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Saudi Splurges for Shanghai Expo 2010

Despite its claim to promote sustainable urban development practices, the world’s largest, disposable Expo invites irony and criticism. The first ever world fair took place...

More Green Building Talk on TED: Catherine Mohr

By taking into account embodied energy, Catherine and her husband half the energy required to build their home. In her recent Ted talk, Catherine Mohr...

AIA Names Saudi's KAUST In 2010 Top Green Projects

The king willed it - so it was built...Michael Arndt questions the 'greenliness' of KAUST, granted the US Green Building Council’s highest LEED certification...

Holyland and Israel’s Commons, The Government’s Song

A real estate scandal in Jerusalem reveals Israel's government's dangerous stance on the privatization of land development, and use of open spaces, Yosef argues. As...

Tel Aviv Requests Public's Help in Boardwalk Redesign

A rendering of Tel Aviv's new central promenade: stairs leading down to the beach, a paved lower level, shade-providing structures and new sidewalk...

San Francisco's Sherith Israel To Become Seismic-Safe

Near The Dead Sea fault, can Israel's home synagogues withstand the next big earthquake? The San Francisco Chronicle announced that the Sherith Israel synagogue,...

Holyland's Unnatural “Monster on the Mountain” Built with Bribes

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denies the charges, but he is suspected of accepting $1million to push through the highly contested Holyland Project which...

The Eco-House in Aqaba, Jordan

Tareq Emtairah built this eco-house to prove that energy efficient buildings aren't always prohibitively expensive. Jordan’s Prince Hassan does not shoulder his environmental concerns alone,...

Qatar's Green Building Council Rallies Community Leaders

Qatar's Green Building Council (QGBC) founder and chairman Eng. Issa M. Al Mohannadi will speak at the "Planet and Profit in Partnership" on April...

Architect Cameron Sinclair Gives a Damn

With a mantra to "design like you give a damn," Sinclair has transformed thousands of lives. Whether to save governments billions of dollars in mutual...

The Story Behind Jerusalem's Royal Rock

The demand for Jerusalem stone comes with a social and environmental cost We have applauded Jerusalem’s living building, and we have drooled over delicious...

Re-Assessing Masdar City

Is Masdar City a beacon for Middle Eastern development? It may take another 10 years to find out. We have been skeptical of Masdar City...

What's Sustainable about Masdar's Foster+Partners?

Foster+Partners, architect firm, claim projects like Masdar City are sustainable. Are they? Meet Foster + Partners: one thousand employees work in their twenty-two offices...

Dubai's Burj Khalifa Will Tower in Darkness During Earth Hour

Burj towers over Dubai. The environmentally-wasteful building will turn its lights off on Earth Hour. (Image via csmonitor.com) The Green Prophet has questioned the environmental...

Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar Design is Unveiled at NYC's Museum of Modern Art

"The New York Times reports the unveiling of the French architect's latest Middle Eastern project To some, the desert comprises an intimidating plain of dirty...

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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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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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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.

Fresh Fava Bean Soup, A Vegan Springtime Recipe

Somehow vegetables with short seasons excite the imagination and appetite more sharply than produce that’s available all year around. Good Middle Eastern cooks have many recipes for delicate fava beans, and this turmeric-fragrant soup is one.

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