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Sefirat HaOmer: 49 Steps Upward

The 49 days between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot are a stairway to spiritual renewal. Sefirat HaOmer - the literal counting of seven week's...

Bake Bread Like An Egyptian

Surrounded by trash in a small enclosure, this village woman from el-Qasr, Egypt, bakes several loaves of bread in giant clay "jar." Baking bread el-Qasr...

Nature Toy Finds Eco-Friendly Ways to Entertain Kids this Summer

Let kids get outdoors and color driveways and sidewalks with Nature Toy's eco-friendly chalk. With the summer vacation from school fast approaching, many parents are...

Lebanon Rocks Out To Cure The Green Blues

Batroun is an outpost of beauty in Lebanon. The next generation of environmental activists want to make sure it stays that way. Georges "Junior" Daou...

Dutch Ark Builder: “When You Open It, There Is a God”

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Eco-Muslim, Professor Ali’s Islamic Eco-Rap

Californian hip-hop artist 'Professor A.L.I.' is the unique voice behind Islamic Eco-Rap. Read Green Prophet's interview with the social activist to find out exactly what message Eco-Rap is rapping about.

World’s Largest Canvas Turned Into 5,000 Reusable Bags

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Fundamentals of Eco-Sexuality: Is Conscious Love the Way Towards Global Peace?

Why sexecology, eco-sexuality and sustainable sex offer real hope for a greener, safer future. The emerging field of eco-sexuality takes cues from many viewpoints...

Holland’s Proposed Ban on Ritual Slaughter Affects Jews and Moslems

Holland, where religious tolerance has been known since the 16th century, proposes a step backwards to the Dark Ages. Although here on Green Prophet we...

The Green Sheikh Knows How To Treat A Lady

Dr. Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi, known as the Green Sheikh, at the Mina Al Salam hotel in Dubai. It isn't often that I...

Blogging about Muslims? The dos and donts

Need some ideas to help inspire Muslims on environmental issues? Here are my ten top tips... As much as I'd like to tell you that...

Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know by Robert Paarlberg

Consumers today are thinking more and more about where their food comes from, how it’s produced and what impact their grocery shopping choices have...

Ohev Sholom is America’s First Jewish “Energy Star”

As California's LEED synagogue hits the auction block, a more sustainable "light unto the nations" might be the DC synagogue's Energy Star rating. Larry...

Dubai’s Eco Maid Is Green And Orange

Tolga Soytekin may not look like an Eco Maid, but his new Dubai-based business is pretty darn green. When a close friend became pregnant several...

The Little Black Dress Is Not For Dubai

Apart from the frigid air-conditioned buildings, there is another reason to ditch the little black dress when in Dubai. No one loves the ugly...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has moved beyond prototypes, with a new Florida production facility, eight aircraft in production and about $50 million raised. How close is AIR ONE to your garage?

Stardust’s solar geoengineered $10 billion plan to blot out the sun

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Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

Mantle8 is taking its hunt for naturally occurring hydrogen from beneath the Pyrenees to the Middle East, opening a Dubai hub after raising €31 million. But finding hydrogen underground is one thing; proving it can be produced cheaply and at scale is another.

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Starbucks tested precision-fermented milk from Perfect Day in 2021, but is it hiding in your latte today?

Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

Scientists make lead-free perovskite solar cells that can weather the elements

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