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Katerva Picks 8 Global Projects to Save Planet Earth

Katerva picks the top of the top social entrepreneur and NGO projects for 2011. The grand prize winner will be courted by top business...

Naked Dead Sea Picture Released by Spencer Tunick

Naked Dead Sea and naked Israelis were the talk of the Internet last month as 1,200 Israelis volunteered to strip all to save the Dead Sea from environmental decay.

Trees4Life Tell British Muslims To Plant Trees In Palestine And Reduce Waste

British Muslim environment campaign Trees4Life explains why Islam encourages tree planting, with hopes to to reduce carbon emission and reforest Middle Eastern/Asia regions, in an exclusive Green Prophet interview.

Nominate Your Green Prophet Eco Hero for 2011

Green Prophet launches the Green Prophet Eco Hero 11 Award for 2011. Who are your eco-heros for the Middle East and North Africa region? With...

Green Pilgrimage Network Promotes Sustainable Religious Pilgrimage

Religious leaders will gather in Assisi, Italy (home of St. Francis of Assisi) to launch the Green Pilgrimage Network next week. Religious pilgrimage is an...

Book Review of Edgelands: Journeys into England’s True Wilderness

Edgelands are the spaces outside of towns and cities that play host to a rough element. Largely considered no-man's-land, they too deserve attention, Marion...

Faith Leaders Prepare For Upcoming Climate Summit In South Africa

With forty days left till the latest climate conference held in Durban, South Africa, faith leaders are preparing to fight for the environment I think...

The Death of Two Men – Muammar Gaddafi and Steve Jobs

When Steve Jobs died, the world mourned. But the Arab World is throwing a party at news of Gaddafi's violent end. How are these...

Etsy “Local” Stores in Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Dubai

Regional Etsy shops unite to form old-fashioned collaborative studios, online. Etsy, the online handmade and vintage shopping platform, has done amazing things to help people...

Jordan’s Princess Alia Calls for Humane Animal Slaughter Ahead of Eid al-Adha

H.R.H. Princess Alia Al Hussein (pictured right) is known around the world as an advocate for animal rights. She is currently on a mission...

Bono Fixes the World the Jewish Way of Sukkot

Bono's ONE organization advocates inviting hungry people into your sukkah this holiday time. Bono and Sukkot. These are two words that you have...

Mosaic of Lost Socks feature recyclables as Art

Mosaic artist Ruslan Sergeyev and the "My Wave" recycled ceramic art creation on Netanya promenade.  Festival includes a mosaic of lost socks. Photo by...

Palestinian Women Breaking Gender Stereotypes in Environmental Activism

While the political debate on the future of a Palestinian state fails to make any progress towards peace, local grass root initiatives, led by...

Interview with Andrew Sell, Founder of Hipcycle

Hipcycle, a new online marketplace for upcycled products, shows mainstreamers that upcycling can be hip. Shopping local and sustainable is always best, but when you...

The Green Sheikh: Love Your Children and They Will Love the Planet

For this month's column, the Green Sheikh suggests that giving children a sound, stable, kind upbringing in turn cultivates their relationship to nature. When we...

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Is Britain creating a smoke-free generation by banning sales to those born after 2008?

Today, Britain is attempting something that would have seemed unthinkable back then. Lawmakers have passed legislation designed to create a “smoke-free generation,” meaning that people who are currently children will never legally be able to purchase tobacco if the policy remains in place. They have started by promoting that sales of tobacco will be banned to anyone born after 2008. 

Japan wants to build a solar panel ring around the moon

Unlike solar power on Earth, which is limited by night cycles, weather, and seasons, the Moon offers something close to uninterrupted exposure to the Sun. By placing solar infrastructure in orbit or along the lunar surface, engineers could generate continuous clean energy at a scale that may exceed global electricity demand,  the Japanese scientists say.

African kids born in these Star Homes are less likely to die

What the Star Home demonstrates is something bigger: that health can be built into infrastructure. Instead of relying only on healthcare systems, communities can reduce disease at the source—through smarter design.

Art from Oman at the Venice Biennale

Oman is returning to the Venice Biennale with Zīnah, an immersive installation by artist and curator Haitham Al Busafi that transforms a traditional form of horse adornment into a large-scale sensory experience.

Korean researchers create battery from greenhouse gases

Professor Ji-Soo Jang, in collaboration with Professor Taekwang Yoon of Ajou University and Professor Hansel Kim of Chungbuk National University, has developed a novel energy device that generates electricity during the process of capturing greenhouse gases.

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Is Britain creating a smoke-free generation by banning sales to those born after 2008?

Today, Britain is attempting something that would have seemed unthinkable back then. Lawmakers have passed legislation designed to create a “smoke-free generation,” meaning that people who are currently children will never legally be able to purchase tobacco if the policy remains in place. They have started by promoting that sales of tobacco will be banned to anyone born after 2008. 

Japan wants to build a solar panel ring around the moon

Unlike solar power on Earth, which is limited by night cycles, weather, and seasons, the Moon offers something close to uninterrupted exposure to the Sun. By placing solar infrastructure in orbit or along the lunar surface, engineers could generate continuous clean energy at a scale that may exceed global electricity demand,  the Japanese scientists say.

African kids born in these Star Homes are less likely to die

What the Star Home demonstrates is something bigger: that health can be built into infrastructure. Instead of relying only on healthcare systems, communities can reduce disease at the source—through smarter design.

Art from Oman at the Venice Biennale

Oman is returning to the Venice Biennale with Zīnah, an immersive installation by artist and curator Haitham Al Busafi that transforms a traditional form of horse adornment into a large-scale sensory experience.

Korean researchers create battery from greenhouse gases

Professor Ji-Soo Jang, in collaboration with Professor Taekwang Yoon of Ajou University and Professor Hansel Kim of Chungbuk National University, has developed a novel energy device that generates electricity during the process of capturing greenhouse gases.

SunZia comes online and America’s 11B, and largest renewable project begins wind power

The impact is already being felt. California has broken its wind generation record multiple times in recent weeks as SunZia begins feeding electricity into the grid. It’s a glimpse of what a renewable-powered future could look like when large-scale infrastructure finally comes online. Can we start saying goodbye to Saudi Aramco and Arabian Gulf oil? 

Married People Have Lower Cancer Risk, But the Reason is Complex

According to the research, cancer risk was 68% higher in never-married men and 85% higher in never-married women.

40 more migratory animals need protecting, warns UN group

The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), governments agreed to extend protection to 40 more migratory species, from cheetahs and striped hyenas to snowy owls, giant otters, and great hammerhead sharks. Too many of them are slipping toward extinction .
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