A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves….
Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon. The post EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages appeared first on Green Prophet. Solar energy field in…
A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream. The post Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue appeared first on Green Prophet. Solar energy field in Texas via Unsplash…
In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from…
If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books. The post Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas appeared first on Green Prophet. Solar energy field in Texas via Unsplash You’ve built your Texas energy consultancy on expertise…
When you hear “jujube,” you might first think of the chewy, retro gumdrop candy with its brilliant red, yellow and green colors. But “jujube” started as English for sidr, the tree considered holy in Islam. In the Koran it’s written that on the Day of Judgment the faithful, will dwell in Paradise “Among thorn-less sidr…
The EU is taking a bold step in making sure all European Union member states worked to monitor and reduce PFAS levels in drinking water. The post Forever chemicals banned from Europe’s drinking water appeared first on Green Prophet. Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private…
Unlike most recordings from this era, which were lost as early media deteriorated, the audograph discs survived and appear to have been uniquely used for underwater sound — making them a rare, possibly singular example of early ocean listening preserved from the dawn of marine acoustics. The post First ever recorded humpback whale recording found…
Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment. The post Ancient Roman strategy game figured out…
Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology. The post Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions appeared first on Green Prophet. Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar…