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Karen Chernick
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Greenpeace Israel Begins Urban Recycling Campaign
Greenpeace Israel calls on Jerusalem and other municipalities to stop recycling their promises and start recycling trash. Recycling has improved over the past decade in...
Adi Zaffran Weisler Makes Upcycled Bullet Jewelry, Not War
Used copper bullets found at a firing range transform into sculptural objects incorporated into rings. Bullets are, objectively, ugly things. They have an ugly purpose,...
Solar Taxi Visits Israel Cleanup Day
Israeli volunteers joined others worldwide on November 1st, in an international movement to “clean up” our environmental act. The 11th annual International Cleanup Day activities...
Eco Education Caravan Touring Lebanon This Month
An eco caravan is bringing green education directly to the people of Lebanon this month. A solar powered taxi is traveling the globe at the...
Urban Open Spaces: Good or Bad for the Environment?
What is a friendlier urban environment – dense constructed areas dotted with large, open public areas, or a slightly less dense urban environment infused with...
Bike Sharing Launched in Nicosia, But Environmental Commissioner Has His Doubts
Bike sharing sounds like progress, but not if the plan only supports leisurely (and not commuting) cycling and without proper biking lanes. It was only...
Timo Handmade Finds Modern Uses for Vintage Fabrics
Made mostly from used and vintage scraps of fabric, Timo Handmade’s new creations have a warm, old-world feel. Fabric scraps can be used for lots...
Cypriot Law Threatens to Discourage Cycling
A new law in the works in Cyprus may deter cycling (and therefore promote more carbon-emitting forms of transportation). We’ve heard some pretty crazy stories...
Solar Powered Taxi To Stop in Israel Next Week As Part of Worldwide Tour
Beep beep! This solar powered taxi intends to tour the globe on zero gas and a full tank of sunshine. Swiss inventor Louis Palmer‘s solar...
Nokka Customized Cardboard Furniture for Everyday and Everyone
Upcycled, easily recycled and sturdy cardboard is the base material for Nokka’s furniture. Cardboard is one of those miracle materials that has recently been rediscovered...
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