Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Green Living Tips on Jun 18th, 2008
Being green is about being clean. In order to remove dust effectively from furniture use a slightly damp cloth - dusters only move the dust around. For a green polish try beeswax, it’s great for unpolished wood; or use a drop of olive oil, then buff with a dry cloth. This way you can cut [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Nov 11th, 2008
Go to the park! Sounds cliched? Think again it’s totally the new mauve (which is the new white, which was the new pink which was the new black)!
With the Middle Eastern winters you don’t need a sweater, but even when it’s colder there’s nothing like a warm drink when bundled up. Bring a thermos along [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Mar 12th, 2008
One way of greening is economizing space and where better place to economize than than in your own home… Here are a few tips for making your home bigger:A flat screen mounted on the wall eliminates the need for a TV stand or armoire, it also looks sleek and great!Paint the walls and ceiling in a continuous [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Aug 5th, 2008
Make sure you have good tires. Different tires affect you MPG in different ways. When you’re in the market for new tires, look for the ones that help give you the best mileage.
Once you have the right tire don’t forget about proper inflation! Too much or too little can significantly effect your MPG as well.
Electric [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Nov 5th, 2008
With the traditional bi-annual Israeli university strike nipped in the bud a lot of students are on their way to their new dorm room. Here are a few tips to keep it green.
Reduce - Moving to a new place is a great time to rethink how you do things. Just because it was done at [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Dec 10th, 2008
How’s that journal coming along? Not always easy to keep to, eh?
Try taking a page out of one of America’s founding father’s: Benjamin Franklin.
In his autobiography B. Franklin decided upon thirteen virtues that he would like to work on. After deciding upon his goals he made a chart listing them and for each virtue a [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Mar 13th, 2008
Microwaves are great cooking tools, they might not be the healthiest way to go but they sure do save time. Here are some tips to keep that cooking green:
The greenest, and safest, way to cook in a microwave is to cover your food using oven-safe glass cookware, which eliminates waste and the potential [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Oct 7th, 2008
The Jewish Day of Repentance, Yom Kippur, is a day of introspection and self-evaluation. While doing so make sure not to sin in the green realm. On a day that no one showers and most people are out of the house for most of the day, in synagogue, there is a relatively low eco-print. But [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Dec 2nd, 2008
Greening your life is not an easy task. It’s about changing habits, and habits don’t always change easily. What DOES smooth the process along is by taking things slowly, don’t jump in head first, and slowly adding more as time goes on.
Choose one aspect of your life that you would like to improve, environmentally, and [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Aug 8th, 2008
Getting regular tune-ups, maintenance and having clean air filters will help you burn less gas, pollute less, save money and prevent car trouble down the line. Lighten the load, the less you shlepp the less gas your burn. Get the extra junk out of your trunk.
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