Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Feb 18th, 2008
This year in Israel is a shmitta year, meaning that there are certain prohibitions when working the land. But as far as we’ve read that doesn’t extend to cultivating potted plants and veggies on your balconies. Here is a story about our experiences with city gardening in Tel Aviv: it’s good for the soul.
Every morning [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Feb 18th, 2008
Installing Low-Flow showerheads and faucet aerators is probably the single most effective water conservation action you can do for your home.
Inexpensive and simple to install, low-flow shower heads and faucet aerators can reduce your home water consumption as much as 50%, and reduce your energy cost of heating the water also [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Feb 17th, 2008
For some reason my mother always hated hanging plants. And clutter. And collecting things. And although I admire her from here to the moon and back - and learned a great deal from her as well, especially in the taste department - it took one Israeli design student to question her authority.
Well, not really but [...]
Posted in Architecture & Urban on Feb 17th, 2008
Living in Jerusalem’s city center is an occasionally harrowing, occasionally exhilirating experience. Towards the middle of the spectrum (with “harrowing” being defined, roughly, as beer bottles shattering against the side of the building at 3am) is the state of grocery shopping in the center of town, or rather, the lack thereof.
Posted in Travel & Nature on Feb 17th, 2008
The wonderful wild weather of last week, and according to forecasts, in the week to come; has inspired a series of special water-related posts. This first one examines the findings of a new International report focusing on the condition of the World’s Oceans. It does not unfortunately make for happy reading………………….
Ben Halpern, a research scientist [...]
Posted in Fashion & Design on Feb 17th, 2008
It’s only February and the beach is already a hot topic in Israel, but alas, for all the wrong reasons.
Work has got underway in the last few weeks to build a 350-apartment holiday resort on a virtually untouched part of Palmachim Beach, which lies midway between the cities of Tel Aviv and Ashdod.
It may have [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Feb 17th, 2008
Did you know that when you drive at a speed that is over 40 mph using the air conditioner uses less fuel than having the windows open? Because of air resistance when you travel with your windows open you slow down your car and you use more gas. If you are traveling over 40 mph [...]
Posted in Science & Technology on Feb 17th, 2008
Israel is no stranger to wind power, but using it as a source of viable alternative energy has been criticized by green groups such as SPNI for several reasons. One major reason is that Israel is a flyway for millions of migrating birds heading to Europe via Africa and vice-versa. And no system is in [...]
Posted in Architecture & Urban on Feb 17th, 2008
(In Hebrew)
Channel One’s Yoman reports on the struggle by residents of Florentine, a neighborhood in south Tel Aviv, against the city’s building plans in the area. The city wants to build a ring of skyscrapers encircling the adjacent Neve Tzedek neighborhood, as well as a new neighborhood in Florentine that would include buildings up to [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Feb 16th, 2008
Most neighborhoods have recycle bins for paper. However there still are many that do not. If you are unlucky enough to live in one of these neighborhoods tie your newspapers into a bundle before you dispose of them. This way you can prevent newspaper from blowing through your neighborhood and you can use one less [...]
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