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Iran is gagging – on sanctions and deadly pollution. Like Cairo under the spell of its black cloud but arguably worse, Iran’s cities are among the world’s most polluted according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - beating out the competition in Vietnam and Mexico’s capital cities, according to NYT. MORE
Iran’s solar-powered Gazelle 2, hopes to place well in trans Australia trials. Iran’s Gazelle 2 solar powered electric car may not have massaging seats , but it certainly looks better than the Palestinian-built solar car in Hebron. Iran’s motivations toward renewable energy stems partially from the extraordinary high levels of air pollution in major cities like Teheran, that kills an average of 27 people a day. MORE
But in the latest turn of events Israel has put its attention to its arch-enemy Iran announcing that a tanker flying under a Libyan flagged, but doing eco-terrorism for Iran, tanker dumped its bitumen on purpose to cover the entire Israeli coastline. . MORE
Food & Health Lifestyle & Culture cancer Harvard Iran Israel Jordan narghila shisha smoking tobaccoA 45 minute shisha session is the equivalent of puffing 100 cigarettes. In a new study, Iranian researchers proved tobacco water pipes are as harmful as cigarettes, saying, “Our findings reveal profound effects of water pipe smoking on lung function, similar to the effects observed in deep inhalation cigarette smokers.” MORE
Tuck into this visual feast of Iran’s splendiferous ceilings; scenes lost to one deep in thought, or bowed down in prayer. Ceiling of Jāmeh Mosque of Isfahan, one of Iran’s oldest at 900 years old. But is Iran part of the Middle East? MORE
International media is so obsessed with Iran’s forbidden access to nuclear energy and the possibility of war that a host of other issues far more worrying than war are being ignored. Iran’s population of 75 million faces chronic water shortages, according to a recent story published in Al Monitor. Here in Iran, we are situated in a low-precipitation belt of the planet,” Gary Lewis, the UN resident coordinator in Iran, told Al-Monitor. MORE
hit the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. These criticism have led some to speculate that the poor government response was due to the fact that those affected were mainly Azeri Turks, an ethnic minority in the northwest of Iran. President Ahmadinejad also left Iran on Monday morning to attend an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting which is expected to focus on the crisis in Syria. Iran has a long history of earthquakes. MORE
Iran wants to launch the largest solar power plant in the Middle East. This week, however, Iran’s Renewable Energy Organization says it will launch the largest solar power plant in the Middle East by 2015. The organization’s head Yousef Armodeli told Press TV that Iran’s solar power plant in Shiraz in the province of Fars, will go online by 2015. Cleantech, Science & Technology air pollution Iran nuclear renewable energy Solar Energy Tehran MORE
Iran, becoming more isolated appeals to Pakistan to move ahead with natural gas “peace pipeline.” As Iran becomes more marginalized with US-backed sanctions , Iran seeks to conduct business with more hospitable partners, like Pakistan. But as past US President Clinton seeks to repair US-Pakistan relations Pakistan could be doing itself a disservice by looking to Iran to furnish its energy needs via an Iran-Pak gas pipeline. MORE
Image of ice houses in Iran and Kashan ice house via Shutterstock. Refrigeration is perhaps one of the greatest inventions of modern man, but it has come at a price. Not only do they require a great deal of energy to stay cool, but they also rely on ozone-depleting chloro-fluorocarbons (CFCs) , or freon (though some countries have phased these out.). MORE
It seems like there are more dog parks than people parks in some areas of Tel Aviv, but if you live in Iran, watch out. Time for Iran to make a pet friendly park. In some Middle Eastern cities, the governments embrace dog walking, dog loving and dog everything. Taking your dog out for a spin might land you in jail. The country’s totalitarian regime has banned another human pleasure owning one of man’s best friends. MORE
Determined to stay its unpopular nuclear course , Iran is now turning to wind power and other renewable energy sources to blow past sanctions. Iran has the potential to produce 20,000 MW of wind energy, according to a recent journal entry in the International Journal of Renewable Energy Research. Under the terms of their agreement, Mapna will be permitted to copy the turbines and manufacturer them in Iran. MORE
Footballers in Iran’s professional women’s league are being forced to undergo gender tests to verify that they are “all woman” Iran’s football governing body will perform random checks after it was discovered that “several leading players – including four in the national women’s team – were either men who had not completed sex change operations, or were suffering from sexual development disorders.”. MORE
Iran is going to send a monkey into space to prepare for the country’s plan to send a man on a similar journey by 2020. After successfully launching its Rassad-1 satellite 162 miles into space this past week, the head of Iran’s Space Organization Hamid Fazeli announced that in July, it will launch the monkey in a Kavoshgar-5 rocket. In 2010, Iran’s Kavoshgar-3 rocket carried turtles, rats, and worms. MORE
A package of incentives presented Tuesday to Iran includes a provision for the United States to supply Tehran with some nuclear technology if it stops enriching uranium _ a major concession by Washington, diplomats said. Security Council, plus Germany, in a bid to resolve the nuclear standoff with Iran. MORE
Iran becomes an unlikely leader by ending dirty energy subsidies. Iran has done what every politician on earth secretly dreams they could do: enforced the end of dirty energy subsidies. Mr. Dominique Guillaume and his posse from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently paid a visit to Iran in order to assess damages after the country increased energy, public transportation and bread and wheat prices in December, 2010. Learning from Iran. MORE
There’s been a revolution in Iran, and we’re not talking about the one that resulted in overthrowing the Shah in 1979! The latest one involves an Irish environmentalist and surfing champion, and her mission to bring the sport to Iran, and its women. When a young boy stood on the beach in a fishing village in one of Iran’s least known areas, and saw three women catching waves, it was the first time he had seen females surfing. MORE
Last Wednesday a viscous sandstorm in Iran forced schools and government offices to close. According to the AFP , the Iranian media is blaming countries west of the Islamic republic, namely Iraq which is now suffering from deforestation and desertification due to a series of dams Iran has constructed. Lawmakers wrote a letter to Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanding the government stop the sandstorms, which caused 123 people to seek emergency care in hospitals. MORE
Take everything you ever learned about Iran and banish it from your mind. The outdoor tourism company Rahhalah offers an eight day tour of Iran that is packed with coastal, desert, and even urban adventure. Named after the intrepid explorers of old who wandered what we now think of the wastelands of Arabia, Rahhalah is comprised of an excellent team of eager to unveil a side of Iran that is so poorly understood by the outside world. MORE
Just 23-years-old, Domiri is a physics student in Iran who has a deep passion for photography. His architecture photography is particularly outstanding, and he is lucky to have incredible subjects throughout Iran – from Shiraz to Isfahan and beyond. The most spectacular Islamic religious architecture and interior design is something few westerners have experienced. Mohammed Reza Domiri changes that, at least a bit, with extraordinary photography. MORE
The post Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey: hot spots for SO2 emissions appeared first on Green Prophet. The Rabigh oil and gas hotspot in Saudi Arabia ranked a #2 hotspot, while the country is ranked at #3 as the most polluting for SO2 in the world: Greenpeace. MORE
There is a growing concern that the free trade agreement between Iran and Turkey has encouraged an increase in the production and transit of drugs in the Middle East. Hash Usage in Iran. Iran is not only making the headlines for drugs in the wider Middle East, but also within its own borders. Consumption of hash can act as a gateway drug for many young people, who turn to escapism to cope with the economic struggles of Iran. Image of drugs in Iran from Shutterstock. MORE
According to local news reports, a massive fire has torn through the city of Qazvin, north Iran. The blast is suspected by some to be nuclear in origin and high numbers of casualties are expected. As many as 50 people could have been injured or killed in the city which is a commercial hub. While initial reports say that there was an explosion in a chipboard and oil storage facility, this report was denied by local authorities. MORE
But Iran is very different than the rest of the Arab world right now. Architecture in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which for centuries followed a more traditional style of environmentally green designs gave way to more modern styling during the 53 year period of the Pahlavi monarchies; especially during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who reigned from September 1941 until February 1979. See traditional fishbowl architecture from Iran. MORE
Iran said it was going to send a monkey into space in 2011 , but that didn’t happen. Despite western sanctions that have crippled the economy, Iran insists that it is planning to send the feline to space aboard the Kavoshgar satellite carrier. “Iran’s archaic experiment… is a throwback to the primitive techniques of the 1950s,” said Ben Williamson, a spokesman for the group. Iran denies having any such intentions. :: Phys.org. MORE
He has also said that the enture water supply of Iran includes a volume of 130 billion cubic meters, of which 50 billion cubic meters are guaranteed as a source of water supply. This can happen by means of the media, which are mainly in hands of the government in Iran. I am urging the government authorities in Iran to consider adopting some of these ideas. Water Esfahan Iran water water management water shortages MORE
A new round of sanctions that further isolate Iran financially and politically is likely to bolster nuclear ambitions and keep pollution levels high. Iran has been slapped with a new round of sanctions following a report from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) , which concluded that the regime is developing nuclear weapons. Iran on the defensive. ” Business & Politics Iran Nuclear energy pollution sanctions U.S MORE
US sanctions are putting such a strain on Iran’s poor that the government wants to censor films depicting hearty chicken meals , The Telegraph reports. IRIB [Iran's state broadcaster] should not be the shop window for showing all which is not accessible,” Ahmadi-Moghaddam told police officers. Mohammad Hosseini, Iran’s culture and Islamic guidance minister offered that Iranians need to show solidarity “so that the country is not hurt.” MORE
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant has been under suspicion for decades, rightly or wrongly. Read more on Iran nuclear: The Middle East Nuclear Power Boom Without Toxic Waste. Business & Politics Energy Abu Dhabi activism Climate Change design Egypt environment Iran Jordan nuclear Saudi ArabiaSo as not to arouse alarm, the United Arab Emirates’ civil nuclear plan has been taking the opposite approach of complete transparency. MORE
CNN may have just inadvertently started WWIII MORE
Like Israel and Jordan’s Dead Sea, Iran has it’s own inland salty lake called Lake Urmia. One trusted source I have in Iran says this is the country’s top 2 environmental “problem” to solve. Yazdani won the prize for capturing The Salt Lake Urmia in Iran. Iran Lacks Water Planning. Iran and Qatar Align to Help the Environment. Travel Climate Change Iran Lake Urmia MORE
British military is readying contingencies for the eventuality of a more or less imminent conflict with Iran by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Sources of the British government have confirmed that in the event of a US strike – or should we say US/Israeli strike – against Iran that British forces will stand shoulder-to-shoulder in support of the USA and its forces. MORE
Thanks to drought and over-pumping underground water reserves in the western region of Tehran, Iran’s capital city, fissures also known as sinkholes are opening up, causing Iran’s major city and capital city to sink. International sanctions against Iran have hurt it. Iran has sought to produce enough food locally to feed all of its people but in term has caused permanent damage to its local geography. MORE
Bahrain = 1 Saudi Arabia = 4 Israel and Occupied Palestine = 3 Iran = 45 Syria = 15 Yemen = 1 Uzbekistan = 4 Kyrgyzstan = 1 Iraq = 1 Turkey = 49. Iran earns the silver medal for jailed journalists, with 45 behind bars as of December 2012. MORE
Amnesty International is calling for an investigation into a report that a female activist was tortured in custody following protests over Lake Orumieh’s destruction in Iran. In late August and early September, protesters took to the streets to condemn the Iranian government’s role in the destruction salt Lake Orumieh which is located in Iran’s Azerbaijan region. For more information on the protest in Iran see : Protests Over Shrinking Salt Lake Continue In Iran. MORE
hit the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. These criticism have led some to speculate that the poor government response was due to the fact that those affected were mainly Azeri Turks, an ethnic minority in the northwest of Iran. President Ahmadinejad also left Iran on Monday morning to attend an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting which is expected to focus on the crisis in Syria. Iran has a long history of earthquakes. MORE
The domes are located on the Persian Gulf island of Hormuz just south of Iran, an area known for its struggling economy despite its proximity to one of the busiest shipping regions in the Middle East. Colorful rammed earth domes decorate an island in Iran. MORE
Iran is most known in global news for its nuclear ambitions. The dataset was provided by the Renewable Energy Organization of Iran. Iran has a plan to grow its wind energy generation power. By last estimates in 2009, Iran was generating 130 MW of energy via wind power. And Iran is a member of the Global Wind Energy Council. Iran’s urban areas are suffocating from air pollution. Read: Cheetahs on the border of extinction in Iran ). MORE
Once upon a time, cheetahs roamed the deserts of Iran. The Iranian Cheetah Society, founded in 2001, has started using social media, including their youtube channel, to promote awareness about endangered Asiatic cheetahs in Iran. The organization posts short video clips from their research in northeastern Iran, both in the Miandasht Wildlife Refuge and the Behkadeh Reserve, featuring rare Iranian cheetahs in the wild. MORE
This is what millions of dead fish in Iran look like: Raw, human sewage has leaked into a dammed river in the Tehran region of Iran killing millions of fish, a local news report there shows. . Over this week some 30 tons of fish have died from the raw human sewage that poured into the Fashafuyeh dam. The damage totals an estimated 2 million fish, our source says. The sewage was leaked by the residential town nearby. MORE
This is land encompassing parts of Turkey, Syria, northern Iraq, and north-eastern Iran and the strategically important headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. About 170,000 square kilometres of viable rain-fed agricultural land would be lost; a longer dry season would limit grazing on rangelands; and changes in the timing of maximum rainfall would force farmers in northern Iran to change cropping strategies and even crop types. MORE
In the coming week from the 11th to the 14th of March 2015, l’Iran will inaugurate the first edition of “ Regeneration of earthen architecture festival ” which aims to promote earth as the building medium of the future. Nader spent much of his life pushing for the modern application of ancient building techniques in Iran, but in the end his dream came true in the US and not in his own country (it is true what they say about dreams come true in America). MORE
Some of the most endangered glaciers on the planet are in Iran. . The rugged mountains of Iran have shaped both the political and the economic history of the country, forming distinct valley communities that remained largely isolated until major roads were built in the 20th Century. The Zagros Mountains boast peaks nearly 10,000 feet above sea level, and there are at least five snowy peaks higher than 13,000 feet in the south of Iran. MORE
Iran saw more protests and demonstrations this weekend as green activists call for the protection of the UNESCO-listed salt lake Orumieh. Located in north-west Iran, the lake is a UNESCO biosphere reserve and is believed to be one of the largest salt lakes in the world. The Guardian reported that Farank Farid, a prominent women’s rights activist, was among the protesters currently held in custody according to the committee of human rights reporters in Iran. MORE
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FEBRUARY 13, 2019
It seems like there are more dog parks than people parks in some areas of Tel Aviv, but if you live in Iran, watch out. Time for Iran to make a pet friendly park. In some Middle Eastern cities, the governments embrace dog walking, dog loving and dog everything. Taking your dog out for a spin might land you in jail. The country’s totalitarian regime has banned another human pleasure owning one of man’s best friends.
Environmental Economics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
CNN may have just inadvertently started WWIII
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MARCH 4, 2021
But in the latest turn of events Israel has put its attention to its arch-enemy Iran announcing that a tanker flying under a Libyan flagged, but doing eco-terrorism for Iran, tanker dumped its bitumen on purpose to cover the entire Israeli coastline. .
Green Prophet
JULY 3, 2016
Like Israel and Jordan’s Dead Sea, Iran has it’s own inland salty lake called Lake Urmia. One trusted source I have in Iran says this is the country’s top 2 environmental “problem” to solve. Yazdani won the prize for capturing The Salt Lake Urmia in Iran. Iran Lacks Water Planning. Iran and Qatar Align to Help the Environment. Travel Climate Change Iran Lake Urmia
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
There’s been a revolution in Iran, and we’re not talking about the one that resulted in overthrowing the Shah in 1979! The latest one involves an Irish environmentalist and surfing champion, and her mission to bring the sport to Iran, and its women. When a young boy stood on the beach in a fishing village in one of Iran’s least known areas, and saw three women catching waves, it was the first time he had seen females surfing.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 3, 2019
Thanks to drought and over-pumping underground water reserves in the western region of Tehran, Iran’s capital city, fissures also known as sinkholes are opening up, causing Iran’s major city and capital city to sink. International sanctions against Iran have hurt it. Iran has sought to produce enough food locally to feed all of its people but in term has caused permanent damage to its local geography.
AGreenLiving
MARCH 19, 2021
The domes are located on the Persian Gulf island of Hormuz just south of Iran, an area known for its struggling economy despite its proximity to one of the busiest shipping regions in the Middle East. Colorful rammed earth domes decorate an island in Iran.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The post Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey: hot spots for SO2 emissions appeared first on Green Prophet. The Rabigh oil and gas hotspot in Saudi Arabia ranked a #2 hotspot, while the country is ranked at #3 as the most polluting for SO2 in the world: Greenpeace.
Green Prophet
APRIL 28, 2014
Iran is most known in global news for its nuclear ambitions. The dataset was provided by the Renewable Energy Organization of Iran. Iran has a plan to grow its wind energy generation power. By last estimates in 2009, Iran was generating 130 MW of energy via wind power. And Iran is a member of the Global Wind Energy Council. Iran’s urban areas are suffocating from air pollution. Read: Cheetahs on the border of extinction in Iran ).
Green Prophet
MAY 6, 2014
According to local news reports, a massive fire has torn through the city of Qazvin, north Iran. The blast is suspected by some to be nuclear in origin and high numbers of casualties are expected. As many as 50 people could have been injured or killed in the city which is a commercial hub. While initial reports say that there was an explosion in a chipboard and oil storage facility, this report was denied by local authorities.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 25, 2011
Iran’s solar-powered Gazelle 2, hopes to place well in trans Australia trials. Iran’s Gazelle 2 solar powered electric car may not have massaging seats , but it certainly looks better than the Palestinian-built solar car in Hebron. Iran’s motivations toward renewable energy stems partially from the extraordinary high levels of air pollution in major cities like Teheran, that kills an average of 27 people a day.
Green Prophet
JUNE 13, 2011
He has also said that the enture water supply of Iran includes a volume of 130 billion cubic meters, of which 50 billion cubic meters are guaranteed as a source of water supply. This can happen by means of the media, which are mainly in hands of the government in Iran. I am urging the government authorities in Iran to consider adopting some of these ideas. Water Esfahan Iran water water management water shortages
Green Prophet
MARCH 3, 2015
In the coming week from the 11th to the 14th of March 2015, l’Iran will inaugurate the first edition of “ Regeneration of earthen architecture festival ” which aims to promote earth as the building medium of the future. Nader spent much of his life pushing for the modern application of ancient building techniques in Iran, but in the end his dream came true in the US and not in his own country (it is true what they say about dreams come true in America).
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
There is a growing concern that the free trade agreement between Iran and Turkey has encouraged an increase in the production and transit of drugs in the Middle East. Hash Usage in Iran. Iran is not only making the headlines for drugs in the wider Middle East, but also within its own borders. Consumption of hash can act as a gateway drug for many young people, who turn to escapism to cope with the economic struggles of Iran. Image of drugs in Iran from Shutterstock.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
A new round of sanctions that further isolate Iran financially and politically is likely to bolster nuclear ambitions and keep pollution levels high. Iran has been slapped with a new round of sanctions following a report from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) , which concluded that the regime is developing nuclear weapons. Iran on the defensive. ” Business & Politics Iran Nuclear energy pollution sanctions U.S
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
Footballers in Iran’s professional women’s league are being forced to undergo gender tests to verify that they are “all woman” Iran’s football governing body will perform random checks after it was discovered that “several leading players – including four in the national women’s team – were either men who had not completed sex change operations, or were suffering from sexual development disorders.”.
Green Prophet
MAY 16, 2013
Bahrain = 1 Saudi Arabia = 4 Israel and Occupied Palestine = 3 Iran = 45 Syria = 15 Yemen = 1 Uzbekistan = 4 Kyrgyzstan = 1 Iraq = 1 Turkey = 49. Iran earns the silver medal for jailed journalists, with 45 behind bars as of December 2012.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Determined to stay its unpopular nuclear course , Iran is now turning to wind power and other renewable energy sources to blow past sanctions. Iran has the potential to produce 20,000 MW of wind energy, according to a recent journal entry in the International Journal of Renewable Energy Research. Under the terms of their agreement, Mapna will be permitted to copy the turbines and manufacturer them in Iran.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 18, 2014
But Iran is very different than the rest of the Arab world right now. Architecture in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which for centuries followed a more traditional style of environmentally green designs gave way to more modern styling during the 53 year period of the Pahlavi monarchies; especially during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who reigned from September 1941 until February 1979. See traditional fishbowl architecture from Iran.
Green Prophet
APRIL 17, 2011
Last Wednesday a viscous sandstorm in Iran forced schools and government offices to close. According to the AFP , the Iranian media is blaming countries west of the Islamic republic, namely Iraq which is now suffering from deforestation and desertification due to a series of dams Iran has constructed. Lawmakers wrote a letter to Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanding the government stop the sandstorms, which caused 123 people to seek emergency care in hospitals.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 17, 2014
Some of the most endangered glaciers on the planet are in Iran. . The rugged mountains of Iran have shaped both the political and the economic history of the country, forming distinct valley communities that remained largely isolated until major roads were built in the 20th Century. The Zagros Mountains boast peaks nearly 10,000 feet above sea level, and there are at least five snowy peaks higher than 13,000 feet in the south of Iran.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Food & Health Lifestyle & Culture cancer Harvard Iran Israel Jordan narghila shisha smoking tobaccoA 45 minute shisha session is the equivalent of puffing 100 cigarettes. In a new study, Iranian researchers proved tobacco water pipes are as harmful as cigarettes, saying, “Our findings reveal profound effects of water pipe smoking on lung function, similar to the effects observed in deep inhalation cigarette smokers.”
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 6, 2012
Take everything you ever learned about Iran and banish it from your mind. The outdoor tourism company Rahhalah offers an eight day tour of Iran that is packed with coastal, desert, and even urban adventure. Named after the intrepid explorers of old who wandered what we now think of the wastelands of Arabia, Rahhalah is comprised of an excellent team of eager to unveil a side of Iran that is so poorly understood by the outside world.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
Iran said it was going to send a monkey into space in 2011 , but that didn’t happen. Despite western sanctions that have crippled the economy, Iran insists that it is planning to send the feline to space aboard the Kavoshgar satellite carrier. “Iran’s archaic experiment… is a throwback to the primitive techniques of the 1950s,” said Ben Williamson, a spokesman for the group. Iran denies having any such intentions. :: Phys.org.
Eco Friendly Daily
JULY 1, 2017
A package of incentives presented Tuesday to Iran includes a provision for the United States to supply Tehran with some nuclear technology if it stops enriching uranium _ a major concession by Washington, diplomats said. Security Council, plus Germany, in a bid to resolve the nuclear standoff with Iran.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 14, 2012
hit the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. These criticism have led some to speculate that the poor government response was due to the fact that those affected were mainly Azeri Turks, an ethnic minority in the northwest of Iran. President Ahmadinejad also left Iran on Monday morning to attend an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting which is expected to focus on the crisis in Syria. Iran has a long history of earthquakes.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 25, 2011
Iran, becoming more isolated appeals to Pakistan to move ahead with natural gas “peace pipeline.” As Iran becomes more marginalized with US-backed sanctions , Iran seeks to conduct business with more hospitable partners, like Pakistan. But as past US President Clinton seeks to repair US-Pakistan relations Pakistan could be doing itself a disservice by looking to Iran to furnish its energy needs via an Iran-Pak gas pipeline.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Tuck into this visual feast of Iran’s splendiferous ceilings; scenes lost to one deep in thought, or bowed down in prayer. Ceiling of Jāmeh Mosque of Isfahan, one of Iran’s oldest at 900 years old. But is Iran part of the Middle East?
Green Prophet
JUNE 17, 2011
Iran is going to send a monkey into space to prepare for the country’s plan to send a man on a similar journey by 2020. After successfully launching its Rassad-1 satellite 162 miles into space this past week, the head of Iran’s Space Organization Hamid Fazeli announced that in July, it will launch the monkey in a Kavoshgar-5 rocket. In 2010, Iran’s Kavoshgar-3 rocket carried turtles, rats, and worms.
Green Prophet
APRIL 23, 2014
This is what millions of dead fish in Iran look like: Raw, human sewage has leaked into a dammed river in the Tehran region of Iran killing millions of fish, a local news report there shows. . Over this week some 30 tons of fish have died from the raw human sewage that poured into the Fashafuyeh dam. The damage totals an estimated 2 million fish, our source says. The sewage was leaked by the residential town nearby.
Green Prophet
JULY 30, 2014
Just 23-years-old, Domiri is a physics student in Iran who has a deep passion for photography. His architecture photography is particularly outstanding, and he is lucky to have incredible subjects throughout Iran – from Shiraz to Isfahan and beyond. The most spectacular Islamic religious architecture and interior design is something few westerners have experienced. Mohammed Reza Domiri changes that, at least a bit, with extraordinary photography.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Iran saw more protests and demonstrations this weekend as green activists call for the protection of the UNESCO-listed salt lake Orumieh. Located in north-west Iran, the lake is a UNESCO biosphere reserve and is believed to be one of the largest salt lakes in the world. The Guardian reported that Farank Farid, a prominent women’s rights activist, was among the protesters currently held in custody according to the committee of human rights reporters in Iran.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 14, 2012
hit the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. These criticism have led some to speculate that the poor government response was due to the fact that those affected were mainly Azeri Turks, an ethnic minority in the northwest of Iran. President Ahmadinejad also left Iran on Monday morning to attend an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting which is expected to focus on the crisis in Syria. Iran has a long history of earthquakes.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 19, 2013
International media is so obsessed with Iran’s forbidden access to nuclear energy and the possibility of war that a host of other issues far more worrying than war are being ignored. Iran’s population of 75 million faces chronic water shortages, according to a recent story published in Al Monitor. Here in Iran, we are situated in a low-precipitation belt of the planet,” Gary Lewis, the UN resident coordinator in Iran, told Al-Monitor.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 9, 2014
This is land encompassing parts of Turkey, Syria, northern Iraq, and north-eastern Iran and the strategically important headwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. About 170,000 square kilometres of viable rain-fed agricultural land would be lost; a longer dry season would limit grazing on rangelands; and changes in the timing of maximum rainfall would force farmers in northern Iran to change cropping strategies and even crop types.
Green Prophet
JULY 23, 2012
US sanctions are putting such a strain on Iran’s poor that the government wants to censor films depicting hearty chicken meals , The Telegraph reports. IRIB [Iran's state broadcaster] should not be the shop window for showing all which is not accessible,” Ahmadi-Moghaddam told police officers. Mohammad Hosseini, Iran’s culture and Islamic guidance minister offered that Iranians need to show solidarity “so that the country is not hurt.”
Green Prophet
JUNE 15, 2011
Iran becomes an unlikely leader by ending dirty energy subsidies. Iran has done what every politician on earth secretly dreams they could do: enforced the end of dirty energy subsidies. Mr. Dominique Guillaume and his posse from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently paid a visit to Iran in order to assess damages after the country increased energy, public transportation and bread and wheat prices in December, 2010. Learning from Iran.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 25, 2011
Iran wants to launch the largest solar power plant in the Middle East. This week, however, Iran’s Renewable Energy Organization says it will launch the largest solar power plant in the Middle East by 2015. The organization’s head Yousef Armodeli told Press TV that Iran’s solar power plant in Shiraz in the province of Fars, will go online by 2015. Cleantech, Science & Technology air pollution Iran nuclear renewable energy Solar Energy Tehran
Green Prophet
JANUARY 8, 2013
Iran is gagging – on sanctions and deadly pollution. Like Cairo under the spell of its black cloud but arguably worse, Iran’s cities are among the world’s most polluted according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - beating out the competition in Vietnam and Mexico’s capital cities, according to NYT.
Green Prophet
MAY 6, 2013
Image of ice houses in Iran and Kashan ice house via Shutterstock. Refrigeration is perhaps one of the greatest inventions of modern man, but it has come at a price. Not only do they require a great deal of energy to stay cool, but they also rely on ozone-depleting chloro-fluorocarbons (CFCs) , or freon (though some countries have phased these out.).
Green Prophet
MARCH 15, 2012
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant has been under suspicion for decades, rightly or wrongly. Read more on Iran nuclear: The Middle East Nuclear Power Boom Without Toxic Waste. Business & Politics Energy Abu Dhabi activism Climate Change design Egypt environment Iran Jordan nuclear Saudi ArabiaSo as not to arouse alarm, the United Arab Emirates’ civil nuclear plan has been taking the opposite approach of complete transparency.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Amnesty International is calling for an investigation into a report that a female activist was tortured in custody following protests over Lake Orumieh’s destruction in Iran. In late August and early September, protesters took to the streets to condemn the Iranian government’s role in the destruction salt Lake Orumieh which is located in Iran’s Azerbaijan region. For more information on the protest in Iran see : Protests Over Shrinking Salt Lake Continue In Iran.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 6, 2011
British military is readying contingencies for the eventuality of a more or less imminent conflict with Iran by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Sources of the British government have confirmed that in the event of a US strike – or should we say US/Israeli strike – against Iran that British forces will stand shoulder-to-shoulder in support of the USA and its forces.
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