Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Culture & Design on Feb 29th, 2008
Israeli clothing company Bagir outfits about 1 in 6 UK men. A fraction of those men are set to become more chic with Bagir’s Eco-Gir, a suit made from 100% recycled materials, 30 PET plastic bottles.
The company is also set to become the first in the world to label its products with a carbon label.
How [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Feb 29th, 2008
Every single degree that you raise your central heating raises the cost of running your heating by 5 percent. Try to sharpen your awareness to what temperatures you are comfortable at. Do you need to keep your heat on quite so high? We’re not suggesting that you should be cold.
Just be aware of how high [...]
Posted in Sustainable Lifestyle on Feb 28th, 2008
Well of course I am going to tell you that organic is best for lots and lots of reasons, but first the high note: it actually can work out a lot cheaper as well. All those prepared baby foods are far more expensive pound for pound than organically grown food.
In the next few weeks I [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Feb 28th, 2008
It may be a status symbol to wear the latest styles, but every think about wearing the best? If it works, why fix it?
There’s a new movement now among the avant-garde to mix-match old clothing. It gives a retro funky look and now represents caring about your world.
I’m not telling you to look like a [...]
Posted in Sustainable Lifestyle on Feb 27th, 2008
While the subject of air travel has become a hot topic this week, it’s worth remembering that it’s not just people that travel by jumbo jet – lots of the food eaten in Western countries is flown across the globe before it reaches our plates.
Israel is in a unique position globally in that it produces [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Feb 27th, 2008
When your printer misprints, or you misprint with your printer, save your paper. This paper can be used in a number of alternative ways. If you have children, this paper is great for coloring on (and then of course covering your fridge with).
Many people like to jot down ideas before typing them up, (re)use this [...]
Posted in Transportation & EcoTravel on Feb 26th, 2008
Things are really hotting up this week in the great debate about air transport being the big nasty in terms of pollution and climate change, as well as the social impact of airport expansion.
Firstly, Virgin Airways, of the entrepreneurial Richard Branson type, unleashed its first test flight of a plane using bio-fuel from Heathrow.
The environmental [...]
Posted in Education on Feb 26th, 2008
World Water Day is less than a month away, on March 22.
Here at Green Prophet, we love writing about water, probably because water issues are such a big deal in the region. Now at Tel Aviv University, water and politics has become an international course of action.
The following is a news item about a new [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Feb 26th, 2008
Educating about the environment is considered a very powerful way of carbon offsetting. By inspiring others to change their habits not only are you fighting the battle for our planet, you are getting others to as well.
Just one tip:
Don’t be forceful or obnoxious about it. Mr. Dale Carnegie said: “A man convinced against his will [...]
Posted in Culture & Design on Feb 25th, 2008
“I can’t wear that! It’s SOO last season.” Instead of trying to eternally keeping up with the Hiltons why not create you own fashion?
Well, now you can! Project Dlaat (Project Pumpkin) is an environmental-social project. Its purpose is to promote recycling by providing second-hand clothing and channels the proceeds to different social purposes.
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