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On the Way to Sulha: Where Religion and Ecology Meet

Sulha, meaning reconciliation in Arabic, is an annual grassroots event held in Israel, bringing people from all religions, faiths and none, to be together...

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A usability experts dissects the problems of automatic flush toilets and why we need to think about the environment in design.

Green Prophet in Focus: Michael Green

This week, our Green Prophet in Focus series gets up close and personal with resident Prophet Michael Green. Once a music journalist (he stands true...

Sustainable Reading: Offset Your Books With Eco-Libris

With September rolling around and the back to school shopping in full swing, books are more prominent than ever.  It's officially book season.  And...

Eco-Mum on Greening Your Back to School Shopping

So it's the last week of the holidays and everybody is out shopping for the new school year. But do you really know what...

IQWind Gears Up For Energy Efficiency

Wind power is a good energy alternative to free America from its oil dependence, but it could be made a lot more efficient. The...

Artist Community Hayarkon 70 Looking to Green Itself, Sort Of

There is a yearning for ecologically and environmentally responsible choices that I’ve been observing in Tel Aviv, especially among a select group of young,...

Rabbi Julian Sinclair on 'Breakthrough' by Nordhaus and Shellenberger

In this week's green book review, guest reviewer Rabbi Julian Sinclair unpicks the recent 'Breakthrough' by US writers Ted Nordhaus &...

Green Books Roundup Review on Grist, TreeHugger, Ed Begley's New Reads

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Israeli Environmental Awareness Went Postal

Literally, postal.  It was quite a pleasant surprise when we found out that in 1975 Israel came out with stamps encouraging civillians to protect...

EcoMum meets Mamay: Alternative Ante Natal Care

When I was pregnant with my daughter I found it an ever upward struggle to understand my options here in Israel, especially as I wanted...

H.C. Flores' Book "Food Not Lawns" Good for Radical Gardeners

I finished reading Food Not Lawns on my roof, just after I checked my new vermi-compost bin. The roof compost represents my adaptation to...

ReUse: An Evening of Eco-Art in Central Jerusalem

Next week, fans of eco-art in Jerusalem won't have to travel all the way to the eco-arts village in the Ella Valley for a...

Green Prophets In Focus: James Murray-White

Last week we talked with Jesse Fox, urban planning expert and Treehugger veteran. This week's Prophet in Focus is James Murray-White, a composting environmentalist with...

Junktion designs at intersection of waste and whimsy

Junktion: Tel Aviv design studio founded in 2008.  Lovers and joiners of what the city dwellers classify as junk. Junktion, one of Tel Aviv's newest...

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Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

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