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The Taga Hybrid Bike-Stroller Goes from Road to Whole Foods Shopping in 30s Flat

I've not yet had kids, but when I do I might buy a Taga - a hybrid bicycle and baby carriage developed by Dutch...

Sulha's Environmental Message: If Jews, Muslims and Christians can Live Together, the Environment Will Benefit too

 A year ago, James wrote an article on Green Prophet about a unique organization known as the Sulha Peace Project and its role in...

Yemen’s Economic and Environmental Problems Blamed on Chewing Gat

  They chew this stuff on a daily basis, like Bolivians and other South American mountain people chew cacao leaves. It gives people in Yemen...

Hakfar Hayarok Experimental School of Excellence and Environmental Leadership in Israel Hosting "Green Summer Camp" This Week

Hakfar Hayarok (or, in Hebrew, the "green village") is a small village located in central Israel.  Founded in 1950 by Gershon Zack, the village...

Jewish National Fund Sponsors North America's Green Israel Program

The Jewish National Fund says it is proud to sponsor the Habonim Dror North America (HDNA) Green Israel Program. The program brings together the values of Judaism,...

Paz and 7 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of July 26, 2009

During the week of July 26th, Israeli oil company Paz launched a solar energy venture. The Israeli government launched a program to save an...

Yacobi Plumbs Israel's Built Environment in 'Constructing a Sense of Place'

In Constructing a Sense of Place: Architecture and the Zionist Discourse (Ashgate, 2004), architect and planner Haim Yacobi has compiled a fascinating collection of...

East Jerusalem Getting First Mall

You heard it here when Jenin got a mall-ish furniture superstore. Now East Jerusalem is also joining the trend.  According to Danny Rubinstein at...

Israeli Oil Company Paz Launches Solar Energy Venture Today

We told you things are heating up with the solar energy market in Israel. Will the country be a light unto the nations in...

Trekker's Electric Scooters Fly Around the Streets of Tel Aviv

Bicycles (as we learned when Tel Avivians got naked last month to protest local laws) are great for the environment, but you can't arrive...

IQWind and 7 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of July 12, 2009

During the past week, IQWind raised $500k from U.S. investors and N-Viro launched a clean soil facility in Israel. Israel's water situation was compared to...

Pollution in a Promised Land: Alon Tal on Israel and the Environment

Here in Israel a few months ago we celebrated Yom Ha’atzma’ut or Independence Day with fireworks, barbecues, and mutual congratulations on how much we’ve...

Eco-Activist Yeshiva in Jerusalem Brings the Torah Down to Earth

The links between religion and environmental concern/activism are no news to Green Prophet.  We've covered them in our Eco Rabbi series, discussion of the...

"Highway 6" Construction Firm Makes Big Bid on Solel's Solar Energy Tech

Solar tech innovators in Israel seem to be always looking West for investment dollars, but in a surprising move, Israel's Housing & Construction company...

Hiria Garbage Mountain Gets Green Lighting From Clean Energy

Hiria, Israel's hard-to-miss garbage mountain located off the road that connects Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, has been trying to fix its trashy image and...

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Elkhorn kernals planted to restore reef diversity

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