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Living High-Rise and Green

Two Architecture lecturers from the Technion Institute in Haifa have designed a high-rise sustainable energy apartment complex that includes greenhouses for all its residents,...

Shay Alkalay makes sticky stain coverups for stained clothes

Israeli designer Shay Alkalay is a man modeled after our own green heart. And with his cheeky invention, you will never have to say 'out, out, damn spot,' ever again.

Environmental Activism… in a friendly way

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Plastic For Free

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Creativity and Sustainability

For all of us green writers, here's a creative & green challenge that came my way this week: a new US journal; Hawk and...

Ran Morin: What to do when you have no roots?

Uprooting is a common theme in this part of the world: the Jewish Torah is compared to being a Tree of Life, and people...

Upcoming Events: “Poetic Natures” Conference in Tel Aviv

Poetry lovers take note: from January 8-9, Tel Aviv University will be hosting a conference on literature and the environment, entitled "Poetic Natures: The...

Making the most out of matkot

Israelis love playing matkot. It's like table tennis without a table. And a hard small black ball like a squash ball. It makes an...

Dumpster Diving, Tel Aviv Style

We saw all the signs: the ararchist gatherings at Salon Mazal and the little old ladies picking through the Friday-afternoon veggies at the Carmel...

Olive Oil Lubricates Peace in Israel and Palestine

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Comme Il Faut’s “House in the Harbor” Goes Against Sweatshops

Hipsters from the Comme Il Faut fashion house in Israel have opened their own mini-mall, an "anti-mall" they say, in Tel Aviv's port. It...

The Christmas Sale Just for Jews

While the Christians are busy unwrapping their presents around the world for Christmas, the LA-based clothing company American Apparel, decided to launch a sale...

Eco Rabbi on Solar Panels and Charity

Haaretz reported today that the tender for building a massive solar power plant in the Negev will not be given preference to Israeli companies....

Homage to Israel’s Environmental Sculptor, Dani Karavan

"Mending" is the theme of environmental sculptor Dani Karavan, whose massive works can be found from the barren deserts of the Negev all the...

Dani Machlis' Artspace for the Everyman

(A photo from one of Dani Machlis's online galleries) In Israel, space is limited, but it doesn't have to limiting. Take for example Dani Machlis...

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Renewables hit 5,149 GW in 2025 as the world edges away from oil shocks and fossil-fueled conflict

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Zentera drops “ethical wool” claim after peta exposé into zq-certified farms

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