Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Business & Technology on Oct 11th, 2008
Israelis are notorious for their love of gadgets. Well, at least Israeli men are. And Israeli kids. It’s a pretty true stereotype that Israeli elementary schoolers had their own cell phones way before cellphones were widespread in the US. Hand an Israeli kid pretty much any electronic gadget and they’ll figure it out in less [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Sep 7th, 2008
There are so many wonderful things that you can do with odd household throw-aways. Be creative and think outside the box, or INSIDE the box in some cases…
Cereal boxes can make stylish and colorful bookmarks.
Use empty tissue boxes to store extra plastic bags.
Ever find that your chips get crushed? Pop them into a [...]
Posted in Transportation & EcoTravel on Sep 2nd, 2008
This Prophet recently got the chance to travel to New York City, and was a little bit apprehensive about the green-ness factor of the Big Apple. For a city so notorious for its chic blacks and greys, we figured that a fairly untrendy color like green wouldn’t be too popular. We were wrong. Apparently green [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Aug 12th, 2008
One of the best ways to reduce your waste is to reuse it. If you want to get rid of something, perhaps there is someone else out there that would treasure your rejects. When reading the news keep your eyes open for community events which give such opportunities. None in your neighborhood? Organize one! It [...]
Posted in News & Politics on Aug 6th, 2008
We are undeniably in the thick of beach season. Deeply tanned French tourists with gold colored sandals and other stylish accessories line the beaches, the smell of sunscreen is in the air, and the plywood percussion of matkot (paddle ball) is the reigning summer symphony.
Unfortunately, all of this beachy goodness comes with a whole lot [...]
Posted in Education on Jul 23rd, 2008
Last week in Haaretz, Naamah Lanski reported on the new green police in town. They’re about a meter tall, can’t read or write yet, and you better not throw away plastic bottles (or any other recyclables), leave lights on, or even pack lunches in plastic bags around them.
That’s right. Israel’s kindergartens are going [...]
Posted in Culture & Design on Jul 18th, 2008
Clever design, whether environmentally friendly or not, is something that everyone can appreciate. Who doesn’t love a passport case made out of map shower curtains, or a pencil sharpener that looks like an alligator? But we think that environmentally friendly design is almost always clever by default, because it reuses existing materials in [...]
Posted in GreenYourselfDaily on Jul 18th, 2008
Summer is the most popular time to hike, the Israeli national pastime. The conditions are just right for a good old Israeli hike. The sun is scorching, everyone else is doing it and the kids are out of school.
When hiking, be nice your our land! Too many times a beautiful hike is ruined because some [...]
Posted in Nature on Jul 7th, 2008
At 70 hectares big, the Hiria garbage dump is pretty hard to miss. It’s literally a mountain of garbage.
Located off of the road connecting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Hiria is a cautionary tale of consumerism, excess waste, and what happens when you don’t reduce, reuse and recycle. An ecological disaster since 1952 [...]
Posted in Culture & Design on Jul 2nd, 2008
In the spirit of using every possible material available and avoiding waste, Israeli designer Zohar Yarom has found a creative and functional purpose for furniture fabric samples. She makes handbags out of them.
After receiving degrees in design from the Bezalel school in Jerusalem and Parson’s in New York, Zohar founded her own ZY design [...]
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