Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Dec 23rd, 2007
(A photo from one of Dani Machlis’s online galleries)
In Israel, space is limited, but it doesn’t have to limiting. Take for example Dani Machlis from Be’er Sheva. The photographer recently discovered that owning his own gallery wouldn’t cost a fortune if he built it into his own living room.
Repurposing space in the home is [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Dec 23rd, 2007
A few weeks ago, we were driving our “tourist” mom from Canada around the country, when we accidentally took the wrong cut-off and found ourselves somewhere in the middle of east Jerusalem.
Excited by seeing the children riding around on donkeys and the general sense of choas, Mom commented on how very different this place seemed [...]
Posted in Religion on Dec 22nd, 2007
I was out walking about a forest around Jerusalem today and kept hearing gunshots firing off from the Arab village across the way. They’re celebrating Hajj now, said my boyfriend. And I thought of all the Muslims who must be aching to make their pilgrammage to Mecca.
With so many people converging in one small place, [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Dec 22nd, 2007
Everyone and their mother is doing it. Talking about global warming, that is. Stumbling around the net, we bumped into this YouTube video sponsored by the Jewish National Fund, which links nicely to our last post on tree planting in Israel.
Posted in Travel & Nature on Dec 22nd, 2007
It’s really romantic to carve your lover’s name on a tree. But let’s admit, it’s so last century!
An even more romantic gesture, to show your love for ______ [insert name/s], would be to plant a tree in his or her name. And the act would even offset carbon emissions. Rather than going on a [...]
Posted in Travel & Nature on Dec 22nd, 2007
We love the Heschel Center for reminding us about their fundraiser: Hike Bishvil Yisrael - March 23-27, 2008.
Israel’s outdoor scenery is breathtaking, writes Heschel, “and there is no better way to see it than with the people working to preserve it.
“This is an opportunity for a unique, challenging and rewarding Israel experience and a chance [...]
Posted in Business & Politics, Cars & Transportation on Dec 22nd, 2007
There is a lot of talk these days about carbon footprints.And there is much debate over how people can reduce theirs.
A carbon footprint is essentially the amount of CO2 a person leaves behind as a result of personal transportation (cars and plane), heating their homes and even putting food on their tables.
That’s why a lot [...]
Posted in Cars & Transportation on Dec 22nd, 2007
We can’t help linking to this most recent story on Amirim, a vegetarian village founded in the 50s by Moroccan immigrants, at the top of the Sea of Galilee. The village offers guesthouses and lodging for out-of-towners and extols the virtues of vegetarianism and veganism.
The village (moshav in Hebrew) is belonging to the Merom HaGalil [...]
Posted in Fashion & Design on Dec 22nd, 2007
Peeking inside people’s fridges is a new series being put on by the BBC, as part of their research into sustainable eating around the world. It is not a new idea, and what people are eating has been well-documented by photojournalists (The Walrus magazine) and also on Internet sites. You can even take a snapshot [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Dec 21st, 2007
Israeli designer Elanit Neutra, based in Tel Aviv, is getting into the green spirit. She’s developed a designer bag and wallet series out of old recycled tire inner tubes.
Elanit collects the inner tubes from nearby garages, cleans them, cuts them up and fashions them into environmentally-friendly products, which you can use.
Find them in Tel Aviv [...]
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