Green Prophet

Green Prophet, Eco-News is a website and blog featuring clean tech and eco news.[1][2] It focuses mainly on topics related to the Middle East.[3][4]

In 2012 the site was reaching almost 200,000 viewers per month.[2] By 2015, more than 20 journalists and analysts report for Green Prophet, following social issues related to the environment, in the Middle East-North Africa region.

History

Green Prophet was founded in 2008 by Karin Kloosterman, an environmental activist from Canada, who moved to the Middle East.[5] At first the website focused on environmental news from Israel.[6] Shortly thereafter it began to publish news and feature articles about environmental topics throughout the Middle East, including eco-faith, solar and wind energy, organic living, sustainable housing,[7] oil independence, science and health.

Green Prophet followed a social experiment in electricity use Masdar City in Abu Dhabi in 2010.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Green Prophet's Top 7 Mideast Eco-Tourism Spots". Trehugger, Jennifer Hattam August 8, 2009
  2. 1 2 "Eco-Muslims Greening the Earth", Aquila Style Magazine, By Laila Achmad, Friday, 31st August 2012
  3. ↑ Daniel E. Orenstein; Alon Tal; Char Miller (1 December 2012). Between Ruin and Restoration: An Environmental History of Israel. University of Pittsburgh Pre. pp. 348–. ISBN 978-0-8229-7811-4.
  4. ↑ "Roots of Justice, Green Shoots of Hope". Peace x Peace, March 2012 -By Mary Liepold
  5. ↑ "The Mideast’s Environmental “Prophet”", The Green Edge, The Cutting Edge News, Ruth Eglash, September 11th 2011
  6. ↑ "Green news harvest: 500-mile fuel cell car, Linux gets 'green flag'". CNET, Martin LaMonica, June 10, 2008
  7. ↑ "An Interview With Karin Kloosterman, Editor of greenprophet.com". New Vilna Review, May 27, 2008
  8. ↑ "Masdar City’s Hidden Brain". ARPA Journal. by Gökçe Günel May 15, 2014
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