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Al Gore, Israel’s #1 Environmentalist

To be perfectly honest, I received the news about Al Gore coming to Israel to collect a $1 million prize for his achievements in...

We met Al Gore and his cowboy boots in Tel Aviv

Those of you who watched Al Gore receive the Dan David Prize last night, either on television or online from Tel Aviv, probably missed...

Al Gore To Receive Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University Tomorrow

We've been a little overwhelmed by American visitors in this tiny country lately.  Earlier this month we were visited by President George Bush and...

Microfinance Event at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya

What is microfinance? How does it work? What kind of potential is there in Israel for microfinance projects to succeed? The Microfinance Club, a project...

Israel's Organic Eggs: On the Political Edge?

We at Green Prophet have been charting the rising popularity of organic food in Israel for some time now. One of the biggest suppliers of...

Connecting Man To The Land Through Wine, From Israel

(Image credit: Micah Vaadia, winemaker at Galil Mountain) After reading and enjoying Green Prophet’s post on biking the Israeli wine scene, Green Prophet was kind...

Israel Cleantech Ventures Exceeds Its Own Expectations

This Green Prophet is a little skeptical about Shai Agassi’s electric car and bold claims, but she is impressed by the range of companies...

Shai Agassi's Electric Car is Coming!

The time is nearly here! The long awaited electric car will soon reach the masses: Project Better Place has presented its prototype electric car today....

The Cousteaus Set Sail For Israel

Growing up as a kid, my favorite nature shows were either the Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom or specials about Jacques Cousteau as he...

Choosing Israel's National Bird

America has one, so does Latvia and Singapore. Israel is getting ready to select it's very own national bird -- a tough choice given...

Protecting Health with the Environment (and NASA) in Mind

(Blanket of smog hovers over Tel Aviv and Jaffa) How many courses do doctors-in-training take in areas of the environment and public health? Either very...

Life Goggles to Win Eco-Gadgets and Green Stuff Galore!

While we at Green Prophet wouldn't encourage anyone to clutter their lives with tons of stuff, there are some wonderful green gadgets on the...

Green Prophet Gets Greener and Jewcier

In honor of Earth Day this year, the US-based zine Jewcy goes green. Helen Jupiter, an editor and commentator at the site, offers up...

Jerusalem Environment & Nature Conference: 18/19 May

Green Prophet today heard about an interesting environmental conference we thought readers would like advance warning of: the Jerusalem Environment & Nature Conference, to...

Can Housed and Happy Palestinians Lead to a Greener Mid-East?

Green Ps (that's a new abbreviation we made up today), are of the notion that only people who are housed, employed, healthy and...

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When Bed Sores Turn Into Sepsis

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Crocs goes Cradle to Cradle, but who is responsible for all those plastic shoes?

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