Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Book Reviews, Culture & Design on Oct 2nd, 2008
Earth Future is a collection of very worthy short stories. It is immediately clear that Guy Dauncey is not writing from a literary and imaginative viewpoint: he is really telling us stories about how the world could be, using some real social tools and shifts, and in one or 2 stories, how bad the world [...]
Posted in Living Greener on Sep 24th, 2008
You love reading books, and at the same time you care about the environment and don’t feel too good about all the trees cut down for printing these books. So what can you do to green up your reading?
There are several options for the eco-conscious reader who wants to act in support of the environment, [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on Sep 11th, 2008
Guest reviewer Jeremy Zauder relishes two views of ethical development in a special double review this week: part of our ongoing Green Prophet ‘Eco-Reads’ green book summer festival:
‘Spiritual Compass’ and ‘Free To Be Human’: Reading these two fine books in succession, I found that they could be companion texts: though different in style and focus, [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Aug 31st, 2008
With everyone going back to school over the next few days, now is a good time to connect with parents from your children’s school. Find out who has children in grades above your child and see if you can get their old books. There are also many book stores which will buy and resell used [...]
Posted in Education, Living Greener on Aug 25th, 2008
With September rolling around and the back to school shopping in full swing, books are more prominent than ever. It’s officially book season. And whether you’re an elementary schooler, a senior in high school, a university student, a parent, or a loving aunt/uncle/grandparent… books will probably be on your radar in the coming weeks.
So assuming [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on Jul 30th, 2008
“The trees are weeping
in the Land of Israel…
There is no compassion
For the land’s raiment –
Its seven species…
And on these parcels of land
Concessions will be granted
To Burger king
And Kentucky Fried Chicken.”
From The Trees are Weeping by Aharon Shabtai
We’ve seen how poetry and the environment can intersect, as in the work of poet laureate Robert Hass. ‘Earth [...]
Posted in Culture & Design on May 22nd, 2008
One week a year, every year, Hebrew books get their chance to shine.
A tradition that began with modest book stalls on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv in 1926, Hebrew Book Week has since grown to enormous dimensions and every municipality and book store in Israel finds a way to celebrate the event.
Usually, this celebration [...]
Posted in Living Greener on Apr 20th, 2008
In honor of international Earth Day, which is on April 22nd, we’ll be devoting a series of posts this week to Israeli ventures and businesses that make our consumption a little greener by reinventing used materials. If we don’t reuse our resources we may lose them altogether, so these green heroes definitely deserve our attention [...]
Posted in Living Greener on Mar 29th, 2008
“Embrace the fabulousness of green living”
Green Chic - Saving The Earth in Style
by Christie Matheson
Don’t believe it is possible to remain stylish while going green and living a simpler, more planet-friendly lifestyle? Then this book is for you - writer Christie Matheson has aimed her new book precisely at this target audience.
For her, [...]
Posted in Nature on Mar 23rd, 2008
“We are not gaining knowledge with every generation. We are losing it. A dark and gathering sameness is upon the world.”
– Terry Glavin - ‘The Lost & Left Behind: stories from the age of extinction’ 2007
This is one of those very few books that sit right in the hand - a few pages in, and [...]
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