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'Zendegi' in Neve Tzedek Offers Highest Quality Organic, Fair Trade Clothes

The first time I entered Zendegi, a natural and organic clothing shop in Tel Aviv’s historic Neve Tzedek neighborhood, a particularly unique pair of boots...

Café Louise Serves Organic, Healthy Fare in Haifa and North Tel Aviv

A variety of healthy, homemade, organic spreads and olives at Cafe Louise in Haifa. Israel has no shortage of organic cuisine.  From LovEAT café in...

Parkinson’s in Arab Communities Linked to Pesticides

  Need another reason to eat organic?  Or at least pesticide-free? In a study to be published this month, Israeli researchers examining the prevalence of...

New Geo-Archaeological Study Reveals 2,500 Years of Mediterranean Sea Level Fluctuations

The Templar palace ruins in Akko (Acre), one of the sites where a geo-archaeological study was carried out. New research finds that short-term rising and...

Egypt's Anti-Smuggling Wall Will Cause Major Damage to Gaza's Aquifer

The current border wall between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.  According to experts, a new underground wall will cause serious damage to Gaza’s Coastal Aquifer....

Abdulla Carries Natural, Organic Textiles in the Heart of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar

On a recent trip to Istanbul, Turkey I found myself in a tree-hugger’s wonderland amidst the bustling labyrinth of the Grand Bazaar. In the heart...

"Cooperative for Renewable Energy" Invests in Clean Energy and Community in Israel

In Israel, kibbutzim (once-socialist agricultural collectives) have risen as a hotbed of environmental activity.  Green Prophet has covered Kibbutz Ein Shemer, which holds environmental education...

Jordanian Activists Pilot Test Clear Thin Film PV Cells on Mideast Greenhouses

This past weekend I traveled to historic Madaba, Jordan at the first Middle East Green Bloggers Conference.  Among this inspiring collection of environmental writers, professionals,...

Israeli NGOs Light Channukah Candles and Push for Government Action in Copenhagen

Last night, Israel’s NGO delegation to the Copenhagen climate talks kicked off a week of activism with a very special Channukah candle-lighting. Delegates gathered in...

Palestine’s First Solar Thermal Plant at Talitha Kumi School in Beit Jala

The prospects of solar energy are heating up in Palestine. Rachel reports on a new solar thermal plant at Beit Jala school. The Talitha Kumi...
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