Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Apr 1st, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Architecture & Urban on Mar 28th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Mar 25th, 2008
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.
Posted in Business & Politics on Mar 25th, 2008
Municipal elections will be held across Israel in November, and here in Jerusalem the current incumbent, Uri Lupolianski, will be challenged by Nir Barkat and Arcadi Gaydamek.
While Jerusalem is always hotly contested for many reasons, this year a coalition of green groups has launched an initiative to get the environmental agenda high on each candidates [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Mar 18th, 2008
We all know the saying: one’s mans trash is another man’s treasure. Embarrassing as it was in my younger years, my father was a collector and seller of other people’s trash and today makes a living from it. He calls it curbside shopping. It might be in the genes, because I too have a penchant [...]
Posted in Architecture & Urban on Mar 15th, 2008
Slowly, but surely Israel is catching on to the idea of green building. We are wondering if the Israeli-style new “green” building neighborhood set to take over 650 dunams of land in Kfar Saba is really as green as it boasts.
A while back we read about single-family homes to be built there (a la white [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Mar 12th, 2008
Rothschild Boulevard has always been lined with trees, but anyone walking on Rothschild Boulevard between Bezalel Yafe Street and Yavne Street during the past couple of weeks may have noticed a special influx of greenery.
Lined in the center of the boulevard, this collection of trees is a special site-specific installation by Israeli environmental [...]
Posted in Fashion & Design on Mar 10th, 2008
Tel Aviv is offering organic food not only in form of vegetable boxes, or new organic grocery stores, but also in form of a brand new vegetarian restaurant.
Sarahle Organi is a cute place in Nachalat Benjamin that opened a few weeks ago.
The whole restaurant is very light and friendly and completely redesigned by it’s owner [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Feb 21st, 2008
They’re up, then they’re down. Up, then down. The story with the billboards along the Tel Aviv Ayalon Highway is a bit of a yo yo. That’s why we excited to hear about Naomi’s Abu YoYo (meaning piggyback ride) company which is designing goods from billboard waste. Check out her kitchen accessories for drying dishes, [...]
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Feb 18th, 2008
This year in Israel is a shmitta year, meaning that there are certain prohibitions when working the land. But as far as we’ve read that doesn’t extend to cultivating potted plants and veggies on your balconies. Here is a story about our experiences with city gardening in Tel Aviv: it’s good for the soul.
Every morning [...]
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