Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Nov 29th, 2008
A day before Buy Nothing Day (today), an American salesman lost his life, as bargain hunters in a Wal-Mart shop in Long Island trampled him to death. No one was going to get in the way of a good deal: shoppers walked on and killed the 34 year-old, while pushing their way through the door [...]
Posted in Travel & Nature on Nov 27th, 2008
The lush marine habitat by Aqaba Beach in Jordan is among the richest in the world, attracting thousands of visitors per year. But the popularity of the beach is also its downfall: In just 20 minutes, divers recovered more than 150 kilos of garbage from the waters of the reef, including plastic cups, cans, and [...]
Posted in Cars & Transportation on Nov 26th, 2008
Israel may soon have its first green airport. The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) has ordered the management of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to draw up a plan transforming Ben Gurion into “a leader in environmental protection.”
The plan must provide solutions for the reduction of air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. Use [...]
Posted in Cars & Transportation on Nov 20th, 2008
Air pollution from transportation is costing Arab countries $5 billion in damages, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Environment and Water recently announced. The cost is calculated based on the number of deaths, medical care for health problems and chronic diseases that are attributed to air pollution.
The minister, Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, added [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Nov 16th, 2008
Israel Environmental Protection Minister Gideon Ezra and his Korean counterpart Environment Minister Lee Maanee signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral environmental cooperation on November 12, 2008.
Under the agreement, the two countries will enhance cooperation on air pollution, climate change, biological diversity and sewage disposal and will promote exchanges between environmental experts.
Among the subjects discussed [...]
Posted in Architecture & Urban on Nov 16th, 2008
No. 3 on Mayor-elect Nir Barkat’s winning list, Naomi Tzur is going to be spearheading any changes the city makes to beautify the city in the near future. Formal head of SPNI’s Jerusalem office and founder of the Sustainable Jerusalem, a coalition of 60 environmental groups is now going to tackle those same issues but [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Nov 13th, 2008
The New York Time’s columnist Thomas Friedman presented his energy policy on The Daily Show yesterday, November 11, while promoting his book “Hot, Flat and Crowded: why we need a green revolution“:
Watch the video:
Tom Friedman: [. . .] A world where . . . energy technology - clean water, clean power - is going to [...]
Posted in Travel & Nature on Nov 12th, 2008
Green Prophet had a rare opportunity to interview Andreas Weil, director of EcoOcean.
Tell us a little about who you are and what you do.
My name is Andreas Weil and I am the co-founder and acting director of the Israeli marine environmental nonprofit organization EcoOcean. I live for environmental issues and education. The sea [...]
Posted in Architecture & Urban on Nov 9th, 2008
With its lavish six-star hotels and glitterati reputation, Dubai has quickly risen to fame as a tourist paradise. But now that fame might be heading towards infamy, as sewage including excrement and the contents of septic tanks has been pouring onto Dubai’s tourist-filled beaches.
Doctors are warning bathers that they run the risk of contracting typhoid [...]
Posted in Cars & Transportation, Religion on Oct 12th, 2008
Kids on bikes cruise past Azrieli towers.
A couple of years ago I read a book called Carfree Cities, which put forward a very convincing case for reducing the use of private cars in the city, and set out a whole series of design alternatives which, according to author J.H. Crawford, would obviate the need for [...]
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