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Green Tu B’Shvat Tour of Tel Aviv Celebrates the City’s Planted Areas

An English-language 'green' tour of Tel Aviv will take place this weekend in honor of Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish New Year for trees. The city...

Tu Bishvat: Is the Jewish New Year of the Trees Green?

Spring has sprung in Israel, marked by almond blossoms and Tu Bishvat The Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat begins as the sun sets on the...

Tu B’Shvat Ecology Study Opportunities, 2012

The 15th day of the Jewish month of Shavat signals the launching of new Jewish eco-education programs. A potent mystical, ecological, legal and historical mix ...

Acqua by Raha Shirazi: You’ll Never Take Water for Granted Again

A powerful short film by Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Raha Shirazi, Acqua will make you look at water with new eyes. Raha Shirazi's film Acqua is almost guaranteed...

Going Green for Your Wedding – 3 Reasons For the Earth

Not a die-hard environmentalist and need other reasons for going nuptially green? Read on. If you are newly engaged and contemplating your ideal wedding,consider this:...

Green Man Show Suspended Due to Greenwashing

After being on the air for just a few weeks, "The Green Man" TV show has been temporarily shut down due to allegations of...

7 Ways to ecofy and green your wedding day

Greening your wedding is simple, chic and easy to do if you follow just a few of these suggestions. Eco-romantics about to tie the knot...

Indoor Ski Slopes from Ski Dubai Goes Carbon Neutral in Spain

Barcelona hopes to have an indoor ski slope as nice as Ski Dubai (pictured), but carbon neutral. Barcelona is not as hot as places like...

The Garbage Women Of Turkey Turn Trash Into Trendsetting Handbags

Turning trash into art and employing women who have never worked for pay before -- two difficult tasks that Turkish company Çöp(m)adam accomplishes at once. Turkey's...

Contribute! Call for Cycling Literature From The Arab World

Are you lyrical about your two-wheeler? If so, contribute to a literature project on the humble bike It seems that the majority of people serenading...

Sex Toys and Tips That Are Planet Safer

Valentine's Day is less than a month away. Here are a few ways to get green and sexy all over the planet.  The PIP breast...

The Green Sheikh’s Eco-Hero: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

 The Green Sheikh explains why the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is his eco-hero. Not all country leaders are alike but I admire...

Zabaleen Film Portrays Cairo’s Garbage City People

A film depicting Cairo's recyclers in garbage city is in the running to receive one of the film world's most distinguished honors. An independent...

Gaza’s Smuggling Tunnels Into an Underground Metro?

Palestinian artist Mohamed Abusal envisions converting Gaza's smuggling tunnels into an underground metro system. A small handful of Bedouin families living in the Gaza Strip...

Mass Weddings Are Going Green

Most recently, it was 50 couples tying the knot is a mass wedding in Dubai; last year, 163 Israeli couples reportedly married in a...

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Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

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