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Connecting the Profound: Jewish Passover and the Environment

Tomorrow night the Jewish holiday of Passover begins. The holiday marks the time when the Israelities left Egypt as slaves, and entered the land...

Online And In Dubai Ekotribe Caters To The Green-Minded

Where there's a green will, there's an eco-way, and Anu Agarwal will be leading the fray. Nearly 40% of Ekotribe's customers hail from the neighboring...

Project to Reduce Water and Electricity Consumption in 300 Mosques in Dubai

The 'Green Mosques' project hopes to help conserve water and electricity at 300 mosques- and save around US$1.5 million every year Water scarcity in the...

Holon Design Museum Hosts Conference About Sustainable Cities

"The city is not the problem, but the solution," says architect Jaime Lerner. Throughout history, philosophers have been dreaming about the utopian city.  The current...

The GINK Manifesto: Childless, Proud and Loud

If she's a GINK, her uterus is officially closed for reproduction. There’s a ‘dirty little’ secret that’s now coming to a green light in discussions...

As Energy Demand Swells, Turkey Falls Dark for Earth Hour 2011

Istanbul's incandescent Bosphorus Bridge will join iconic structures around the world in turning off its lights for Earth Hour this year. For the past four...

Anti-Fur Coalition Launches “There’s No Beauty In Cruelty”

What does it take to make people stop wearing fur? Maybe this recent campaign launched by the Anti-Fur Coalition in Israel. Israel took a historic...

Nuclear Fears: Myths and Reality – A Physicist Talks Straight About Japan

Physicist and guest blogger Susan Goodman puts the Japan nuclear news in proportion to non-scientists. Perhaps in the west we still retain some false...

Eco condom, Love Begins with L., the Tom’s shoes for safe sex

A new condom company, Love Begins with L., epitomizes the heart and soul of ecosexuality. Founded by independent photojournalist, Talia Frenkel – whose work with the Red Cross exposed her to the plight of women in Africa, South East Asia and the Middle East – the message behind the product is simple:

Lights Out During Earth Hour 2011 in Israel this Week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyMNbXVxj8s&feature=player_embedded 20 Israeli cities will be participating in this year's annual lights-out Earth Hour. Following an initiative that began in Australia in 2007, Israeli cities (spearheaded...

Women going green

Jen Drexler talks to Green Prophet about how to help women make greener choices. An American marketing extraordinaire, Jen Drexler knows what women want. She...

Israel’s Ambassador Of Dance Ido Tadmor Performs For The Dead Sea

Internationally-acclaimed dance Ido Tadmor does an enigmatic dance for the Dead Sea at Kalya Beach. (image by Inbal Marmari) Becoming one of seven natural wonders...

Connect your children to the seasons

Make your children earth conscious by collecting the special flora of the seasons. Every so often, the air is so pure you just have to...

Put Your Money Where Your “Like” Is

Philanthropic heavyweight to green and social organizations, Eliezer explains why pressing "Like" doesn't convert support into donor dollars. It is time to say it...

Home Study to Green Your Education

Sharpen those green pencils and get your eco-friendlier education at home. When offering advice about how to reduce one's carbon footprint, several environmental advocates, organizations,...

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How to Effectively Promote Your Sustainability Progress

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Dinner Venues In Sydney With the Best Views of Opera House & Harbour Bridge

Sydney is best known for the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. If you’re looking to enjoy dinner with views of these landmarks, here are some great options.

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. 

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How to Effectively Promote Your Sustainability Progress

Before promoting sustainability progress, companies must ensure their initiatives are genuine and measurable. Today’s audiences are increasingly skeptical of vague environmental claims, particularly as awareness of “greenwashing” has grown.

Dinner Venues In Sydney With the Best Views of Opera House & Harbour Bridge

Sydney is best known for the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. If you’re looking to enjoy dinner with views of these landmarks, here are some great options.

Saving Gourmet Wild Plants For The Future

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

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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.
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