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Eco-Activist Yeshiva Offers Summer Session That Brings Torah Down to Earth

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Qatar's Petroleum Industry Going Into Eco-drive?

Qatar's petroleum industry is making efforts to "go green." Is it speeding ahead in the right, or wrong direction? We all know too well the...

Have You Ever Met a Green Sheikh?

Green Prophet interviews the Green Sheikh, from the United Arab Emirates. He's looking to change the "green" perceptions and reality of the Middle East.

Omani Handicrafts Facing Extinction Versus Machine Made Imitations

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Green Your Shabbat Candles With Beeswax

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Israel Celebrates Earth Day Today With an Earth Hour Sweeping Across 14 Cities

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Find out which flowers in your garden are safe, and which may be toxic.

‘Green Porno’ Creator Isabella Rossellini Premiers ‘Seduce Me’ on Sundance Channel

The Sundance Channel is launching a playful and informative new series about a very sexy topic: seduction. Aptly named ‘Seduce Me,’ the series of five...

Help Green Prophet Educate the World on Earth Day

Earth Day is April 22. Be a ripple in the pond. Spread the good news forward. Forty years after the the first Earth Day,...

Green Your Mother’s (and Grandmother's) Day, Sunday May 9

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Turn Your iPad Into Interactive Cycling Sign With Pocket Sprocket App

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Muslim World Takes Steps for Making the Hajj Green

Muslims recognize the Qu'ran has a lot to teach about ecology. A critical mass of Muslims are now working to make the annual Hajj...

12 Things I've Learned About Human Nature From My Cats (Slideshow)

Nature can point us in the right green direction. Maurice learns about human nature from his cat. I'm sure many Green Prophet readers enjoyed...

Muslim Green Team's Views on Water Conservation and Islam

The Muslim Green Team connect water to spirituality. Words of wisdom for the Middle East. It may not seem like an obvious connection, but...

Natural, Organic Cough Medicine

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

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

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