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5 Environment Stories To Weep Over (For Tisha B'Av)

The Jewish holiday Tisha B'Av starts tonight. It gives one license to be sad over the state of the environment. We know that it's...

Green Prophet Flies To "The Iraqi Environmental Blog"

Our weekly series looking at the Middle East Arabic blogosphere. This week: Iraq. And a green blog that began after Saddam Hussein's demise. After...

Egypt to Build Two 100 MW Solar Energy Plants

More news to make Ra, the Egyptian sun god proud: Egypt gets serious about building solar energy plants on top of its 500 MW...

EcoMum’s 7 Focus Points for Green Parents

Busy moms can lose their "green" focus. Green Prophet's EcoMum goes over 7 focal point tips to keep over-stretched moms on their "eco" pointe....

A Review on Bill McKibben’s Deep Economy

Deep Economy is probably the first economics book you’ll read that advocates for less economic growth. The book is framed around a simple, yet...

Lebanon Launches New Recycling Campaign, "Think Before You Throw"

Before its garbage situation gets out of control, Lebanon is urging citizens to Think Before You Throw. With the average Lebanese person allegedly producing...

Green Prophet Flies To: "SAWA For A Better Syrian Society" Eco-Blog

Moshe continues his weekly look at the Middle East eco-blogging community, in Arabic. This week he flies to Syria and looks at how an...

Abu Dhabi Hospital Sets Green Example with Newborn Babies

Green babies are being born all over the UAE.  Coming soon to a hospital near you? When it comes to setting green patterns, there...

Spend Summer Nights at Hiria, Central Israel's Garbage Dump, Among the Trash and Beneath the Stars

Get romantic at the dump! Hiria garbage dump tries to attract visitors this summer with outdoor movie screenings and activities for the whole family. Once...

Palestinian Engineers Get Sustainable Energy Sources Course in Hebron

They're already going eco: Hanging the clothes to dry, naturally, in Hebron. Image via andydr Hebron (or Hevron) is a West Bank city run by...

Could Spirulina cakes solve hunger?

Add a dash of cumin and you'll get some "green cake" falafel? This wonder food, from algae is being grown by the UN to...

Green Prophet Flies To: Mazen Abboud's Environment Blog in Lebanon

Green Prophet launches a new weekly series taking an in-depth look at the Middle East "green" blogosphere. This week: Mazen Abboud - a Christian...

Sustainable Muslims break the terrorism link

Muslims everywhere can be at "peace with the earth and be at peace with heaven" by adopting environment message from the Quran, advocates new UK campaign launched by Muslim convert.

Making Innovation Matter in Water's Terms

Ambika, a research analyst who specializes on Middle East environment issues including conflict and water, reports on her trip to Sweden, where she finds...

Syria Campaigns to Curb Country's Voracious Plastic Bag Appetite

Estimates of 15 million bags per day consumed in Damascus alone! Moshe uncovers news in Arabic - that Syrians are launching a campaign to...

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