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More Whale Fossils in The Egyptian Desert

Wait, what?  Whales in the desert? Fossils of earliest suborder of now extinct whale sheds new light on evolution. Even though human population expansion...

Making Magestic (and Biblical) Cedars of Lebanon Sustainable in Our Times

Lebanon is eager to replant their cedars - a national symbol. But a sustainable, community-wide vision is in need. The Hebrew bible is replete...

What Tagged Hawksbill Turtles From Qatar Tell Us

When you're stuck in the middle of a crowded, noisy city like Cairo, where waste piles up on the side of the street, and...

From Cairo to Alexandria – tourists trample the White Desert

Prior to the installation of an asphalt highway connecting the once peaceful region of Bahariya to Cairo, the oasis was mostly hidden from the greater world. Then archaeologists re-discovered the Valley of the Golden Mummies and tourism in Egypt soared, generating valuable income for the local community. However, the influx also comes with a considerable environmental cost.

Enjoy EcoBike’s Eco-Friendly Cycling Tours of Israel with a Cold Beer (Or Clean Conscience)

Bikes, beer and maybe even babes part of EcoBike: bringing eco-friendly cycling tours to a whole new demographic - the beer lover. Cycling, as fellow...

Learn More about Volunteer Eco-Tourism from GoEco’s Jonathan Gilben

Jonathan Gilben, co-founder of GoEco, talks about his passion for eco-tourism. (Jonathan pictured at the center of this photograph and in the video clip...

Have an Organic Experience at Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu’s Bio-Tours

Kibbutz Sde Elihuya, home to organic agriculture in Israel. Mario Levi brought the idea of manure for compost from Italy

Owls Unite Arab Farmers in Palestine, Israel and Jordan

Barn owls as biological control. Arab farmers in the Levant use nesting boxes to encourage the owls to move in. This means much less pesticide to control rodents.

Green Prophet at Interfaith Gathering in Amman – and a Green Oasis

A green oasis in Amman - the King Hussein Park, Jordan. Greetings from Amman, where I'm representing the Green Prophet at the URI MENA 8th...

The Wheels of the Converted Zimmer Bus Go Recycled and Green at Exodia Bed and Breakfast

The zimmerbuses in Ezuz drive the concept of eco-tourism home.  Beep beep! Eco-tourism is a broad term and can encompass a wide range of green...

Tafline Laylin: From Tour Guide To Green Prophet

Loving wild places gives us the impetus to protect them Before I started writing about green building and eco-tourism in Israel and the Middle East,...

GoEco on a Volunteer Eco-Tourism Adventure in Israel

Be an alternative tourist with one of GoEco's volunteer eco-tourism programs this summer. Earlier this week we wrote about an alternative to the normal ways...

Half of UAE’s Falaj Mualla Camels Choked on Plastic Bags

There is life after plastic. Ban the bags, and save the camels

Clash Between Greenpeace Activists and Bluefish Tuna Fishermen in the Med Sea

There are no clear solutions to the fight between conservation and capitalism Tempers flared out at sea as environmentalists and fishermen sparred over the...

Gas Line Excavation Unearths 3,500 Year Old Cultic Vessels

Archeology is green: The Israel Antiquities Authority and archaeologists celebrate rare find of more than 100 intact vessels While conducting a standard excavation to prepare...

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The Space Orchestra, and the search for extraterrestrial life, to eclipse celebration

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Canada’s healthcare became the world’s digital health laboratory. Now Europe is taking notice

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Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

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Canada's healthcare system may be under pressure, but its decades-long experience with digital transformation is becoming a model for Europe and beyond. In an interview with Nordic's Alison MacDonald, Green Prophet explores why successful AI in healthcare depends less on software than on empowering clinicians, improving workflows and building resilient systems.

Jewish Climate Network founded so innovators don’t leave their identity at the door

Rather than retreating from climate change work, the Jewish Climate Trust organization has backed a new initiative designed to strengthen both climate action and Jewish community.

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A rooftop solar system looks simple: panels, an inverter, a battery and a few cables. But beneath that simplicity lies a bill of materials thousands of lines long, where tiny current sensors, magnetic cores, gate drivers, capacitors and connectors quietly determine efficiency, safety and lifespan. These overlooked components—not the solar panels themselves—are why today's residential solar systems are smaller, smarter and far more reliable than those of a decade ago.

Teen Farmerettes were Canada’s answer to Victory Gardens during wartime food shortages

It is a wake-up call to teen girls on TikTok planning their next Coachella outfit or trip to Sephora: During the Second World War, thousands of young men left family farms to enlist, but the crops still needed planting and harvesting. Ontario's government answered by recruiting high school girls, from ages 16 to 18, to spend parts of spring, summer and fall to fill in for the labor shortage. 

The Early Believers: Investors Who Backed SpaceX Long Before Its Record IPO

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From eco city experiment to global clean energy giant: How Masdar became the UAE’s renewable energy powerhouse

Masdar began as an ambitious eco city in the Abu Dhabi desert. Two decades later, it has become one of the world's largest renewable energy developers, financing billions of dollars in solar, wind and battery storage projects across the globe.
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