Jesse Fox
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The CiclovÃa - Bogota's Weekly Street Party
A cross between a street party and a marathon, Bogota's Ciclovía manages to combine sport, recreation, health, commerce and culture in one free package. Every Sunday, some 70 miles of the city's roads are closed to vehicle traffic and turned over to
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Giving Walking Some Good PR
A subway always comes with a colorful schematic map that shows people how different places connect to each other, and how long it takes to get from one place to another. Even Tel Aviv's subway and light rail system has an attractive and easily
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Planning for Bikes Pays Off Big in Portland
"Many repair shops thus found it worthwhile to make replacement parts themselves - not difficult if a man specialized in one kind of part, as many repairmen did. In this way, groups of bicycle repair shops were almost doing the work of manufacturing
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Rising Seas, Falling Villas
One unpleasant fact of climate change is that it is expected to harm the poorest countries first, as rising sea levels inundate low-lying cities. In Israel, however, the rich will apparently be among the first to
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No Antennas in My Backyard!
Whether real or perceived, radiation from cellular antennas has become a serious environmental issue in Israel. So serious, in fact, that residents of buildings near antennas have
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Arab World Responds to Climate Change
Environmental officials from the 22 members of the Arab League met in Cairo this week to discuss the effects of climate change on the Middle East, and Arab countries' possible responses to it. The meeting signifies Arab countries' increasing awareness
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Solar City to Rise in Arizona
Is the eco-city becoming the new standard in city building? These days, it seems, more and more cities are being built from the ground up for sustainability. China is building
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Tel Aviv Greens Talk Strategy
A Jewish sage once said: "Who is wise? One who learns from every man." Members of Tel Aviv's environmental movement took this advice to heart this week when they met with a business and policy
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"White City" Saved!(?)
The city of Tel Aviv finally has a historic building preservation plan! After almost 20 years of planning, negotiations, arguments, you name it, national planning authorities gave the plan
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Holy Land Goes Green - Someone Tell the Government!
Environmental awareness has finally moved into the mainstream in the Holy Land. The State of Israel, hitherto not generally known for its leadership in sustainability, has
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Israeli Greens Halt Construction of Potentially Toxic Army Mega-Base
Construction was halted last week on a new military mega-base being built just 10 kilometers from one of Israel’s worst environmental hazards. Protesters from Green Course, an environmental student organization, met construction crews at the site, while
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TreeHugger Welcomes Jesse Fox
Jesse Fox is a writer, urban planner and social entrepreneur. Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Jesse has lived in Tel Aviv, Israel for most of his adult life. A veteran backpacker, he has traveled extensively in Latin America, Southeast Asia and
