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Karen Chernick
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Israel is Growing Green Kindergartens
Last week in Haaretz, Naamah Lanski reported on the new green police in town. They’re about a meter tall, can’t read or write yet, and...
Guy Lougashi weaves together baskets and people with recycled paper
We’ve heard of environmentally conscious Israeli designers doing some pretty crazy stuff with paper. Green Lullaby makes EcoCradles out of cardboard paper, Amit Brilliant turns...
Erez Mulay’s Wastepaper Baskets From Wasted Paper
Clever design, whether environmentally friendly or not, is something that everyone can appreciate. Who doesn’t love a passport case made out of map shower curtains,...
Tel Aviv's City Tree Hosts Eco Salons All Summer!
Last month we wrote about City Tree, a green oasis in a historical building in central Tel Aviv. This urban environmental group focuses on restoring...
Israel's Water Levels Go From Red to Black
Every Israeli knows what the Sea of Galilee’s (a main source of Israel’s drinking water) red line means. It’s bad. It means Israel is running...
Eco Tourism in the Middle East: Syria
Now that we’ve toured Lebanon, Jordan, and even Iran, let’s make an online eco-visit to Syria. Since Syria has not yet experienced a wave of...
Organic coffee in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, for those who haven't had the pleasure of visiting the city, is a city of coffee drinkers and cafes. (Some would say bums...
Inbal Dayagi Designs a Boom Box With Eco Soul
For whatever reason, the Ipod and its classic white earphones have become a symbol of music and street cool. People use them on the street,...
Hiria: Tel Aviv’s Garbage Dump Turned Eco Park
At 70 hectares big, the Hiria garbage dump is pretty hard to miss.It's literally a mountain of garbage.
Eco Tourism Companies in Iran
As part of our ongoing virtual eco-tour of the Middle East, this week’s journey is to Iran. Iran is a little further off than Jordan...
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