Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Religion on Dec 21st, 2008
A modified version of this post will be presented as part of Sviva Israel’s Eco Lights Hannukah Program
Ever wonder why every day of Hanukkah we add another candle?
The Talmud explains that this disagreement goes back to the great sages Hillel and Shamai. Hillel explains that we add another candle every day “for the days coming” [...]
Posted in Religion on Dec 11th, 2008
Living green is about not being wasteful. If you save up a little bit at a time it adds up! David Bach in “The Automatic Millionaire” calls this the “latte factor.” In a nutshell, if you drink a latte every day it can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars over forty years.
But how [...]
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 Religion on Dec 4th, 2008
In this week’s segment Jacob leaves his parent’s home. Jacob just out-maneuvered Esau, his brother, for the birthright and now Esau wants revenge. Jacob hopes to stay with family in Haran. On his way there Jacob sets up camp in a special “place.” Sources explain that that place is holy and is either the Temple [...]
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 Business & Politics on Nov 30th, 2008
As a source of alternative energy, some people believe that nuclear power is extremely powerful and can be a fantastic green solution to the energy problem. There are several hazards involved though:
Purifying the uranium needed to generate the energy is extremely dangerous, and if the waste is not taken care of properly it can be [...]
Posted in Food & Health on Nov 27th, 2008
One of the wonderful customs that the American settlers here in the Middle East has brought over from the old country is Thanksgiving. Here is my green tribute to them!
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists, led by William Bradford and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is acknowledged today as one of the first [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Nov 22nd, 2008
One of the problems with development and technology is its wasteful side effects (see our story on green chemistry). This is one of the reasons why the current growing green awareness in these fields is so important. It wasn’t until the industrial revolution that we began affecting our ozone and causing destruction to our habitat [...]
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 Lifestyle & Culture on Oct 24th, 2008
Winter is on its way, and with it the bone-chilling cold that penetrates every poorly insulated apartment in Israeli cities. Now is the perfect time to stop contemplating global warming alone, and one American Web site, Greensingles, promises to help its members connect to other carborexics with this pitch:
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