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Tikkun HaYam: Saving the Sea

Hillel taught us that we can’t stand by idly, that no matter how great the task, we cannot desist from it. So we’re joining a team: The Green Zionist Alliance is proud to become the first Jewish organizational member in the National Religious Coalition on Creation Care. While NRCCC representatives come from different faiths, we all share the same core values, as well as the belief that our religions compel us to protect the Earth. And together we are developing an interfaith ethic of the seas. So far, we have met in Washington and Hawaii with leadership at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, members of Congress and policy advisers at the White House.

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The Energy Cost of Food

Through a series of chemical reactions, plants convert the sun’s energy into stored energy. Humans and other animals eat those plants, releasing their stored energy to power our bodies. Essentially, just as cars get energy from oil, we’re machines that process food for energy. The problem is that in our industrial agricultural system, our food also gets energy from oil.

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Photo Slide Show of Samar Sand Dunes

Israel's Sahara has been saved from destruction by the Green Zionist Alliance and its Israeli partners — check out the photo slide show of Samar!

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"May it be my custom to go outdoors each day among the trees and grass - among all growing things."

- Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav

Did You Know?

Israel's largest single source of fresh water is the Mountain Aquifer, much of which runs under the West Bank.

Mideast Green News

Can the Middle East afford to care about the climate emergency? – The New Arab
Gaia Caramazza 10 December, 2019 Public opinion around the world is rightly panicked about the climate emergency, but...
Israel should be funding alternative energy, not another gas pipeline – Jerusalem Post
A pipeline only serves interests of the gas tycoons and not the taxpayers or the environmentally minded residents...
The Sea of Galilee is full, but its beaches are empty – YNET / Haaretz
The water level in Israel’s only freshwater lake is currently at -208.92 meters (minus 685 feet), the highest...
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza – Haaretz
Israeli authorities hasten process that normally takes years in order to install machine in Gaza hospital, at behest...
Cyberattack by Iran targeted Israel’s water and sewage systems, report says – Haaretz
Official tells Fox News there is ‘ongoing investigation’ ■ Cybersecurity instructions sent to employees of companies involved systems...

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