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Going On A Picnic to Tel Aviv’s Garbage Mountain

Maurice Picow - May 18, 2009

(Posing for a photo in front of Tel Aviv's old garbage dump, Hiriya, the rectum of Tel Aviv.) That backdrop of the photo where Green...

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Green Office Building Takes Off In "Energy City Qatar"

Maurice Picow - June 17, 2010

Green building is becoming a fad in Arab countries. We've all probably heard of the world's first carbon neutral city Masdar being built in...

Book Reviews

Gil Reviews 'Solar Homesteading Simply,' a DIY e-book by LaMar Alexander

James Murray-White - May 13, 2009

Providing self-sufficient and affordable shelter remains a major challenge for humanity worldwide. Decent and healthy living conditions are still required in many parts of...

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Vauban, the German Suburb without Cars

Daniella Cheslow - November 20, 2011

Do you ever get the feeling that every time you close your eyes, someone in Europe is doing something brilliant for the environment? Well,...

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Nitzana's An Ecological Village That Practices What It Preaches

Green Prophet - May 12, 2009

(Images: Solar concentrator - presents advanced technology for the concentration of solar radiation and various applications of its energy. The Solar Park's Evaporative Cooling...

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A Leaky Faucet Can Save You Money

Jack Reichert - May 11, 2009

I noticed a drip coming out of the base of my kitchen sink faucet. It was only a few drops, so I procrastinated. Over...

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Yediot Acharonot: Beer Sheva is Rebranding Itself

Daniella Cheslow - May 10, 2009

As mentioned earlier this week on Green Prophet, Beer Sheva's new mayor Rubik Danilovich has big plans for this city of 200,000 on the...

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Is Israel on the Brink of a Suburban Sprawl-a-Thon?

Daniella Cheslow - May 8, 2009

As the Green Prophet's resident suburbs commentator, I read with interest this week that part of newly elected Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's economic plan...

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"The Compost Guy" on Compost Awareness Week

Jeffery Yoskowitz - May 7, 2009

This week marks International Composting Awareness Week, a week meant to be celebrated in Canada and the US, but which as far as I'm...

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Looking for the Sustainable in Beer Sheva's Development Debate

Daniella Cheslow - May 5, 2009

While in the center of the country, the concern is to improve food quality, public transportation and vehicle efficiency, in the periphery Israel's decision-makers...

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A Dubai Disneyland Coming To Lebanon? Plans Call For Artificial "Cedar Island" Mega Development Deal

Karin Kloosterman - June 16, 2010

(Illustration of Cedar Island, a new artificial island project proposed for off the coast of Lebanon). Environmentalists in Beirut's American University are calling it a...

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VIDEO: Shimon Peres Unplugs Jerusalem For Earth Day 2009

Karin Kloosterman - April 24, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgERZqN5tZ8 While pedal power and falafel oil fueled the Earth Day show in Tel Aviv, Shimon Peres, Israel's president, unplugs the Old City of Jerusalem...

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Israeli "Islands In The Urban Stream" Design Conference

Green Prophet - April 22, 2009

(A blueprint for Park Holot, a sand dune park in the Israeli city of Holon) Sustainable designers take note. Next week, April 30, a hip...

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Naomi Tsur Is Sustaining Jerusalem From the Inside Out

Karin Kloosterman - April 21, 2013

Naomi Tsur The city of Jerusalem is steeped in history, stretching back to before the Bible's King David ruled the city. Today it is a...

Book Reviews

Architect Gil Peled Strives for a 'Carbon-Free House' in Stephen and Rebekah Hren's Book

James Murray-White - April 15, 2009

Carbon emissions from the building environment are globally one of the major contributors to climate change. On average up to 50% of all carbon...

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