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Egypt and Morocco’s Equator Prize Winners Preserve Environment through Tradition

The Medicinal Plants Association in Egypt helps preserve biodiversity and is one of the 25 winners of the Equator Prize 2012. Policy making within the...

5 Inspiring Green Prophet Stories and People Of 2012

For Green Prophet, I often write about (let's face it) depressing issues such as climate refugees and environmental conflicts in which everyone pays the...

HIMA – A Traditional Arabian Conservation Concept Modernised

The traditional Middle Eastern concept of Hima, which means a protected area, has been explored and modernised as a type of sustainable development system...

Animal Abuse Horrific for Livestock Sent from West to Middle East Ports

Live export controversy hits Middle East with full force: Australia may be merciful when raising its cattle at home. That all changes once they...

Israel’s Animal Abuse Story in Tnuva Meat Plant Causes Furor

Caught by Kolbotek's hidden camera: a former dairy cow gets shocked on the way to being slaughtered Following the TV exposure of severe animal abuse...

Mayan 21 12 Apocalypse Deflated by NASA’s Early GOTCHA Video

NASA issued a video "told-you-so" in advance of  the much-hyped Mayan calendar "end of the world" prediction.

Israel’s Cruel Meat Industry Exposed by Watchdog TV Show

With no where to run, undercover cameras expose the cruelty to animals in the Israeli meat industry. An Israel TV commercial about the Adom...

Mixing Beer and Wine With Recycling in Lebanon

Lebanese don't usually need an excuse to party but they might need an incentive to recycle. Albeit one of the only countries at the...

Efficient Lighting Through History

From the Hebrew Hannukah to Peak Whale Oil, Brian uncovers an illuminating story of how our lighting is becoming more efficient. Each December as nights...

Walking the Middle Ground as Oil Feeds Our Energy Needs

I had a great meeting yesterday with culture advisors to an American Embassy yesterday in a Middle East location. I won't say where as...

Dubai Beautified by Small Pockets of Outdoor Art

Dubai is known for many things, but its beauty is no longer one of them. In the last few decades the once barren desert...

Organic Farming in Palestine

A back-to-the-land movement is blossoming in the Palestinian Authority.

Activists at COP18 in Qatar: Islam and the Arab-world Not Eco Enough

Young Arabs in Doha are telling the Arab world it's time to take a lead on climate change during the first climate change talks...

Water Portraits – Making A Splash For Water Conservation (PHOTOS)

In a bid to highlight our water use and waste, photographer Peter Holmes has created a series of memorable portraits of water use in...

Morocco’s Berber Women Empowered by Rare “Miracle Oil”

When western women catch wind of a new "miracle oil," the next super lotion that promises eternal youth and exquisite beauty, be sure that...

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