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Israel's Tourism Ministry Going Green for 2009

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Green News From the Arab Blogosphere

Borders, though an understood concept in the modern world, are anything but natural. The truth is that although borders may physically and ideologically separate us,...

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Israel's National Bird Poll: Hoopoe & Sunbird

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This fresh face in archeology works underwater

Before the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami hit Asia, Beverly Goodman had an impossible time explaining her research to peers. Since the catastrophic tidal...

Green Prophet National Bird Poll

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Hikers Take On The Holy Land, A Recap

A guest post from Hazon in New York: This March 23 – 27 thirty participants from around North America and Israel hiked from the northern...

Cycling Through Israeli Wine and Biblical History

Combine DIY eco-tourism with Israel's new wine industry this Passover: Israel's Ministry of Tourism offers a website chock full of great ideas. The latest...

How Does Your (Community) Garden Grow?

Now the weather is warming up, it’s time to hit the road and escape the urban jungle. But instead of taking the bus to...

Carlos Motta, Inspiration from Brazil

The tell-tale sign of an apartment being renovated in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem is the huge green dumpster holding piles of wood, doors, windows...

Don't Pass Up on Eco Camp This Passover

The sun is out, flowers are in bloom, and it's a great time of year for kids to be outdoors.  And if they're going...

Jordan River Peace Park

Cross-border environmental NGO, Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME), is getting work underway on establishing what it calls a ‘Peace Park’ to help...

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