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Israel: Political Vacuum Leads to Slew of Green Laws
The Israeli Knesset, perhaps the most hyperactive spot in this more-wired-than-most country, may have caught on a bit late, but it appears that the green wave
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Don't Panic, It's Organic! Music in Tel Aviv
The word organic today means so much more than the "organic" derived from the Greek word "organikós," meaning something related to an organ of the body. Today the word has been generalized to relate to something derived from a living organism. If
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Plan to Save Dead Sea Morphs into Giant Real Estate Venture
Despite harsh criticism and a host of skeptics, the Red Sea to Dead Sea "Peace Conduit" plan
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Project Better Place Looks to Bring Electric Cars to Portugal
Electric Cars and Cell Phones Project Better Place, the initiative founded by entrepreneur Shai Agassi to bring electric cars and charging infrastructure to countries around the world, has already partnered with several countries, including Israel and
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Eco-Rabbi Jack Reichert Talks Green God Shop
Green values don't have to conflict with one's spiritual and religious values. In fact, the wisdom of ancient teachings can give us insight into problems we have today. This is something that Jerusalemite Jack Reichert, a rabbi-in-training has been
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Eco-Tourists In The Middle East Explore Jordan
If you are a safe traveler, then a European holiday is a safe bet. If you do have a taste for the exotic, traveling around the Middle East is full of surprises and intrigue. And eco-tourism is spreading through the Middle East. A typical journey (by
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Eco-Tourism Takes Root in Lebanon
Although we haven't traveled to Lebanon, we have had a Lebanese friend when touring through Syria. He told us that Lebanon was an advanced country and much different than the "time machine feeling" we were getting in Syria: It was 9 years ago, and the
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Algae-based Biofuels from Power Plant Emissions, Redux
The jury of public comment came to a split decision the last time I wrote about plans to make algae-based biofuels from coal-fired power plant emissions so here's another plan to thrash about, this time in
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Electric Car Conversion Eases Gaza's Oil Shortage
Gaza Oil Blockade Fuels Innovative Solutions Necessity breeds ingenuity – the old cliché is certainly true when it comes to the recent oil shocks. We’ve already seen American farmers turning to mule power, airlines slowing down and returning to
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Israeli New Urbanists: Density Will Make Our Cities Better Places to Live
No matter how you measure it, Israel is already one of the most densely populated countries in the world, and is expected to become much more crowded in
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Solar Thermal Test Center Opened by BrightSource Energy in Israel
computer rendering of solar thermal test project, as viewed from central tower, by Luz II Luz II, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oakland, California based BrightSource Energy has opened a new solar thermal test center in Israel’s Negev Desert—the results
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Tel Aviv March Leads to Passage of Clean Air Law
Last month, an Israeli students’ group organized a march through the center of Tel Aviv in support of clean air in Israel. The march, which took place on a Friday afternoon, was attended by hundreds of people - students, academics, politicians and
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Franck de Las Mercedes Sends TreeHugger a Little Box of "Green" Peace
We were sure that when we went to the post office to pick up our box of "peace," labeled FRAGILE, that the clerk would react strangely. Don't you want to charge us for duty or something on this,
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Under Fuel Sanctions, Gazans Power Taxis With Falafel Oil
The leftover oil from falafel, a yummy fried Middle Eastern snack, is now powering taxi cars in Gaza. Faced with fuel sanctions, petrol stations in Gaza are empty. While leftover cooking oil from street vendors, mixed with turpentine doesn’t drive like
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Tel Aviv's Mass Transit System Still Decades Away
In the latest chapter of a seemingly endless saga, Israel's Finance Minister has announced that he is considering withdrawing funding for Tel Aviv's
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Leviathan Powers Your Home With Every Flush
Hydroelectric power is generated when moving water passes through turbines. Why stick to water in rivers says Leviathan Energy, a Delaware-incorporated company with R&D; in Israel. Water moving through the sewer system could work too! Some extreme
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San Fran's Mayor Newsom To Ride Israel's Electric Car Wave?
Judging by the stretch limos and police escorts whirling through my neighborhood today, it sounds like George W. Bush's entourage has landed in Jerusalem. Al Gore is due to come next week to collect a cool $1 million prize at Tel Aviv University
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Green From The Inside Out at Tel Aviv's Houses From Within
How exciting is it to look inside other people's homes to see the way they live. City events couldn't get more sustainable than weekends out at Open House, where city-dwellers open their doors to let the public marvel
