Green Prophet

If you are pregnant and smoking still, like WTF?

Sexy or not, even hooka (or shisha) pipes carry second hand smoke dangers. If you are having a baby, just quit please! You are at risk for gestational diabetes of you smoke ANYTHING while pregnant.

Ottolenghi’s Kohlrabi Salad

We took strange, bumpy kohlrabi and made a refreshing winter salad from it.

UN: Renewable Energy Ambition in NDCs must Double by 2030

We need an oracle to get us out of this debacle. The UN climate group has met for the 25th time. Will anything ever change?

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7 Ways to Live a More Green Life at Home

There are over 7 billion people in the world utilizing the planet's resources. As we continue to use these resources, they continue to dry up. In fact, by 2025, 1.8 billion people will struggle to find water to drink. That's why it's more important than ever to conserve resources anyway we can, and it starts at home. Here are 7 ways to live a more green life at home.

The UN takes stock of the world’s trees: Drylands are not wastelands!

One quarter of the world's trees are where you least expect them - on very dry land. The land may be dry but it is not a wasteland! The UN creates new tree map helping us understand trees in the Middle East and regions like it for deeper understanding of watershed and food security.

Science can can implant new memories in your brain

Movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind show us what it's like when painful emotional memories are erased. But can positive ones be implanted too? A new study from Israel says yes. They have done it in animals.

Dec 5, World Soil Day. Take action

Soil can be made and cultivated. To celebrate World Soil Day, start with these soil-friendly tips.

Fall Armyworm invades Middle East devastating crops

Fall Armyworm is invading the Near Middle East. New reporting app aims to mitigate risk, spread awareness. Have a half billion to spare? The UN is fundraising.

Flooring Options for Ecological Weirdos

There are all finds of low cost solutions if you are like the No Money Man from the UK (keeping it simple and real), but for those with more means you might be able to afford plastic tiling made from ocean waste or other upcycled materials. A floor with a story, imagine that?

American irrigation research finds watering sweet spot for agriculture and earth

Every drop counts in the Middle East and North Africa. How can we learn to better manage water on national scales. Some new research offers tips.

Water purifier company takes on plastic polluters at UN climate conference

Bluewater, a world leading water purification technology and solutions leader, today called on global energy, finance and environment ministers attending the UN’s Climate Conference in Madrid to take a powerful approach to tackling water quality issues that are spurring sales of polluting single-use plastic bottles of water.