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Water filters help you say goodbye to bottled water

Clean water is a human right, a life giving force that should be universally available and commonly owned and managed. Right now, corporations pump billions...

Green Maps: Navigate Your Way Through Eco-Living

Want to know the best place to cloud-gaze in Canada, how to recycle bottles in Berlin, or where you can climb into a treehouse...

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...

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Prêt-à-porter made with algae

Danit Peleg is reinventing 3D-printed fashion with algae-based biomaterials, AI-powered design and made-to-order manufacturing. Can circular fashion become commercially viable?

Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Hidden Health Risks 

Oil spills grab headlines for black beaches and struggling wildlife. Fewer stories follow the people who scrub those shores. Workers and volunteers often spend days breathing fumes and touching tar. Their health matters as much as the coastline.

Walk of Water offers $9,000 for water stories that nobody sees

The 2026 Walk of Water Photostory Contest is offering $9,000 in prizes for photographers documenting the hidden side of water, from wastewater and pollution to sanitation workers, public health and clean-water solutions.

Kids plant mangroves in Ajman, adding 45 more trees to the UAE’s coastal forests

Twenty-six students planted 45 mangrove saplings at Al Zorah Beach in Ajman, joining a much larger Gulf-wide push to restore mangrove forests and protect vulnerable coastlines.

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Prêt-à-porter made with algae

Danit Peleg is reinventing 3D-printed fashion with algae-based biomaterials, AI-powered design and made-to-order manufacturing. Can circular fashion become commercially viable?

Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Hidden Health Risks 

Oil spills grab headlines for black beaches and struggling wildlife. Fewer stories follow the people who scrub those shores. Workers and volunteers often spend days breathing fumes and touching tar. Their health matters as much as the coastline.

Walk of Water offers $9,000 for water stories that nobody sees

The 2026 Walk of Water Photostory Contest is offering $9,000 in prizes for photographers documenting the hidden side of water, from wastewater and pollution to sanitation workers, public health and clean-water solutions.

Kids plant mangroves in Ajman, adding 45 more trees to the UAE’s coastal forests

Twenty-six students planted 45 mangrove saplings at Al Zorah Beach in Ajman, joining a much larger Gulf-wide push to restore mangrove forests and protect vulnerable coastlines.

NEUMÜHLE’s plain cotton hoodie is making a surprisingly radical statement

NEUMÜHLE’s simple cotton hoodie shows how much hidden complexity is built into modern clothing — and why designing garments from a single material can make recycling easier.

The ancient factory that never sat idle: what Tel Shiqmona can teach modern architects

A 2,700-year-old industrial site on Israel’s Carmel coast shows how ancient craftsmen reused the same spaces for different seasonal jobs — a lesson in flexible architecture that still matters today.

The world’s tallest wind farm could turn into double decker turbines

Germany has built the world’s tallest wind turbine at nearly 1,200 feet. What does going this high mean for wind power, wildlife, aviation, residents and Europe’s energy security?

Is resin safe? The hidden chemical risks behind epoxy crafts and handmade products

Is epoxy resin safe? The handmade resin boom has brought industrial polymer chemistry into home workshops. We look at resin jewelry, coasters, tumblers, serving boards and the health risks of uncured epoxy.
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