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Green Prophet Gets Greener and Jewcier
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In honor of Earth Day this year, the US-based zine Jewcy goes green. Helen Jupiter, an editor and commentator at the site, offers up a fantabulous list of green reads, suited for Jewish souls, or any soul for that matter…
Cycling Through Israeli Wine and Biblical History
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Combine DIY eco-tourism with Israel’s new wine industry this Passover: Israel’s Ministry of Tourism offers a website chock full of great ideas. The latest is a biking tour between the vineyards and wineries between Jerusalem and Israel’s Northern Negev. Although…
Can Housed and Happy Palestinians Lead to a Greener Mid-East?
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Green Ps (that’s a new abbreviation we made up today), are of the notion that only people who are housed, employed, healthy and happy can take on extras like yoga classes and only then start worrying about issues such as…
Carlos Motta, Inspiration from Brazil
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The tell-tale sign of an apartment being renovated in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem is the huge green dumpster holding piles of wood, doors, windows and tiles. Green Prophet says it’s time to reclaim some of those perfectly useful materials instead…
Regional Enviro Ministers Convene in Paris
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Ministers of the Environment from across the region will address the challenges and opportunities of tackling climate change, the links between global competitiveness and environmental policies at the end of April. Heading to Paris, ministers from the OECD (Organization for…
Her Boots Are Made For Rocking
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The ever-useful blog Life Goggles, is enamored with Yael Mer’s evacuation kayak skirt and slipper rocker inventions which first appeared here on Green Prophet. And of course, the wildly popular StickyStains of Yael’s boyfriend Shay Alkalay, who we featured in…
Afcon Industries to Fund Wind Power in Israel
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A $100 million investment by Afcon Industries is more than hot wind. It’s a testament to put Israel on the cleantech map and the country’s renewable energy goals set in the right direction. When ready, the cleantech project could supply…
Cell Phone Cancer Linked to Salivary Gland Tumors
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An Israeli scientist, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, has found a link between cell phone usage and the development of tumors. Dr. Sadetzki, a physician, epidemiologist and lecturer at Tel Aviv University, published the results of a study recently in the American…
Green Baby Steps: Eco-Mum on Cloth Nappies
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Last week Green Prophet introduced Sophie from Tinok Yarok, when she started her weekly column on ‘greening’ your baby. This week Sophie discusses the cloth nappy debate. Thinking about switching to the cloth diapers of yesteryear? Here’s Sophie’s take:This week…
Green Baby Steps: Eco-Mum on Nursery Madness
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Green Prophet welcomes our latest writer, Eco-Mum Sophie Ohana. We’ve blogged about her new organic baby clothes company Tinok Yarok here before. Sophie is going to be writing a weekly post on different tips for greening your baby. This week…
