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Use a Bucket

Israel's desert climate make keeping your car clean very difficult - especially when the sandstorms take hold of the region.When you wash your car...

Think Twice About Water

Never pour water down the drain when there may be another use for it such as watering a plant or garden, or for cleaning...

Is Your Shower Efficient?

If your shower can fill a one-gallon bucket in less than 20 seconds, then your shower is probably not so environmentally-friendly. Replace it with a water-efficient...

Tell Me It’s Hot, Tell Me It’s Cold: Tel Aviv Earth Hour Concert 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ikrI_wroag&feature=user 40,000 people cheered in Rabin Square last night as the Tel Aviv City Hall lights were turned off and the numerous cyclists powering...

Leaky?

Do you have any leaks? It's time to take care of that! If you fix your leaky faucets and plumbing joints it can save...

Putting the Pedal to the Heavy Metal

Keep your eyes open and your flashlights near tomorrow night between 8 and 9pm, because Tel Aviv will be taking part in Earth Hour...

Washing Dishes

When washing dishes by hand, don't let the water run while rinsing. Turn the water on for each dish individually. If you are considering...

Eco Purim

With the holiday of Purim drawing near it's a great opportunity to rethink bad holiday habits. Here's a few things to mull over: ...

Can This Be Fixed?

The other day I was out with a friend and she told me that she had to stop by the shoe store to get...

Do I really need this?

Ever have the gimme gimme's? Hyper-consumption is a major contributor to environmental degradation. By getting in the habit of asking ourselves the question "Do I...

Green Building or Greenwashing in Kfar Saba?

Slowly, but surely Israel is catching on to the idea of green building. We are wondering if the Israeli-style new "green" building neighborhood set...

Green Your Microwave

Microwaves are great cooking tools, they might not be the healthiest way to go but they sure do save time. Here are some tips...

Green Space

One way of greening is economizing space and where better place to economize than than in your own home... Here are a few tips for making...

Bialik Square Loses Famous Centerpiece

The colorful sculpture that once graced Bialik Square in the center of Tel Aviv is no more. The sculpture, designed for the...

Leave it Cleaner

Thinking back to picnics as a kid I can still hear my parents' voices telling me to leave the place cleaner than how we...

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