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Jordan's Environment Society A Middle East Model for Environmental Protection

Countries in the Middle East should take notice that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is making great efforts to improve Jordan's environment as well...

Iran's New Year "Nowruz" An Ecological Bridge To Connect The Middle East?

Eco-Jews are busy now celebrating Passover, while Christians in the Holy Land and the world over ready themselves for Easter. Iranians, we learn had...

Rabbi Sinclair Reviews "Nature's Due" And Its Complicated Biology

I am really not the right person to be reviewing "Nature's Due" by Professor Brian Goodwin from Shumacher College in the UK. It is...

Yoko Ono Greens the Passover Atmosphere at the Ecosphere Festival in Israel

With Passover coming up so soon many of us are preparing in a variety of ways, whether it be purging our homes of every...

Switzerland’s 2000 Watt Society And Swiss Energy-Saving Practices Introduced To Israel

Who would think that Switzerland and Israel have anything in common? Switzerland brings to mind lush mountains, flowing streams and delicious chocolate. Israel has...

Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, a Review

Why did I reread passages of this book over and over, why did scenes haunt me for weeks? The struggle for survival is boiled down, elemental: two humans, trying to find enough food for surviving another day, trying to avoid becoming food for the human beasts.

Eco Rabbi Explores Passover Cleaning To Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Because one cannot own any leavened bread over Passover, for the month before Passover, religious Jews comb through their house for any remnants of leavened bread, which is a good opportunity for regular spring cleaning. I think it's a good chance to think about reducing, reusing and recycling...

Earth Hour Competes With Football in Israel, Jordanians March With Candles

Jordan's Environment Minister Khalid Irani, RSCN Director General Yehya Khaled, Amman City Manager Ammar Gharaibeh and Wild Jordan Director Chris Johnson hold candles during...

Eco Rabbi: Parshat Vayikra – Vegetarian Sacrifices?

Each week Orthodox Jews read one segment of the Five Books of Moses so that they can complete the entire Five Books within the...

Get Green Website Helps Israelis Go Green

Do you dream of an Israeli-based website that concentrates information about all the great local eco-friendly businesses into one virtual green portal?  That provides...

Israel Environment Show Broadcast in Israel

A new television series, "Sovev Israel" (translated as both Around Israel and Israel Environment), was launched on March 22, 2009 in Israel. The series was...

Prepare For Major "Solar Power" Event As Jews "Bless the Sun"

Just once in 28 years. That's how often religious Jews bless the sun. While observant Jews bless their food before they eat it, bless first fruits...

Who Knew It Was "The Week of Love for Nature, Water and the Environment" In Israel?

The 2009 Week of Love for Nature, Water and the Environment (in short: the week of peace, love and dupey du) took place this...

"I Buy I Exist" And Other Courses You Can Learn From The Sea – The Social Economic Academy

Green Prophet got wind of some new courses when "the Sea" called us this week: The school, the Social Economic Academy, with branches in...

The Jewish Funders Network Earmark $1.5 Million Green Ones For Israel's Environment – Apply Now!

Just when we thought the whole world was in an economic slump: The Jewish Funders Network just announced a $750,000 pool of funds earmarked to...

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Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

Think of truffles, a gourmet wild food. The European...

Climate change traced in sea turtle shells

It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

Flying the friendly skies… but can we get out in 90 seconds?

In a real emergency, romance takes a back seat to physics, panic, and how fast 150 people can squeeze through a narrow tube. The Federal Aviation Administration says every aircraft must be evacuated within 90 seconds. That’s the gold standard. But new research suggests that in the real world,  especially as we age, that number might be more aspirational than achievable.

Most of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage

Research from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Queensland, published in Ocean & Coastal Management, found that nearly three out of four marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide are exposed to sewage pollution.

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Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

Think of truffles, a gourmet wild food. The European...

Climate change traced in sea turtle shells

It's sea turtles which may in the end save islands in the Seychelles. They may also better help us understand climate change. Like rings on a tree, scientists have found a way to read sea turtle shells and how they are impacted by climate change tells a story. 

Sámi shaman drums: why owning one could get you killed in Scandinavia

For centuries, the Sámi shaman drum was one of the most powerful sacred objects in northern Europe, and one of the most feared by church and state. If ISIS looks bad to us today for its religious fundamentalism, Christians were just as fervent. 

Flying the friendly skies… but can we get out in 90 seconds?

In a real emergency, romance takes a back seat to physics, panic, and how fast 150 people can squeeze through a narrow tube. The Federal Aviation Administration says every aircraft must be evacuated within 90 seconds. That’s the gold standard. But new research suggests that in the real world,  especially as we age, that number might be more aspirational than achievable.

Most of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage

Research from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the University of Queensland, published in Ocean & Coastal Management, found that nearly three out of four marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide are exposed to sewage pollution.

Adamah in Los Angeles wants to make Jewish climate action local, practical and spiritual

At a time when climate anxiety can feel abstract and overwhelming, and being Jewish something people may need to hide in big cities, Adamah Los Angeles is trying something different: turning Jewish values into local climate action with dirt-under-the-fingernails practicality.

How to safely remove astroturf and plastics from your backyard

For families with kids, pets, or anyone trying to build a cleaner outdoor space, removing old astroturf is one of the simplest ways to reduce unnecessary exposure to plastics and heat. Some past studies suggest that if kids have played on these surfaces you need to wash their hands. 

Is artificial turf bad for your health?

Artificial turf, the green plastic stuff that is supposed to look like grass, was sold to many home-owners as a clever compromise: a green-looking surface that makes you feel homey, but which needs no mowing. It survives heavy use, and in dry places like Middle East deserts, and in California or Texas, it can replace thirsty lawns. But it is toxic.
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