Green Prophet

One weekend a year, Tel Aviv’s architectural treasures open their doors and allow the public to learn about and appreciate the urban environment. 
In this unique annual event structures such as historical buildings, private homes, designer lofts, unique gardens, and even construction sites are made available in a project called Houses From Within.
This year there’s [...]

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Israel is celebrating 60 years of independence this week, and we’ve come a long way, baby. Long enough to have organic falafel on Tel Aviv’s Ibn Gvirol Street next to the City Hall.
Introducing [...]

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I’m a firm believer that people should make good use of nature (sustainably, of course) and not just fence it off in reserves and ‘protected’ spaces to be gazed at from afar. One place that fits the bill is the Valley of the Cross in Jerusalem where, legend has it, the tree upon which Jesus [...]

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(Blanket of smog hovers over Tel Aviv and Jaffa)
How many courses do doctors-in-training take in areas of the environment and public health? Either very few or none at all, we are told. Knowing about the dangers of the environment can help physicians diagnose diseases, and push for a general clean-up of our cities’ water and [...]

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The organic trend has definitely hit Tel Aviv, and in all of the expected ways.  With small organic markets, imported organic wines, organic goat cheeses, and organic gourmet foods. 
But organic foods usually appeal to a certain type of food shopper, and not always the kind who sits down on a busy street to eat [...]

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Green Ps (that’s a new abbreviation we made up today), are of the notion that only people who are housed, employed, healthy and happy can take on extras like yoga classes and only then start worrying about issues such as climate change and the environment.
That’s why we were happy to see that the [...]

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Last week we reported the good news about a new environmentally friendly laundromat service in Tel Aviv.  But what about those delicate items that you can’t just throw in the laundry?  Things like silk, wool, or garments with sequins and embroidery?  Usually you’d just take these to the dry cleaner’s, right?
Well, think again.  Most dry [...]

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It’s nice to know that on trendy Sheinkin Street in Tel Aviv, where many new clothing stores last only a few months, the Shtaim second-hand clothing store – a store with both an environmental and social conscience – has been able to thrive since 2001.
Located at 38 Sheinkin the store was opened by [...]

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40,000 people cheered in Rabin Square last night as the Tel Aviv City Hall lights were turned off and the numerous cyclists powering the Earth Hour concert took their places. At exactly 8pm, Israeli President Shimon Peres ceremoniously turned off the lights in the Azrieli Tower and simultaneously the lights of the City [...]

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Green Course , the only nation-wide student environmental organization in Israel is organizing a demonstration this coming thursday. They are protesting the unreliability of the current public transportation.

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