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Karen Chernick
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Israeli Eco Tourism Welcomes the Yurt
If you don’t know what a yurt is, have no fear. Most people don’t (including yours truly). But yurts, with their portability, suitability for nature...
A Green Prophet Tour of the Big Green Apple (aka New York City)
This Prophet recently got the chance to travel to New York City, and was a little bit apprehensive about the green-ness factor of the Big...
Jordanian Ministry of the Environment Launches Eco-Cities of the Mediterranean Forum 2008
In a press conference held last week the Jordanian Minister of Environment, His Excellency Khaled Irani, announced the launch of a Jordanian initiative called “Eco-Cities...
Carbon Neutral Car Rentals with Avis Israel
Israel’s tourism industry has made some serious changes recently. The Ministry of Tourism announced a few months ago that it was going ‘green’ for 2009,...
Sustainable Reading: Offset Your Books With Eco-Libris
With September rolling around and the back to school shopping in full swing, books are more prominent than ever. It’s officially book season. And whether...
Trio Energy Invents a Greener, More Energy Efficient Greenhouse
(Image credit: Corbis) It’s bad for the environment, but you know you want it. You want those strawberries in the dead of winter. You know...
Run the City Introduces a New Type of Israeli Eco Tourism
As the Green Prophet archives will tell you, Israel is no stranger to environmentally friendly tourism. Not only is there a variety of ecologically minded...
Environmental Conference for Imams Challenges Israeli Muslims to Go Green
(Image credit marantzer) Last Thursday fifty Muslim clerics gathered in Umm el-Fahm for a conference to raise awareness regarding environmental issues among imams. The first...
A Green Survey of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates
Stay tuned for our future eco-tour of Dubai, but in the meantime let’s take a look at some green goings-on in Dubai. Because we’ve been...
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