Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Lifestyle & Culture on Dec 15th, 2008
Green events are filling our social calendars this week - first there’s the Green Drinks event in Tel Aviv tonight (at 8pm at Gilda Bar on Achad Ha’am in Tel Aviv), and on Wednesday, the Heschel Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a sustainability conference held in the Tel Aviv Port. Don’t worry, they’re [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Nov 28th, 2008
With the gift holidays officially open now is the time to reconsider gift giving, especially now with the current economic crisis!
First, do you really need to spend so much on gifts? Be thoughtful, instead of spendful! It will make you feel so much more appreciated than stressing over credit-card bills for months.
Can you make gifts? [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Sep 17th, 2008
Are you sick of that sick taste from water bottles? It’s great to refill your bottles again and again, but they end up tasting bad. For water storage it is better to use glass bottles rather than plastic bottles. They can be used repeatedly without the aftertaste caused when repeatedly using plastic bottles. Just be [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Sep 12th, 2008
Many companies now offer to send a bill via email instead of it’s snail contemporary. Call your bank, phone company and others to see if you can make the switch. You’ll be surprised, some offer discounts and insentives to make the switch! In Israel, Orange now offers such benefits.
Looking to green your life? Find out [...]
Posted in Religion on Sep 11th, 2008
We’re now just over a week into Ramadan, and hopefully those of you that are fasting have settled into a comfortable routine. For any of you that may still be trying to find your way, though, we thought we’d do a bit of research into the best ways to keep your eating healthy and earth-friendly [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Sep 3rd, 2008
Every ton of paper, roughly 200,000 sheets, that is recycled saves approximately 17 trees. The average school tosses 38 tons of paper each year, the equivalent of 644 trees. When you buy notebooks and paper think green and spend a couple extra to get recycled (it’s not always more expensive). Raise the awareness in school, [...]
Posted in Food & Health on Sep 1st, 2008
One of the best things about most major Israeli cities is the shuk, the giant outdoor food market where bright vegetables sit in precarious piles and entire alleyways are devoted to freshly butchered meat and refrigerated cases full of fish, sometimes even still squirming.
But one of the worst things about these shuks is the terrible [...]
Posted in Waste - GProfits on Aug 29th, 2008
Prophecy: Ipson’s method makes it possible to process multi-component petroleum-based waste which contains organic matter, water with dissolved substances and solid particles. Gasoline fraction, gas-oil
and light mazut, conforming to standards, can be produced as market products at a high yield.
The process does not consume additional fuel.
Prophet: Dr. Alexander Bronshtein
Site: www.matimop.org.il/newrdinf/hamama/26026.htm
Posted in Green Living Tips on Aug 28th, 2008
Once you buy clothing if you have chosen well you are going to want to keep them for a while. Nothing wrong with wearing a shirt more than once… Even if your job depends of fashion.
Take care of your clothing and it will mean less waste, and more money in your pockets. Green living is [...]
Posted in Green Living Tips on Aug 26th, 2008
For some there is nothing more rewarding than a new item of clothing. Nothing wrong with that. Right?! You’re thinking: “those greenies won’t let me have any fun!” It’s true, being green can seem oppresive. But it’s really about attitude.
Nothing wrong with a nice shiny new article of clothing, but if it sits forever in [...]
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