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Unplug

Leaking electricity from electronics costs Americans millions annually. In fact about $750 million a year from leaky TVs and about $600 million a year...

Substitute

One important aspect of a greener life is what you eat. Try various substitutes for your less healthy foods. Use brown sugar instead of white,...

Ecological reasons to ride the bus

Riding the bus is one of the simplest and most powerful actions an individual can take to reduce their environmental footprint. At a time...

Let it Fill First

If when you wash your dishes or clothing you wait until the machine to be full you can save between 30%-45% on energy usage....

Be Creative

In the spirit of the 3 R’s see try to think outside of the box. How canyou reuse household items in ways not originally...

The Three R’s

What once was the considered the basic education needed - reading , ‘riting, and ‘rithmatic – is today’s the abc’s of a greener living:...

Staying Warm

When trying to stay warm in the winter make sure that your heater has a thermostat. Using a thermostat will make sure that...

1 Equals 5

Every single degree that you raise your central heating raises the cost of running your heating by 5 percent. Try to sharpen your awareness...

Hand Me Around

It may be a status symbol to wear the latest styles, but every think about wearing the best? If it works, why fix it?There’s...

Save Your Mistakes

When your printer misprints, or you misprint with your printer, save your paper. This paper can be used in a number of alternative ways....

Pass it on

Educating about the environment is considered a very powerful way of carbon offsetting. By inspiring others to change their habits not only are you...

Let ‘em Hang

Let your towel hang dry in between uses so that you can reuse your towel. After your shower you should be clean. You are...

Take Less Onto Your Plate

Remember, you can always take more, but most people won’t appreciate it if you put your unfinished food back into the pot. This way...

Reuse Your Plastic Shopping Bags

Israel is known for it’s plastic shopping bags. While it’s better to bring your own reusable sturdy shopping bags when you go shopping, sometimes...

Get a Shabbos-Clock for Your Heater

Religious Jews will not turn on or off electricity on the Sabbath. Their solution? A timer electrical outlet, a shabbas-clock. Set the times you...

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Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

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Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.
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