Karin Kloosterman
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TH Interview: Gideon Greenspan of Carbon Catalog
Want to zero your carbon emissions, but lost in all the options? Gideon Greenspan, an Internet entrepreneur from Tel Aviv (via London, via Glasgow) has built Carbon Catalog —a carbon offsets directory that can help you navigate through the maze of
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The Good Energy Initiative: Good for You, Good for the Jew
They may still be leagues ahead of their time in Israel, but the Good Energy Initiative established by one of our favorites - the Heschel Center - is acting to offset carbon emissions.
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Making Electric Cars Sell Like Cell Phones
Shai Agassi has electrified the Israeli government and also the world. The entrepreneur has proposed that Israel — and everyone else (no less) — adopt his new vision: marketing electric cars like cellular phones.
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A Green Chip On Your Shoulder?
We've written about Intel's Penryn chip before: it is fast, sleek, small and now green. According to 21c, Intel released the new chipset last Saturday and Israeli labs in Haifa helped fashion its micro-architecture to make the chip feasible at a
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Study At Sea, On Land
Ever dream about sailing away for a year and a day with "school at sea" and teachers named Sven and Olaf? Learning on a sea-faring vessel could be a dream, but not for those who prefer dry land instead.
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Cellular Antenna Vandalism Sparks Riots and Police Back-Lash
It's kind of old news, but the events were unfolding like a stack of dominoes and we didn't know where to start.
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Heroes Star Tries to Stop Dolphin Hunt in Japan
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere was among the young protesters who tried to stop Japanese fishermen from killing a pod of dolphins and their baby this week. As one from a group of six American and Australian surfers, she paddled out on her surfboard to
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How to Make a Polluted City a "ZeroCarbonCity"
The folks over at the Porter School for Environmental Studies are organizing a one-day event at the Watec conference tomorrow in Tel Aviv, but with a focus on air pollution and the global "ZeroCarbonCity" campaign.
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The Joy of (Out of the Box) Cooking
We were raised with a Betty Crocker Easy-Bake oven. But solar ovens take the cake.
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Benjamin Kahn: A TIME Magazine Hero
We didn't have to look far.
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Make the Mundane...Morrocan?
Have you inherited an ugly armoire from your grandmother and can’t let it go? Want funky furniture, or something that doesn’t look out-of-the-big-box without the huge designer prices? We’ve found Nava Abel’s site in Israel and think that this artist
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Bikaleh: Inspirations from Yoga
After a 2 or 3 year stint in the army, most young Israelis head to one of two places to let loose: India or Latin America. In Bikaleh, an organic clothing shop on Rehov Shlush in Tel Aviv, it is impossible not to see the Indian influence in the
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Not Another Greenpeace Ship
Was there really a great flood around the time of Noah and his famous ark? Did an ancient tsunami destroy the Roman city of Caesarea? Will scientists ever have a complete understanding about the health of the Mediterranean Sea?
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Be A Better Environmental Jew
Is there ancient wisdom in the bible that can help direct us to being better moral people in the face of environmental threats? Some believe there is. Take for example Shaul Judelman who has started a Torah learning center in the heart of Jerusalem
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Wrap Yourself Around Transformer-Like Organic Cottons from Israel
In the meantime if you are interested in perusing their online catalogue, you’ll have to have a good grasp of Hebrew – otherwise meander through the website of Cotton, one of Israel’s first organic clothing designers. Much of their wear looks like the
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TreeHugger Mom Says, It's In The Bin!
Ever wonder where TreeHugger writers get their inspiration and spunk? Meet a TreeHugger mom, Patsy from Newmarket, Ontario. Israel's writer Karin is back in the Canadian nest for a few weeks where she discovers her mother's latest environmental
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And Ye Shall Live In Booths
For the Jewish nation, there is probably no better time to reflect on one’s place in nature and the health of the environment than during Sukkoth, the Festival of Booths or the Jewish harvest festival. Looking outside our window in Jerusalem, we see
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Turning the Environment Into A Literary Affair
The weather's getting cooler, the autumn leaves are falling — oh and hey - polar icecaps are melting at a ferocious pace. In light of all the world's weirdness, how do poets and literary types inspired by nature's wonder, cope with the ugliness
