Green Prophet’s James goes underground to see what happens below the surface in Israel’s water pipes.
I will open rivers on the bare heights and springs in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water and the dry land fountains of water. – Isaiah
Always ready and willing to go to the heights and depths for a good story, this intrepid greenie spent part of yesterday with a bunch of journalists under the soil of Israel, submerged in a rusty water tunnel, courtesy of Mekorot, Israel’s National Water Company.
Many in Israel talk of the mis-management here of this scarcest of resources, and it is also clear how water has been used as a political tool; with the Palestinians, shipped in from the Turks, and even secretly siphoned from desert aquifers away from other Middle East countries.
An interview with a water expert at Sde Boker some years ago alerted me to how water access is a conduit to talks, negotiations and deals (many of them secret) across the Middle East, and that the fragility of this resource sometimes binds a fragile peace.
Try to buy in bulk from warehouse stores or the shuk. Often these items come in big jars which you can use. But even if you cannot, you’ll often find that they offer items that have less packaging and therefore have less trash when you are done using them. An added benefit is that it can also save you money.Just another way in which you can GreenYourselfDaily! 
For some reason my mother always hated hanging plants. And clutter. And collecting things. And although I admire her from here to the moon and back – and learned a great deal from her as well, especially in the taste department – it took one Israeli design student to question her authority.
Did you know that when you drive at a speed that is over 40 mph using the air conditioner uses less fuel than having the windows open? Because of air resistance when you travel with your windows open you slow down your car and you use more gas. If you are traveling over 40 mph close your windows and keep cool in style.This is a great way to feel good and GreenYourselfDaily.
