http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/05/al-gore-israels-top-environmentalist/ A sustainable news site on the Middle East Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:51:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/05/al-gore-israels-top-environmentalist/#comment-715 Copenhagen’s Silver Lining | Sustainable City Blog Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:12:01 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=507#comment-715 [...] In the country where I live, the last time this happened was when Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth came out several years ago. The film was screened extensively around the country, providing Israelis with a clear and coherent explanation of an issue that many had previously considered esoteric and controversial. Its effect was surprising and profound, and it changed the way Israeli society thought about climate change. [...] [...] In the country where I live, the last time this happened was when Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth came out several years ago. The film was screened extensively around the country, providing Israelis with a clear and coherent explanation of an issue that many had previously considered esoteric and controversial. Its effect was surprising and profound, and it changed the way Israeli society thought about climate change. [...]

]]> http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/05/al-gore-israels-top-environmentalist/#comment-713 Global Voices Online » Israel: Going Green with Gore Sun, 25 May 2008 02:28:38 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=507#comment-713 [...] of Green Prophet challenges his own notions on the environmental movement and how Israeli perceptions of [...] [...] of Green Prophet challenges his own notions on the environmental movement and how Israeli perceptions of [...]

]]> http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/05/al-gore-israels-top-environmentalist/#comment-714 james Thu, 22 May 2008 06:51:52 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=507#comment-714 Great post Jesse. Thanks for challenging our often blind worship of prophetic figures who fire a warning shot and ask us to follow..... I'm finding, in Jerusalem at least, that the green agenda is being pushed by the anglo community, immigrant or otherwise, and we all bring with us green knowledge and the influence of Gore etc from the UK and the US, so the effect of big names like him gets reinforced two-fold. I went to hear him at TAU on the strength of my knowledge of him from years ago, partly due to respect for him picking himself up from losing the election...... as well as his inspiring green credentials - hoping a little would rub off! Great post Jesse. Thanks for challenging our often blind worship of prophetic figures who fire a warning shot and ask us to follow…..
I’m finding, in Jerusalem at least, that the green agenda is being pushed by the anglo community, immigrant or otherwise, and we all bring with us green knowledge and the influence of Gore etc from the UK and the US, so the effect of big names like him gets reinforced two-fold. I went to hear him at TAU on the strength of my knowledge of him from years ago, partly
due to respect for him picking himself up from losing the election……
as well as his inspiring green credentials – hoping a little would rub off!

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