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Jerusalem Train Points to Ancient Underground River

According to biblical legend the world's first water emerged from a Genesis-era spring in Jerusalem. Looks like researchers found the river.

BrightSource-Chevron Joint Solar Project To Extract Heavy Oil, Suffers Losses

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Beirut Activists Try to “Green the Grey” of Their Concrete Urban Environment

200 Beirut residents reminded others that cities can (and should) be green. Fed up with the absence of greenery in Beirut, 200 residents of the...

Beirut Is Getting Its First Green-Roofed Tower

Foster & Partners broke ground on their first project in Lebanon. This new tower will also be the first in Beirut to have green...

Earth Architecture All The Way To Timbuktu

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Breaking!!! Ground Zero Rubble Site to be Adorned by Arab-Based Design Team

One tiny little part of the sprawling Freshkills landfill with the Manhattan skyline in the background. The final resting place of Ground Zero remains and rubble...

“Worst Case Scenario” Realized as Three Fukushima Nuclear Reactors Melt Down

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Saudi Adds A Splash Of Green To Royal Weddings

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Egypt May Survive Climate Change Thanks to AUC Students

This beautiful solar-powered home could usher in Egypt's period of healing, sustainably. Last year when I visited Egypt, it felt heavy. For three decades, Mubarak's...

Bosphorus To Become Center of Hydrogen Energy Production If Second Canal Is Built

The proposed canal has been slammed by Turkish environmentalists. But authorities at Turkey's center for hydrogen energy technology see a silver lining: the canal...

Time Running Out for Saving Dead Sea Hotels

Artist Sigalit Landau swims naked amongst watermelons in Dead Sea to dramatize its plight. The Dead Sea is situated at the lowest point on...

Mashrabiya: 12th Century Light & Cooling For Lebanon’s USJ Campus

Contemporary architects in the Middle East revert to ancient techniques to cool and light new buildings. The earliest known Mashrabiya dates to 12th century Baghdad,...

A New “Face” for Israel’s Garbage Park

Three times the size of NYC's Central Park: Say hello to the New Ariel Sharon Eco Park in Israel. Turning a mountain sized garbage mound...

Green Houses Open to the Public During Tel Aviv’s Annual Architecture Weekend

Tel Aviv's architecture weekend takes note of green spaces and green issues. For the past decade or so, Tel Aviv has been undergoing a type...

EXCLUSIVE: On Dubai’s Saner Future With Former Foster & Partners Partner

In an exclusive interview, Emanuel Mattutini, one of the first Foster & Partners' Associate Partners to move to the UAE, talked to Green Prophet...

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Renewables hit 5,149 GW in 2025 as the world edges away from oil shocks and fossil-fueled conflict

“In the midst of uncertain time, renewable energy remains consistent and steadfast in its expansion,” said Francesco La Camera, IRENA’s Director-General. “A more decentralised energy system, with a growing share of renewables and more market players, is structurally more resilient.”

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Zentera drops “ethical wool” claim after peta exposé into zq-certified farms

The New Zealand Merino Company, now rebranded as Zentera, has quietly removed the phrase “world’s leading ethical wool brand” from its website, a notable change that comes after a disturbing investigation by PETA Asia-Pacific into the company’s ZQ-certified wool supply chain, PETA reports to Green Prophet.

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