Tag: Israel - Page 8
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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
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Cousteaus Set Marine Education Sails to Israel
A few strategically placed keywords in a news article has given birth to marine education collaboration between Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society and Israel's EcoOcean
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Israeli Town Plans Radiation-Free Neighborhood
In tiny Israel, where cellular relay towers dot the landscape, cellular phone usage rates
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Could Drought Kill Israel's Electric Car?
The public discussion of Israel's water problems intensified this week, with Israel's most respected newspaper, Ha'aretz, calling on water authorities to shift to regulating demand for the
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In Israel: More Cellular Antennas = Less Radiation?
Controversy over cellular antennas is nothing new in Israel. The battle lines are clear: on one side, the cellular companies and the Environmental Protection Ministry, on the other side, wide segments of the public, who fear possible health risks to
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Modu Cell Phone Changes Function with Jackets
At first glance, Modu looks to be just another gadget; a new cell phone that'll be in a toxic e-waste pile 18 months from now. But if Modu's developers can execute what they have planned, you'll never want to get rid of it.
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Under the Boardwalk, Where the Beach Used to Be
Everyone loves the beach, and everyone loves walking on the boardwalk next to the sea. So what happens when the city comes up with plans to expand the boardwalk - at the
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Solarized in Israel's South
The south of Israel has long been famous for the world-class research institutes and companies it has produced in the solar energy field. Now it looks like the region will put its money where its mouth is, and set up its own renewable energy
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Israel Says Shalom to Electric Cars
When you are a tiny country with almost no oil, located in a volatile region, and your gasoline consistently sells for over $6 a gallon, electric cars are an especially attractive option. We recently told you about Shai Agassi, an American-Israeli
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Trees for Bush
It turns out George W Bush left more than just traffic jams in the wake of his visit to Israel this month. Thirty-six new trees will adorn the
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Light Rail or BRT?
LRT (Light Rail Transit) or BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)? That was the issue on the agenda Thursday night at a meeting of city planners, traffic engineers and activists in Tel Aviv. The question is
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New Urbanists Green Israel's Periphery
Kiryat Shmona, a small and war-weary town of about 20,000 people along Israel’s northern border, is planning to transform its city hall into a green building. With natural lighting through sun-filtering
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B nature: Kids Clothes That Trigger Maternal Mechanisms
We opened it up, and nuzzled their tiny organic cotton jacket, fit for a toddler, into our face.
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Highway Billboards = Visual & Spiritual Pollution?
A strange sight was broadcast live on the news in Israel on New Years’ Eve. Billboards along Tel Aviv’s central "Ayalon" highway were being covered with
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When Bush Comes to Town, Take the Train
U.S. President George W. Bush (they say Boosh in Hebrew) is in Israel this week, and what are Israelis talking about? The traffic jams, of course. Jerusalem was especially affected, with our neighborhood cordoned off in parts, yesterday and on
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Shay Alkalay: Getting Stickie on Stains
A patch on a worn elbow or on the knee of your jeans, extends the life of your clothes, and can even be a fashion statement. If you are the creative TreeHugging type (and be honest, we know you are!), you've probably come up with some crafty ways of
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TH Update: Dead-Red Canal
Not since Moses parted the Red Sea has such an ambitious water engineering project been seen in Israel's parched Negev desert. The "Peace Canal" is a $5 billion project to rehabilitate the Dead Sea
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Tinok Yarok: Organic Israeli Babies
Within the same week, not one, but two organic baby clothing suppliers entered our radar over here in the Holy Land. The first, who we will feature today, is Tinok Yarok, Hebrew for "green baby." Sophie Ohana, the company's founder dropped us a line
