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Neot Semadar: An Eco Village in the Southern Negev

If you choose to live in the heart of the Negev desert - or any desert for that matter - chances are, you're pretty...

Carbon Neutral Car Rentals with Avis Israel

Israel's tourism industry has made some serious changes recently.  The Ministry of Tourism announced a few months ago that it was going 'green' for...

Electric Cars in Gaza: Necessity is the Mother of Invention!

The Gaza Strip seems like the last place in the world where we would hear good news on the environmental – or any –...

My Parents and the Pleasures of Owning a Prius in Israel

My parents are not your typical candidates for owning a hybrid car. They’ve been loyal owners of gas-guzzling Volvos for at least 20 years,...

Derech 531: An Israeli Environmental Activist Plan

For two days this week, at Jerusalem's Conference Centre, the first Jerusalem Environment and Nature Conference took place. You can read a preview post...

Biking Through Green, For Green

Previously famous for harboring a fledgling prophet in her guest bedroom for a weekend (and for cooking amazing, veggie-licious meals), our friend...

Bio-Fuels and the Aviation Industry

Things are really hotting up this week in the great debate about air transport being the big nasty in terms of pollution and climate...

Palestinian Engineer Helps Build Tel Aviv Light Rail Train (And Peace)

Issa Zananiri (left) and his supervisor from the Technion. It might be a bit of a head-scratcher for those who see nothing but the violent...

Hybrid Cab Fleet Taking Over Tel Aviv?

In a bid to cut down on pollution (and greenhouse gases we hope), the Tel Aviv Municipality is conducting a feasibility study on the...

The Electric Car Hype Intensifies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmOW0z__AMI&rel=1We've been a little skeptical about the electric car project proposed by Shai Agassi. Israel relies still on heavily-polluting coal power plants; and a...

Get on yer bike in Tel Aviv

Hot on the heels (or should that be, ‘wheels’) of the news that bicycle use is on the rise in Tel Aviv, the municipality...

Tel Aviv to Jerusalem Train Offers A Long Journey Through Greenness

Traveling anywhere in Israel from the Holy City isn't going to be easy on the day President Bush arrives, but it is a perfect...

Pedal power

Being such a small place, you'd think Israel would be a simple place to get around on less than four wheels. But, alas, this...

Wanna Be A Rocket Man?

Afraid that this planet is doomed? Before global warming sets in, how about shooting a sample of your DNA into outer space? For a...

Good Energy Initiative Shrinks Carbon Footprint of the Holy Land

There is a lot of talk these days about carbon footprints. And there is much debate over how people can reduce theirs. A carbon footprint...

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The Sustainable Moving Checklist Every Household Should Follow

The most important step is the one nobody enjoys. Six weeks out, walk the house room by room and decide what has earned a place on the truck. Anything you wouldn’t pay to ship is moving out of habit.

6 Best Eco-Friendly Web Hosting Providers That Don’t Sacrifice Speed

Not all green web hosting is created equal. Some companies buy renewable energy certificates, others use cleaner data centers, and some extend the life of existing servers. We compare six web hosts, including GreenGeeks, SiteGround and Hostinger, to see how their environmental claims stack up against performance, speed and transparency.

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.

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The Sustainable Moving Checklist Every Household Should Follow

The most important step is the one nobody enjoys. Six weeks out, walk the house room by room and decide what has earned a place on the truck. Anything you wouldn’t pay to ship is moving out of habit.

6 Best Eco-Friendly Web Hosting Providers That Don’t Sacrifice Speed

Not all green web hosting is created equal. Some companies buy renewable energy certificates, others use cleaner data centers, and some extend the life of existing servers. We compare six web hosts, including GreenGeeks, SiteGround and Hostinger, to see how their environmental claims stack up against performance, speed and transparency.

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.
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