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Jul 3, 2018, 1:45 AM

Nature Speaks — Listen! the Aurora Has Something to Say

It’s hard not to feel Nature singing God’s praises, whether in the vivid blue sky overhead this afternoon… or in the brilliant aurora, when the sun showers electromagnetic particles on Earth’s polar atmosphere to produce shimmering curtains of colored...

Jul 2, 2018, 3:46 PM

The deadly proximity of the Leviathan gas platform

An aerial view of an Israeli offshore gas rig (Albatross Aerial photography/Noble Energy/Flash90/File)

The offshore processing plant, as currently planned, has potentially dire health and ecological consequences

Jun 30, 2018, 2:34 PM

Ten Men From Kharkov

On July 31, 1882 ten men from Kharkov in Russia, all members of the pre-Herzlian Zionist movement group known as Hovevei Tziyon (Lovers of Zion), purchased 835 acres of land from the Ottoman Turkish government to establish a Jewish...

Jun 28, 2018, 7:01 AM

Nature Speaks — Listen! The Grass Has Something to Say

Since early childhood I’ve been spellbound by the endless varieties of life that pop out of simple clumps of grass. Now it’s a delight to pass this tiny adventure on to my toddler grand-daughter. It’s hard not to feel...

Jun 27, 2018, 6:39 PM

Gushing Over Israel’s Governmental Water Bailout

Beyond staking its claim as one of the most innovative countries in the world, Israel has made significant contributions in the realm of environmental conservation and protection. Most notably, Israel has taken the lead in water conservation solutions. From...

Jun 26, 2018, 6:37 PM

What started out as a simple evening babysitting turned out to be a game changer. I was at the home of an Israeli family on the moshav that I was living in. A couple hours into the evening, I...

Daniel Orenstein

Jun 21, 2018, 11:59 PM

50 Years on Planet Earth

One hot evening in the west San Fernando Valley of Southern California 50 years ago, a pregnant Jewish mother of two was sitting on the hood of a blue 1963 Chevy Bel Air. There was no air conditioning in...

Jun 21, 2018, 7:01 AM

Nature Speaks — Listen! Lightning Has Something to Say

On the East Coast of the US we were inundated with unusually heavy rain throughout the late winter and spring, and even Israel has seen unseasonable rains recently. Yet even during the storms and in the brief glimpses...

Jun 19, 2018, 7:00 AM

Nature Speaks — Listen! Earth Has Something to Say

In springtime it’s hard not to feel Nature singing God’s praises…in the birdsong, the breeze, the fragile and brilliant blossoms that suddenly burst in my garden, even the tiny tomatoes that are finally appearing. The medieval Jewish classic,...

Emanuele Giaufret

Jun 19, 2018, 12:03 AM

There's no Planet B

Polar Bears numbers have dwindled as polar ice cap shrinks due to global warming (public domain, NPS Climate Change Response)

All countries must support long-term structural change in energy systems worldwide

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