by Jane Krivine
Sylvie Schapira decided to take matters into her own
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hands and together with a bunch of volunteers and black bin bags started cleaning up the litter in public areas. She also educates and teaches the importance of preventing litter in public places
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by Jack Shochat
Jack shows how large-Scale Solar is now the cheapest
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way to generate electricity. He advocates the increased use of solar power in sun-drenched Israel and says that for the sake of our children and grandchildren, we must tell our policymakers that Israel can, and must, do its part in the global struggle against climate change.
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by Mike Porter
Mike Porter says, as he got older, so he started thinking
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past himself (better late than never!). One thing for sure, he doesn't take anything for granted. He started looking at creation around him, and he realized that the greatest gift each of us has is the life given to us! His summing up – respect life, and respect your fellow man (at least that's what I think he says).
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by Elizabeth Levi-Senigaglia
Three friends in Eilat who loved the desert landscape
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joined together 20 years ago to fulfill their dream: to establish an organic nursery in the southern Negev desert. This has expanded into a botanical garden which is a tropical oasis in the desert. Highlights include baobob, marula, neem and noni trees.
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by Moshe Kwart
Moshe visits the scene of the fires along the Gaza
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border. He witnesses the courageous fire fighters and soldiers who are doing their very best to deal with destructive flaming kites and balloons launched from Gaza.
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by Donald Silverberg
Israel is becoming a global superpower in a world where
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water shortages are
increasingly prevalent. Donald describes how Israel has taken the lead in the development of many aspects of water conservation.
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by Amelia Terkel PhD
Biologically integrated pest management is the use
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of natural insect predators to control insect pests that damage plants. With just a little help and knowledge, Amelia Terkel and her family saved their beautiful hibiscus with the most benign impact on other insect inhabitants in the garden.
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by Stephen Kliner
This is the story of a very old tree which may be one
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of the oldest in Israel. It is the Etz HaShikma (the Sycamore) of Netanya. Located in HaShikma Garden the old tree bears silent witness to the events of many centuries and continues to witness daily events as a new history unfolds.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
An inviting 60-plus acre urban nature reserve is nowadays
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attracting flora and fauna in large numbers as well as Jerusalemites and visitors from afar. the Gazelle Valley Nature Reserve is already handsomely inhabited by a sizeable herd of gazelles and hordes of species of wildlife.
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by Dave Bloom
The grandson of a pioneer in the establishment of the
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Israel Electrical Corporation follows the family tradition in a way by contributing to the efforts to reduce global warming utilising solar panels to produce energy.
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by Mike Porter
You and your neighbours can build a swimming pool and
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fill it with the water coming out of your air-conditioners, writes Mike Porter. In fact he is overwhelmed by the amount of water being wasted in Tel Aviv alone, on every hot day.
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by Sue Joffe
The Hula Valley, an agricultural region in northern
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Israel, is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe and Asia. This is great news for bird-watchers, but bad news for farmers in the Upper Galilee.
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by Yishai Silber
This is a paean to a world-famous wild animal "park"(a
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tremendous area bordering South Africa), the uniqueness and magnificence of which has entered and moved the life of Yishai Silber and his wife. He ends his song of love and praise with the promise that "one day I will return and introduce you to my children".
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by Ruth Shakenovsky
In memory of bird lover Max Patz, the Max Patz self-guiding
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Trail has been established in the Jerusalem Bird Observatory, a unique urban site by the Knesset. There are at present four stations with more planned for the future.
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