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Green Your Life Like Ben Franklin

How's that journal coming along? Not always easy to keep to, eh? Try taking a page out of one of America's founding father's: Benjamin Franklin. In...

Nurit – Israel's First "Eco-Friendly" Town

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Urban Design: The Traffic Circle as a Space for Art

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Will Naomi Tsur, Jerusalem Mayor Barkat’s Top Environmentalist, Green Jerusalem?

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Use the winter cold to your advantage! We all know by now that thermal mass in the fridge is a good idea... so we have...

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Trouble in Paradise: Dubai's Beaches Severely Polluted

With its lavish six-star hotels and glitterati reputation, Dubai has quickly risen to fame as a tourist paradise. But now that fame might be...

How to Make the Most of the Rain

I love the rain. It cleanses the city. Everything looks and smells clean and fresh. My biggest problem, though, with the rain is that...

Best Way to Defrost Food

The best way to defrost food is in the fridge. It not only keeps the fridge cool, meaning the fridge itself will use...

Winter Gas Savings

Cold is on its way in, as tends to happen this time of year, and along with it different driving conditions. Rain and snow...

Israeli Eco-Conscious Town Nurit is in the Works in Gilboa

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Green Your Repentance

The Jewish Day of Repentance, Yom Kippur, is a day of introspection and self-evaluation. While doing so make sure not to sin in the...

Clean Up After Fido

It has been estimated that a single gram of dog waste can contain 23 million fecal coliform bacteria, which are known to...

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Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

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Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

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