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Zabaleen Film Portrays Cairo’s Garbage City People

A film depicting Cairo's recyclers in garbage city is in the running to receive one of the film world's most distinguished honors. An independent...

Gaza’s Smuggling Tunnels Into an Underground Metro?

Palestinian artist Mohamed Abusal envisions converting Gaza's smuggling tunnels into an underground metro system. A small handful of Bedouin families living in the Gaza Strip...

Mass Weddings Are Going Green

Most recently, it was 50 couples tying the knot is a mass wedding in Dubai; last year, 163 Israeli couples reportedly married in a...

Hanging Laundry Photographs Help You Toss Your Dryer

Can Sivan Askayo's photographs convince us hang dry our laundry? What if art had the power to change our habits for the (environmentally) better?  Could...

Go Green With Jordan’s New Environment Generation

We speak with Alisa Ananbeh, a student leader on the environment, on going green in Jordan. Around six months ago, Alisa Ananbeh took part in...

Green Prophet’s 11 Eco Heroes of 2011

Our VIP list of 11 environment heroes for the Middle East 2011. If you don't know these people already, now is the time to start....

Green Muslims Top ‘Muslim 500’ List

Green Muslims have been nominated as some of the most influential Muslim leaders of 2011 While Green Prophet works on its own top green leaders...

12 Uber Simple Steps to Green Your Life in 2012

Step in for this wonderful list of 12 easy ways to green your 2012. image via maliny The folks over at Nourishing the Planet have...

Muslim President Calls for Rain Prayers on Sunny Friday

Followers of Islam perform the Al Istisqaa prayer on occasions of drought. United Arab Emirates AE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is urging...

Permaculture Hannukah Party at Yesh Meain Ecological Farm

In honor of the last day of Hannukah, the Yesh Meain permaculture farm will be hosting an all-day permaculture celebration. Links are often found between...

Make Your (Book) Mark With Plastic Bags

Get one up on Rumpelstiltskin by turning plastic shopping sacks into uber-artsy bookmarks.  I really hate giving cash gifts.  Gift cards aren't much higher on the...

Hanukkah Chocolate Coins Recipe

A Jewish "spin" on gambling?  Who cares? It's fun! I confess: every Hanukkah, I have to look up the rules for the dreidel game...

Light Bulb Terrarium and 5 New Uses For Old Light Bulbs

Just because incandescent light bulbs are less energy efficient than CFLs doesn't mean you need to toss them.  Upcycle them! IKEA Israel won't even sell...

Find Last-Minute Christmas Gifts at 6 Sustainable Stores in the Middle East

The wonderful thing about living in the Middle East is that we have so many holidays each year. But we like to celebrate the...

Preparing for Societal Collapse from Environmental Breakdown

In a post-apocalyptic world, you must be prepared to face everything! Are you prepared for what could happen in the event of a total economic...

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

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How to Effectively Promote Your Sustainability Progress

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

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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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