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5 Green Dating Ideas for the Middle Eastern Romantic

Impress your date and reduce your negative impact on the environment with a green-ified date. Dating can be rough. Firstly, it can be hard to...

UAE Scholars And Imams Speak Up For The Environment

Littering and lack of moderation violates important Islamic tenants, according to prominent scholars With businesses in the UAE slowly beginning to take the environment message...

“Eco Options Egypt” Makes Egyptian Environmentalism Easy and Accessible

Eco Options Egypt is working on becoming a one-stop shop for resources on leading a green lifestyle in Egypt. It's not always easy to be...

Green Prophet Flies To “The Yemenite Blog For Sciences And The Environment”

A weekly Green Prophet series that looks at the Arabic "green" blogosphere and online communities After looking at "The Forum of the Ornithological...

Breastfeeding and Islam

Islamic states have the highest infant mortality rate in the world thanks in large part to a decline in breastfeeding.

Finally, Koala Recycling Solutions Offers A Way to Recycle Aluminum Cans and Other Metals in Israel

Koala Recycling Solutions, the only Israeli company offering collection and recycling of metal packaging from consumers, tells us what we can and should be...

Saudi’s Long Love Of Wealth Exhibited At The Louvre

The Louvre exhibition demonstrates Saudi Arabia's historical influence on the Middle East region; can they spread a clean energy agenda too? When we...

Muslim Vegetarians Say Eating Less Meat Is Friendlier

Are Muslim vegetarians creating a false campaign to discourage meat-eating? An article by Joseph Mayton in The Guardian created some debate. He claimed that...

Help the Abu Dhabi Eco-Chicks Map Out a Green Abu Dhabi

Know of a sustainable lifestyle spot in Abu Dhabi?  Help the Abu Dhabi Eco-Chicks pinpoint it on their green map. The Abu Dhabi Eco-Chicks, a...

Mazzy reviews ‘The Story Of Stuff’

In order to change our unending addiction to Stuff, we need to redefine progress. We need to realize Stuff doesn't make us happy. The...

Green Prophet Flies To “The UAE Environment & Life Blog”

A weekly Green Prophet series that looks at the Arabic "green" blogosphere and online communities. After looking at "The Forum of the Ornithological...

Blue-Green Algae’s Slimy Tricks Revealed

Blue-Green algae threatens freshwater bodies (and marine bodies) worldwide. Will a new discovery by Israeli scientists help restore those threatened watersheds? Freshwater bodies such as...

Jordanian King Goes to War Over Celebratory Gunfire

No more guns for celebrations, says King of Jordan. Men in the Arab world shoot live fire in the air to celebrate weddings, and holidays....

Detox your life: Take the ‘Buy-Nothing-Ramadan’ Challenge

During the Holy month of Ramadan, followers have the opportunity to reflect on and reduce their consumption patterns with the "buy-nothing" challenge Despite many...

‘Ground Zero Mosque’ will be Green

When the controversy subsides and construction begins, "Park 51," otherwise known as the "Ground Zero Mosque," will be LEED certified Green mosques are sprouting up...

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Can saving nature bring enemies together? Drawing on two decades of environmental reporting across the Middle East, Karin Kloosterman explores how solar energy, shared water resources and ecological cooperation could become the foundations of peace.

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Where to Stay Near the Pitons, From Ladera Resort to the Soufrière Coast

Can saving nature bring enemies together? Drawing on two decades of environmental reporting across the Middle East, Karin Kloosterman explores how solar energy, shared water resources and ecological cooperation could become the foundations of peace.

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Good gardens start with good seeds. Learn how to choose reliable seed companies, avoid poor-quality seeds, understand heirloom and hybrid varieties, and store seeds for better germination.

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Seven years after creating her first perfume in a small Sicilian shop, my daughter had just three drops left. A family-owned perfumer in Palermo helped us recover the scent of her childhood.

Beyond the Beetle Bag: Pilsok transforms car airbags into a jacket that honours Ukrainian rescuers

Ukrainian design studio Pilsok, known for its popular Beetle backpack, transforms discarded car airbags into a striking designer jacket honouring Ukraine's emergency rescuers.

PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

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CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

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As winter rains approach the Middle East, scientists warn that PFAS forever chemicals contaminate rainwater worldwide, even in Antarctica.
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