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Maurice Picow
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Crazy heat dome will mean no one can live in Arab Gulf by 2100
Just when we got excited about Dubai’s solar trees, seems like innovations like this will not be enough to save the Middle East. In 85...
Earth is in the midst of its 6th mass extinction – wake up call, folks
Is humanity as a species threatened with extinction? Is global warming resulting in irreversible climate patterns that are destroying animal and plant species at rapid rates,...
How Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes saves lives in developing world
Update Nov. 2020: Theranos founded Elizabeth Holmes was charged for fraud while leading Theranos, and now faces criminal charges.
The most dangerous spots in the Mediterranean for natural disasters
Threats of potential extreme geohazards against humanity became partial reality this month, following the spectacular eruption of the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile (photo above);...
10 Inventions to Save Earth’s Water
With drought looming in California, but in many regions of the world include Yemen, Green Prophet honors Earth Day by digging into the archives so...
Futuristic dome collectors collect dew for drinking water and crops
Still another device, called the Roots Up Dew Collector, is now being developed for Ethiopia in a project together with the University of Gondar. The device,...
The Urban Death Project will turn your dead body into beetroot
Finding greener ways to bury our dead is nothing new. In both Judaism and Islam, people are buried in the most simple and green manner. Along...
Pee Power is making energy from urine in Africa
It’s already well known that manure or poop can be recycled for making products like paper as well as creating biogas power from methane gas. Turning...
Thermo-piezoelectric tires by Goodyear produces energy for your electric car
Like Israel’s Softwheel for wheelchairs and bikes, Goodyear is asking: Can new ways of engineering tires extend the cruising ranges of electric cars to make...
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear meltdown – 4 years later
Iran’s aggressive nuclear energy program seems to be constantly in the news these days; while other regional countries, including Jordan, have nuclear power ambitions of...
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