Comments on: Kfar Kalil for Israel Eco-Tourism in the Galilee http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/11/kfar-kalil-eco-tourism-galilee/ 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 By: Daniel Pedersen http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/11/kfar-kalil-eco-tourism-galilee/#comment-1544 Daniel Pedersen Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:58:27 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=4564#comment-1544 Klil is a wonderful place to visit. A few years ago, we stayed at the large cottage at Bein Haruv LeZayit - highly recommended!! Well stocked kitchen, interesting mosaic inlays in the floors, wrap-around porch with wonderful views... Klil was off the grid when we were there, and I assume it still is, which means that the residents got by with no electricity, or generated it on site, either by noisy, polluting diesel generators or by alternative means. The environmental disadvantage of a place that is off the grid, is that when there is a need for electricity - for example, guesthouses at night or manufacturing - they usually run generators, which pollute tremendously. I don't know whether there is a different system now for providing electricity at night (or even during the day), but if the power is provided by generators, you can decide to go without, and ask your hosts not to operate the generators for you. again - HIGHLY recommended. There is at least one straw bale house in Klil, which is large and very attractive from a distance. Klil is a wonderful place to visit. A few years ago, we stayed at the large cottage at Bein Haruv LeZayit – highly recommended!! Well stocked kitchen, interesting mosaic inlays in the floors, wrap-around porch with wonderful views…
Klil was off the grid when we were there, and I assume it still is, which means that the residents got by with no electricity, or generated it on site, either by noisy, polluting diesel generators or by alternative means.
The environmental disadvantage of a place that is off the grid, is that when there is a need for electricity – for example, guesthouses at night or manufacturing – they usually run generators, which pollute tremendously.
I don’t know whether there is a different system now for providing electricity at night (or even during the day), but if the power is provided by generators, you can decide to go without, and ask your hosts not to operate the generators for you.

again – HIGHLY recommended. There is at least one straw bale house in Klil, which is large and very attractive from a distance.

]]> By: greenprophet http://www.greenprophet.com/2008/11/kfar-kalil-eco-tourism-galilee/#comment-1545 greenprophet Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:48:19 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=4564#comment-1545 Kfar Kalil: Great Eco-Tourism Option in the Galilee http://tinyurl.com/58q4mq Kfar Kalil: Great Eco-Tourism Option in the Galilee http://tinyurl.com/58q4mq

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