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Karen Chernick
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Slow Food Farmers Market Comes to Tel Aviv
With the Shavuot holiday coming up next week, harvest and cheeses (okay, mostly cheeses) are on everyone’s mind. Shavuot is related to ancient grain harvest...
Bagir’s Eco Suit More Suitable for the Planet
In one of our past prophecies we wrote about Israeli clothing company, Bagir, and their men’s suits made out of recycled PET plastic bottles. But...
Citramed Preserves our Cosmetics the Natural Way
Parabens, a preservative used in cosmetics such as shampoos, deodorants, toothpastes and creams, are nasty things. They’re bad for our health, bad for the environment,...
Hey, Are You Gonna Use That? Second Great Green Prophet Giveaway with Yoav Kotik!
For those of you who missed out on our first Great Green Prophet Giveaway, the competition is on again! And this time the prize is...
Have an Environmentally and Child Friendly Hebrew Book Week
One week a year, every year, Hebrew books get their chance to shine. A tradition that began with modest book stalls on Rothschild Boulevard in...
We met Al Gore and his cowboy boots in Tel Aviv
Those of you who watched Al Gore receive the Dan David Prize last night, either on television or online from Tel Aviv, probably missed one...
Al Gore To Receive Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University Tomorrow
We’ve been a little overwhelmed by American visitors in this tiny country lately. Earlier this month we were visited by President George Bush and now,...
Don't Be a Bag Lady, Use One Less Bag
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=oZLw_QINf-E[/youtube] Everyone knows how terrible plastic bags are. They take hundreds of years to biodegrade, pollute our landfills and waterways, and most plastic bags cannot...
Tel Aviv’s Environmentally Friendly Food Festival
Nachalat Binyamin Street in Tel Aviv is famous for its weekly market of local, handmade arts and crafts – a market that is very environmentally...
One Industry's Junk Is a Child's Treasure: Recycling Workshops at the Israel Museum
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem is currently undergoing a massive renovation of its structures, but it emphasizes renewal in more ways than one. As part...
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