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Dubai’s Bikram Yoga Turns Up the Heat, One Posture at a Time

A 90-minute yoga class in the great outdoors?  Piece of cake, some yogis will say.  But with Bikram yoga, a form created by Calcutta-born...

Imagine… A World Without Trees

A UK-based scientist has removed trees from world famous works of art to highlight the threat of deforestation In the field of climate change, we...

Green Caravan Film Festival Wants YOUR Support

Want to help support a green film festival in the Middle East? Well, here's your chance Over the last year, the Middle East has released...

10 Green Prophets for 2012

The year in retrospect has been a positive one. Despite civil unrest, dangerous regimes, and appalling environmental crimes and neglect, there are good green...

Visualizing Migrant Workers’ Rights in Lebanon

Why and how have migrant domestic worker's rights been violated in Lebanon? Five decades after the development of the kefala (sponsorship) system, Lebanon’s two-hundred thousand...

The Life of Pi Film is a Visual Poem About Humans and Nature

Can computer generated Bengal tigers help save the 1850 real ones which remain in the wild? The Life of Pi is a novel by...

7 Evergreen Books on Sustainable Food for Your New Year

Eating sustainably can make a huge impact on our planet. We all know that eating sustainably, and eating local is good for the planet and...

7 Eco Issues to Address in 2013

It seems silly to perpetuate apocalyptic hype that NASA debunked eons ago, but as 2013 approaches, we are sensitive to a shift in global...

Take-Away: Israelis and Palestinians Talk Trash in Grassroots Play

Israeli and Palestinian stage performers are getting together to talk trash. Not nearly as vitriolic on the ground as an outsider might think, the discourse...

United Nations University Uses HIMA for Green Peace

Walid Saleh speaks to Green Prophet about sustainability in the Middle East From Sudan to Saudi Arabia, Hima - an ancient Arabian conservation concept -...

‘Wadjda’ – A Saudi Girl & Her Green Bicycle

There may have been a public battle to allow Saudi women to drive but an award-winning film explores the sensitive issue of women's rights...

6 Eco Resolutions for 2013

It's nearly 2013 and I am grateful. After three years of traveling with a backpack through 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East,...

Top 9 Eco Stories From the Middle East in 2012

Every year we like to round up a list of our most popular stories from the preceding year. Not only does this give us...

Vegetarianism Can Save the Middle East

With 6 of the top 10 most obese countries located in the Middle East, maybe it is time to look at reducing our meat...

Why Not Use Biofuel for Heating Syrian Refugees? Green Prophet Reports from Jordan Camp

Egyptian model for the Zabaleen could help heat Syrian refugees. Green Prophet's Joseph reports from Jordan.  Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan: Walking through the vast...

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Sydney is best known for the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. If you’re looking to enjoy dinner with views of these landmarks, here are some great options.

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It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

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How to Effectively Promote Your Sustainability Progress

Before promoting sustainability progress, companies must ensure their initiatives are genuine and measurable. Today’s audiences are increasingly skeptical of vague environmental claims, particularly as awareness of “greenwashing” has grown.

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Sydney is best known for the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. If you’re looking to enjoy dinner with views of these landmarks, here are some great options.

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Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

Flying the friendly skies… but can we get out in 90 seconds?

In a real emergency, romance takes a back seat to physics, panic, and how fast 150 people can squeeze through a narrow tube. The Federal Aviation Administration says every aircraft must be evacuated within 90 seconds. That’s the gold standard. But new research suggests that in the real world,  especially as we age, that number might be more aspirational than achievable.

Most of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage

Research from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Queensland, published in Ocean & Coastal Management, found that nearly three out of four marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide are exposed to sewage pollution.

Adamah in Los Angeles wants to make Jewish climate action local, practical and spiritual

At a time when climate anxiety can feel abstract and overwhelming, and being Jewish something people may need to hide in big cities, Adamah Los Angeles is trying something different: turning Jewish values into local climate action with dirt-under-the-fingernails practicality.
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