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Lifesource: Working for Water Justice in Israel and Palestine

Last week I took a tour of unrecognized Bedouin communities in the Negev/Naqab, similar to the one that James did with Rabbis for Human...

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A Green Prophet Finds West Bank In Water Crisis Too!

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Kudos to the Government of Israel for Going Green!

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Israel is Growing Green Kindergartens

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Controversial Red-Dead Sea Canal on Hold – But why?

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Zalul's Protecting the Lachish River

Sea pollution closes the beaches in Bat Yam. (Credit: Zalul Environmental Association) For a long time now, Israel's water resources haven't been getting the respect...

Ingestible Sunscreen by LycoRed's Based on Tomatoes So You Don't Become One

Lycored has been in the natural food coloring business for some time and realized the amazing anti-oxidant properties found in tomatoes could be used...

Palestinian Agro-Industrial Park: A Sustainable Plan?

Leaders from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority concluding talks in Tokyo yesterday with the announcement that they plan to start building an agro-industrial...

Regional Environmental Hazards and the Red-Dead Peace Conduit

Desalination plant in Israel Earlier this week, Michael Green wrote about Shimon Peres’ “Peace Valley” project, which will create a canal from the Red Sea...

Erez Steinberg is Good for Green and Good for Business

There are lots of green businesses out there - cleantech businesses, organic farmers, environmentally conscious designers, and plenty more. But what about businesses...

Gideon Greenspan Shifts Gears to Catalog Carbon

From creating the world's most popular puzzle website (and a Time Magazine top 50), Israeli-British entrepreneur and hightech whiz Gideon Greenspan decided to change...

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