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Noted Israeli Environmentalist Dr. Dov Khenin Running for Mayor of Tel Aviv
Now that the US looks set for a radical change in environmental policy, Israelis are mobilizing to try to bring the "Yes we can!" spirit to the Middle East. Environmental awareness has grown here exponentially over the past year or two, and the
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Maala Conference 2008: Is Israeli Business Ready to Take Some Responsibility?
Will the financial crisis make corporations more responsible? What will make business move beyond philanthropy to true sustainability? What are the responsibilities of government, business and civil society in an era when business dominates
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Yom Kippur = Carfree Day in Tel Aviv (A Photo Essay)
That’s right – Yom Kippur. A somber day of introspection in most of Israel, in mellow Tel Aviv the Day of Atonement is the closest thing to a day without cars in the Middle East. With all cars banished from the pavements for 25 hours, helmet-clad
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Public Transportation Day in Israel: Stuck in Traffic
September 23 was "Public Transportation Day" in Israel, the Holy Land's answer to European Mobility Week and World Carfree Day. In honor of
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Beeologics To Save US Honeybees With New Anti-Viral Medicine —— Have a Colony To Share?
In some circles this is breaking news –– Israeli-US scientists say they have found a cure for honeybee collapse disorder (Colony Collapse Disorder –– CCD), a condition which TreeHugger has been following extensively over the last couple of years.
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Party Like It's 5769 And Have Yourself a Sustainable Jewish New Year
Christian Americans have one. So do the Chinese, Muslims —— and the Jews. I am talking about New Years celebrations. While January 1st is the obviously date when most Americans and Europeans party and drink copious amounts of organic champagne
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Car2Go's Urban Car Share Goes Vroom Through a Congested Tel Aviv
Living in a kibbutz has the makings for a good life. You have no need for money, have your breakfast served like clockwork in the morning, your clothes get washed by someone else, and your kids can play freely unsupervised. Another bonus of belonging to
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Project Interchange's Green Movers and Shakers From Europe Experience Israel Through a Green Lens
Israel is a place, which is never not on the news. A Washington-based organization Project Interchange, is hoping that some of Europe's "green" leaders will get in touch with a little more than the ongoing conflict that they see on the TV.
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The TH Interview: Gidon Bromberg, Friends of the Earth - Middle East (Part Two)
In part one of this interview, Gidon discussed FoEME's work in promoting cross-border
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The TH Interview: Gidon Bromberg, Friends of the Earth - Middle East (Part One)
Bromberg, then a young lawyer working for an environmental NGO in Tel Aviv, was frustrated that environmental issues were not
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A Reader Responds to Project Better Place Getting Wired
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again –– Israel’s electric car scheme Project Better Place –– needs some serious rethinking. Shai Agassi, who founded the company (pictured above), proposes new infrastructure for the swappable batteries, leased and
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Galten's Squeezing Biofuel from the Jatropha Seed
The inedible South American native jatropha plant, could be a winning biofuel alternative, according to the Israeli company Galten. I spoke with Galten’s Doron Levi yesterday. He in Ghana, me from my home office in Jerusalem.
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Rabbis, Sheiks, Lamas and Missionaries See Green Eye to Eye at Israel's Sulha
It's becoming an annual thing and growing every year. Suhla, which means reconciliation in Arabic, is a three day meeting between Israelis and Palestinians. Although they live next door to each other, Israelis and Palestinians have little day to day
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"Run the City" Sight-Jogging Around Israeli Roots, Traditions and Diamonds
We wouldn't be recommending you do it in today's 2,000 degree Mediterranean heat, but come Fall (that's stav in Hebrew) the weather will be more human and perfect for Israel's latest trend in urban eco-tourism: "Run the City."
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Green Your Mosque, Learn Imams in Israel
(Image credit marantzer) Gurus in India are doing it. So are evangelical Christians in America. Jewish rabbis have been doing it for some time now, all over the world. Thanks to an initiative of an Israeli Arab activist Mohammad Rabah Aghbarieh and the
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Humans Evolved to Fear Snakes, Not High-Risk Mortgages or Risks at Traffic Lights
Is technology, made to better our lives, killing us? Kids have stopped playing on trees, and this isn't healthy, reported TreeHugger's Lloyd last week, citing a UK study that found more and more kids
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Researchers Discover Way to Listen to Algae, Detect Water Pollution
As global warming and rising human population puts increasing pressure on water supplies—Reuters says that currently 44% of people live in areas with high water stress—quick and accurate ways of testing for water pollution are
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"Heaven of Birds and Animals Zoo" in Gaza Looks Like Hell for New Lion Cubs
Their aim is to one day squeeze an elephant through one of the dozens of
