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Nike Reuse-A-Shoe and 10 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of June 7, 2009

During the week of June 7, 2009, Deloitte released a survey indicating the extent of how hard hit VCs have been and that changes...

UN Fulfills Green Mission To Tree Plant in Middle East

A UN worldwide tree planting campaign has now reached the 4 billion mark in its drive to plant 7 billion trees world wide. The campaign...

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Whether or not you already know the Bread and Puppet Theater, “Rehearsing with Gods” is a wonderful way to learn more – to see,...

Tips Against Jellyfish Invasion For Israel and Lebanon Coasts

With summer coming on, beach enthusiasts must now begin to be on the lookout for swarms of jellyfish, otherwise known as "meduzot." The grey, blob-like...

Israeli-American Entrepeneur Noah Dan Sells Sustainable Pitango Gelato in Washington DC

Noah Dan has not forgotten the tastes of his childhood.  He remembers eating brara, the fruits and vegetables bursting with incredible flavor but too...

JGooders.com Raise Money and Spirits for Green Jewish Groups

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Kfar Vradim in the Galilee Cuts Back on Garbage

Located in the northern part of Israel, in the western Galilee, Kfar Vradim is in an area surrounded by greenery.  But this summer, the...

A Birthright That Turns Green

Coming to Israel for the first time is now becoming more environmentally friendly. Not only does Taglit-Birthright still offer a free 10-day trip...

Recycling Mikveh Water to Put God and Environment on Same Page

Every month, observant Jewish women in Israel and around the world immerse in a ritual bath known as a mikveh. Some men do it...

Zomet Drachim TV Series Stresses the "People Factor" in Ecology

פתיח צומת דרכים Atar Friedman, a young Israel based ecologist, has launched a special TV documentary series to make people more aware of ecology in...

Palestinian Organic Farm EcoBaladi to Market in Jerusalem

Earlier in the year, GreenProphet visited the organic farms of Wadi Fuqin, a Palestinian village located south of Jerusalem on the border of the...

Scientists Find Oldest Patch of Land on Earth in Israel

It gives us a little perspective in environmental issues: Hebrew University researchers have determined that a patch of land in Israel's Negev Desert is...

Eco Suit Company Bagir Makes Earth Friendly Deal With Egypt

A working relationship between the Middle East and Israel is possible and one innovative Israeli suit manufacturer Bagir has taken the initiative to extend...

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Walk through almost any Saudi city today and one form dominates residential streets: the detached villa, sitting on its own plot, separated from its neighbors, usually surrounded by a wall and reached by car. It feels thoroughly Saudi. But much of the architectural DNA of the modern Saudi house comes from American suburbia.

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Was the Flydubai cockpit emergency an attempted terror attack — or a pilot in crisis?

What happened inside the cockpit of flydubai Flight FZ1073 on Wednesday morning is still under investigation, but the story has become considerably more disturbing since the first reports of a “fight between pilots.”

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Leen Kawas and the Work of Carrying Promising Medicines Forward

EIT Pharma CEO Leen Kawas is advancing lonafarnib for chronic hepatitis D, showing how stalled late-stage drug programs can be revived and carried toward regulatory review.

The Financial Impact of Meta Glasses on Europe’s Eyewear Market

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Why Pest Control Has to Be Local: Mira Home on How Climate and Geography Change Pest Pressure Across America

Why pest control needs to adapt to local climate, moisture, building patterns and pest pressure rather than rely on one national treatment plan.

Brad Pitt walked the red carpet with rescue dogs. Why isn’t rescue just the default?

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