Tag: Palestine
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Next Metro Stop... Gaza City?
Palestinian artist Mohammed Abusal envisions an underground metro system to solve some of congested, polluted Gaza's environmental woes.
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Reaching Past Borders to Protect the Mediterranean
Countries around the Mediterranean have been abuzz in recent weeks over currently thwarted plans to sail a flotilla of ships to run Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip -- an
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The Jordan River Has Some New Good Water Neighbors
Back in July, TreeHugger Jesse wrote about the Red Sea to Dea Sea ‘Peace Conduit’ plan to connect the two bodies of water and hopefully revitalize the receding waters of the Dead Sea. The plan is controversial and some groups say that
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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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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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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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The TH Interview: Nasser Abufarha of Canaan Fair Trade and the Palestinian Fair Trade Association
I found myself ridiculously busy selling Kallari organic chocolate at The Green Festival in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, but whilst on a rare break I took the opportunity to wander over to the Canaan Fair
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The Chicago Green Festival From An Exhibitor's Perspective
Two roving TreeHugger reporters, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and myself, were in effect over the weekend at the Chicago Green Festival. Somehow the fact that both of us would be there working on our non-treehugger jobs had not been communicated to either
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Making Peace One River At A Time
About 10 years ago, Australian athletes died from pollution when they fell into the Yarkon - one of Israel’s largest rivers, which feeds into the Mediterranean Sea. It was a shock
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A Little Peace With My Peas, Please
Speaking about the Slow Food movement, Israel has its own contribution to spiritual culinary pursuits, Chefs For Peace-- who recently showed off their cooking skills at Slow Food's Salone del Gusto, the "Exhibition of Taste". In celebrating one of
