana

Sophie Ohana is an Eco-Mum! Growing up on an organic farm in England instilled in Sophie a passion for all things green, a passion which she later transported to Israel.

Investment House Talk on Green Investments

This interview features Eyal Hadas, managing director and head of renewable energy at Cukierman & Co. Investment House Ltd. (CIH) in Tel Aviv. We...

Dov Khenin Will Take Your Questions Now

UPDATE: DOV KHENIN'S NIGHT AT CITYTREE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 at 9 pm. Dov Khenin, Tel Aviv's greenest mayoral candidate, will...

Review of 'No Logo': Getting Frustrated With Klein's Screed

This week's eco-book review is by Prophet Daniella Cheslow: Although Starbucks never made it in Israel, McDonald’s, Burger King, Puma, Crocs, Nike, Diesel, and...

Prof. Alon Tal to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Protection

Prof. Alon Tal of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Protection from Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection....

Ras Al-Ayn: A Model for Composting in Israel!

Israel’s search for solutions to solid waste management has been no secret. Last year, for instance, the Knesset passed new taxes for dumping...

On the Way to Sulha: Where Religion and Ecology Meet

Sulha, meaning reconciliation in Arabic, is an annual grassroots event held in Israel, bringing people from all religions, faiths and none, to be together...

Automatic-flush toilets are wasting water

A usability experts dissects the problems of automatic flush toilets and why we need to think about the environment in design.

Green Prophet in Focus: Michael Green

This week, our Green Prophet in Focus series gets up close and personal with resident Prophet Michael Green. Once a music journalist (he stands true...

Sustainable Reading: Offset Your Books With Eco-Libris

With September rolling around and the back to school shopping in full swing, books are more prominent than ever.  It's officially book season.  And...

Eco-Mum on Greening Your Back to School Shopping

So it's the last week of the holidays and everybody is out shopping for the new school year. But do you really know what...

IQWind Gears Up For Energy Efficiency

Wind power is a good energy alternative to free America from its oil dependence, but it could be made a lot more efficient. The...

Artist Community Hayarkon 70 Looking to Green Itself, Sort Of

There is a yearning for ecologically and environmentally responsible choices that I’ve been observing in Tel Aviv, especially among a select group of young,...

Rabbi Julian Sinclair on 'Breakthrough' by Nordhaus and Shellenberger

In this week's green book review, guest reviewer Rabbi Julian Sinclair unpicks the recent 'Breakthrough' by US writers Ted Nordhaus &...

Green Books Roundup Review on Grist, TreeHugger, Ed Begley's New Reads

"Nature is a language - can't you read? Nature is a language - can't anybody read?" Morrissey & Marr: The Smiths, 'Ask' (1986) as played...

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5 projects to help kickstart your company’s sustainability journey 

True progress happens when environmental ambition meets action. Decarbonizing efficiently is possible for any business in any sector, but actually getting started can sometimes feel daunting.   The trick? It’s to start small and build momentum. Here are five potential projects to help you get started.  

Hydrophilis Rebreather: After the Penis Jokes and Shark Bait Memes, Oliver Isler Says His Underwater Dream Is Serious

The Hydrophilis rebreather is a new scuba system that could make diving safer and more fun.

AI data centers are triggering panic, instead of cleantech opportunities

AI may unintentionally become the economic engine that finally modernizes America’s aging grid. California is experiencing a massive AI data center boom, ranking 3rd in the U.S. with 227 operating centers and 54 more in development as of April 2026, according to Stanford.

Meet Seramic Materials from Abu Dhabi

Based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Seramic Materials was founded in 2019 by Dr. Nicolas Calvet and Dr. Jean-François Hoffmann, researchers working at the intersection of renewable energy and materials science. The company grew out of the Masdar Institute ecosystem and is supported by clean tech programs like The Catalyst, with early backing of around $150,000 and more than $2 million invested in research and development over time.

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Jailhouse Booze For Home Bootleggers

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AI data centers are triggering panic, instead of cleantech opportunities

AI may unintentionally become the economic engine that finally modernizes America’s aging grid. California is experiencing a massive AI data center boom, ranking 3rd in the U.S. with 227 operating centers and 54 more in development as of April 2026, according to Stanford.

Meet Seramic Materials from Abu Dhabi

Based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Seramic Materials was founded in 2019 by Dr. Nicolas Calvet and Dr. Jean-François Hoffmann, researchers working at the intersection of renewable energy and materials science. The company grew out of the Masdar Institute ecosystem and is supported by clean tech programs like The Catalyst, with early backing of around $150,000 and more than $2 million invested in research and development over time.

24 7 renewable energy: how solar, wind, batteries and AI SaaS replace fossil fuels

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency based in Abu Dhabi makes something clear that many in the industry already suspected. When solar and wind are paired with battery storage, they can deliver reliable, round the clock electricity at costs that compete with, and often beat, fossil fuels.

A summer of sugar wax or time for laser treatments? The environmental answer

Green Prophet readers know we write a lot about hair. We have covered the halal and the haram sides of hair removal for Muslims. We have written about sugar waxing, Persian sugaring, threading, and the beauty secrets that came out of the Middle East long before salons started calling them trends. Our articles on sugar wax broke the internet a few times. 

Make paper mache with flowers to create stunning vase

There’s something quietly beautiful about what Rebloom Studio is doing, and it starts with waste. At wholesale flower markets, mountains of unsold blooms are tossed out at the end of each cycle. Perfect flowers, just not sold in time. Most of them are burned or dumped. Rebloom takes that moment and turns it into something else.
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