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James Laps Up 'When the Rivers Run Dry' by Fred Pearce

A review on the cover of this book by Fred Pearce describes it as “a world tour of hydrological madness” (Sunday Times), and that,...

Sixth Annual Eco Cinema Festival in Jerusalem this Week

Last year fellow Green Prophet James gave us a recap of the annual Eco Cinema festival in Jerusalem, and sure enough the organizers of...

Were Israelites the First True Environmentalists?

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Tel Aviv Has a Farm, E-I-E-I-O

If the city folk won't come to the farm, then the farmers will come to the city.  Unfortunately, though, many times when the farm comes...

Harvest Rainwater and Build Wind Turbines At Vertigo Dance Company’s Eco-Workshops

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Israeli Activists Urge Pope To Help Clean Up Jordan River

(Thousands of Christian pilgrims get baptized in Israel's Jordan River every year. Are they risking their lives by immersing in the polluted waters?) It's the...

The Arava Insitute Teaches Palestinians, Jordanians and Israelis To Solve Water & Environment Issues Together

(Cousteau interviews students from the Arava Institute in Israel. It's a unique learning center that offers environment degrees to students from around the world.) We've...

Daniella Unpicks Israel's Relationship With Land and Housing In Amiran Gonen's "Between City and Suburb"

If you’ve heard about the demise of the kibbutz movement, then you may also know that financially strapped communal farms have recently climbed out...

Egypt Culls 300,000 Pigs In Response to Swine Flu Virus

At the time of writing this post, there are 6 confirmed cases of swine flu now in Israel. Out of fear that the virus might...

Ronald Macintyre Excavates 'The Nature Of The State'

Reading has its own geography. I read this book The Nature of the State while I traveled back and forth from the West Highlands...

VIDEO: Israelis Pedal Power Earth Day Concert At Rabin Square

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Falafel oil fuels Tel Aviv Earth Hour concert

Okay, so officially... Earth Hour was a few weeks ago and despite the fact that many other Middle Eastern cities participated, Israel was caught...

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Inside the Private Terminal Experience: The Luxury, Privacy, and Efficiency Behind Every Private Jet Flight | Hera Flight

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