tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30841408074689630192024-03-13T13:39:55.733-07:00JNF GoNeutral: Your Source For All Things GreenJNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-30405426552385880522009-12-16T12:20:00.000-08:002009-12-16T12:21:03.805-08:00KKL-JNF POSITION PAPER ON THE AGENDA OF THE UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCERead About It <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.jpost.com/greenisrael">Here</a>.<br /><br />And here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1260447438515&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Advanced Environmental Technologies - by the KKL-JNF Delegation in Copenhagen</a>.JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-61603089776310725612009-11-24T12:13:00.000-08:002009-11-24T12:19:54.538-08:00COP 15 Update<a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urlimage&blobheader=image%2Fjpeg&blobheadername1=Cache-Control&blobheadervalue1=max-age%3D420&blobkey=id&blobtable=JPImage&blobwhere=1258489196837&cachecontrol=5%3A0%3A0+*%2F*%2F*&ssbinary=true"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px" alt="" src="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urlimage&blobheader=image%2Fjpeg&blobheadername1=Cache-Control&blobheadervalue1=max-age%3D420&blobkey=id&blobtable=JPImage&blobwhere=1258489196837&cachecontrol=5%3A0%3A0+*%2F*%2F*&ssbinary=true" border="0" /></a><br /><p><strong><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258489196860&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">KKL-JNF at the United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen</a></strong></p><br /><p>This coming December, KKL-JNF will participate in 'COP 15' - the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, which is the periodic gathering of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year, it will convene in Copenhagen, Denmark and by its finish, it is expected that the Copenhagen Protocol will be signed, a follow-up to the agreements of the Kyoto Protocol, which will terminate in 2012. The purpose is to bring about a reduction in global hothouse gas emissions, in order to address the climate crisis that threatens the world. [<a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258489196860&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Read More</a>]</p><br /><div></div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-49506522201187217222009-07-01T07:14:00.000-07:002009-07-01T07:15:16.954-07:00Bostonian Brings Recycling To NegevClick <a href="http://support.jnf.org/site/DocServer/JA_Recycling_article.pdf%20%20?docID=4722">here</a> to print article from The Jewish Advocate.JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-90745706989281371142009-07-01T07:10:00.000-07:002009-07-01T07:11:30.501-07:00Cap And Trade? Global Warming? Climate Change?Click <a href="http://support.jnf.org/site/DocServer/Microsoft_Word_-_Cap_and_Trade_rev1_by_GA.pdf%20?docID=4721">here</a> to read an informative article from the other side.JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-60758340716296399802009-06-29T06:48:00.000-07:002009-06-29T06:50:37.942-07:00JNF GoNeutral Featured On GreenProphet.com<a href="http://greenprophet.com/2007/12/22/24/goneutral_jnf/">The Jewish National Fund Meets An Inconvenient Truth</a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Everyone and their mother is doing it. Talking about global warming, that is. Stumbling around the net, we bumped into this YouTube video sponsored by the Jewish National Fund, which links nicely to our last post on tree planting in Israel. If you’re hip to what’s happening in the environment and the world, the video on its new GoNeutral project will seem a bit arcane, but stick with it – it gets into practical tips of <a href="http://greenprophet.com/2007/12/22/carbon_footprint_israel/">reducing your carbon footprint</a> that are good to share. [<a href="http://greenprophet.com/2007/12/22/24/goneutral_jnf/">READ MORE</a>]<br /><br /><a href="http://greenprophet.com/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/images/logo/logowithbackground-sm.png"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 74px" alt="" src="http://greenprophet.com/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/images/logo/logowithbackground-sm.png" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-5781459663312896902009-06-19T12:57:00.000-07:002009-06-19T13:01:29.344-07:00Giant NYC billboard shows carbon counter<a title="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090618/FREE/906189991" href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090618/FREE/906189991">Giant NYC billboard shows carbon counter</a><br /><br />(AP) - How are those greenhouse gases doing?<br /><br />New York City residents and visitors will be able to monitor the situation, thanks to a new giant billboard in Manhattan that features a carbon counter. Digital numbers help viewers track the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.<br /><br />The 70-foot-high billboard is outside Madison Square Garden and Pennsylvania Station, not far from the Empire State Building. A widget also will be provided to Web sites and blogs around the world. [<a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090618/FREE/906189991">Read More</a>]<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.greenandsave.com/files/images/c02.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px" alt="" src="http://www.greenandsave.com/files/images/c02.jpg" border="0" /></a>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-20339569563843295922009-06-19T12:37:00.000-07:002009-06-19T12:56:57.280-07:00The Body Of Evidence Against Global Warming / Climate Change<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FjP_gJxzhzI/SjvpezETI_I/AAAAAAAAAA0/gCoThe-9HYg/s1600-h/green_Page_4.jpg"></a>Click <a href="http://support.jnf.org/site/DocServer/Microsoft_Word_-_global_warming_for_goneutral_rev1A.pdf?docID=4701">here</a> to read an informative article by George Abramson. It presents a different perspective about global warming and climate change. Thanks to Mr. Abramson for putting this together!</p>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-23955881314155880412009-06-17T08:43:00.000-07:002009-06-17T08:47:16.612-07:00Greenhouse gas predictions may be too modest<strong>Greenhouse gas predictions may be too modest</strong><br /><em>Israel 21c</em><br /><br />Al Gore may have given us a frightening picture of climate change and our future, but now new research suggests that even his predictions could be too modest, after an Israeli scientist discovered that cracks in the earth are emitting unrecorded greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.<br /><br />This is the first time this phenomenon has been observed, and since gases from these cracks have never been included in previous measurements, the new findings could change the model of how science calculates the impact of greenhouse gases on climate change.<br /><br />The discovery was made by hydrologist and soil physicist, Dr. Noam Weisbrod from Ben Gurion University. While he was studying fractures in the earth in the Negev Desert, he encountered an unusual phenomenon occurring on a daily basis - an unexpectedly quick accumulation of salt within fractures between flood events. The phenomenon was even more pronounced in winter. [<a href="http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles^l2573&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Technology">READ MORE</a>]<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://infidelsparadise.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/greenhouse-gas.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" alt="" src="http://infidelsparadise.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/greenhouse-gas.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-52924175746389227482009-04-06T11:43:00.000-07:002009-04-06T11:46:10.339-07:00Empire State Building to Become a Model of Energy Efficiency<a href="http://www.sanjuansnowtreks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/empirestate.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px" alt="" src="http://www.sanjuansnowtreks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/empirestate.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/04/06/empire-state-building-energy-efficient">Empire State Building to Become a Model of Energy Efficiency</a><br /><div><br />OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Empire State Building Company, efficiency solutions giant Johnson Controls Inc., commercial real estate services leader Jones Lang LaSalle and titans in the battle against global warming, the Clinton Climate Initiative and the Rocky Mountain Institute, are teaming up to transform the New York City icon into a model of energy efficiency.<br /><br />Representatives of the five partnering organizations announced their $20 million project this morning in New York. Their retrofit of the Empire State Building, where a sweeping renovation has been under way since 2007, is expected to cut energy consumption in the 79-year-old, 103-story building by 38 percent and reduce energy costs by $4.4 million a year. [<a href="http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/04/06/empire-state-building-energy-efficient">Read More</a>] </div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-50401063098422577742009-03-23T12:13:00.000-07:002009-03-23T12:14:59.302-07:00Beer Sheva’s Earth’s Promise Offers an Alternative Spring Break<a href="http://www.earthspromise.org/pics/database/programming/20_pic1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" alt="" src="http://www.earthspromise.org/pics/database/programming/20_pic1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="Permanent Link to Beer Sheva’s Earth’s Promise Offers an Alternative Spring Break" href="http://greenprophet.com/2009/03/23/7738/beer-sheva-alternative-spring-break/" rel="bookmark">Beer Sheva’s Earth’s Promise Offers an Alternative Spring Break</a><br /><div></div><br /><div>For those of you familiar with the typical American college student spring break, you know that it generally entails transporting an Animal House environment to exotic locations such as Cancun, Fort Lauderdale, the Bahamas, or the Carribean. However there has been a movement in recent years to offer students an alternative to these stereotypical spring breaks, in equally exotic locations - such as central America, eastern Europe, and yes, even Beer Sheva. [<a href="http://greenprophet.com/2009/03/23/7738/beer-sheva-alternative-spring-break/">READ MORE</a>]</div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-2495552474996214832009-03-20T06:43:00.000-07:002009-03-20T07:18:40.966-07:00A GoNeutral Love Story<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FjP_gJxzhzI/ScOifJ-My1I/AAAAAAAAAAU/pzaxFvdrdsQ/s1600-h/Brenda+and+David+Jaffe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315270641363766098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FjP_gJxzhzI/ScOifJ-My1I/AAAAAAAAAAU/pzaxFvdrdsQ/s320/Brenda+and+David+Jaffe.jpg" border="0" /></a>Buyer’s remorse we’ve heard of, but dater’s remorse?<br /><br />Brenda and David Jaffe experienced this phenomenon and it had nothing to do with their feelings for each other. No, the chagrin was over the effect their long-distance courtship was having on the environment. Their answer? Well, for starters they got married. And to address their environmental concerns they turned to Jewish National Fund (JNF) and its GoNeutral program.<br /><br />The two of them, each in their mid 40s, were both divorced with two children apiece. Brenda lived in Dover, DE; David in Havre de Grace, MD. They met on JDate and took a liking to each other. So much so that between them they were soon driving almost 375 miles weekly just to see each other.<br /><br />“That’s a lot of carbon let loose in the environment,” said David, a physician. “I try to leave as small a footprint as I can in whatever way I can, so I looked for a way to reduce our impact.”<br /><br />The couple turned to <a href="http://www.jnf.org/goneutral">www.jnf.org/goneutral</a>, where, using a calculator, they were able to determine the approximate amount of carbon their cars had emitted during their three-year relationship, and then plant trees in Israel to help offset those emissions.<br /><br />Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for photosynthesis, releasing oxygen into the air while sequestering, or storing, carbon. About half of the weight of a mature tree is carbon.<br /><br />With over 100 years of experience as caretaker of the land of Israel, Jewish National Fund has planted mo<a href="http://www.ibizaholidays.com/Ibiza_Holidays_beach_restaurant_bars_clubs_images/Ibiza_Logos/greenheart.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="http://www.ibizaholidays.com/Ibiza_Holidays_beach_restaurant_bars_clubs_images/Ibiza_Logos/greenheart.gif" border="0" /></a>re than 240 million trees, transforming over 250,000 acres of arid land into lush green forests. Because of JNF’s forestry expertise and commitment to environmental protection, Israel is one of two countries to leave the 20th century with more trees than it had at the start. The trees already planted by JNF have absorbed an estimated 110 million tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<br /><br />“I am a supporter of the State of Israel, environmentally concerned, and Jewishly involved, so this was a nice way to do it all,” said David. The gift was announced at his son Micah’s bar mitzvah last year.<br /><br />Now happily married and living in one place (Havre de Grace), the couple is indebted to JDate for helping them find each other, and to JNF “for making the courtship easier on the planet,” said Brenda.<br /><br /><div></div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-4709785660930923832009-03-17T11:22:00.000-07:002009-03-17T11:24:49.895-07:00Wear Green, Drink Greenly<a href="http://www.sensablehealth.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/gotgreen.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px" alt="" src="http://www.sensablehealth.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/gotgreen.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Is it greener to drink from cans or bottles? The answer depends on how far you live from the place that produces your drink of choice. We figured this might be appropriate since there is a certain Irish holiday being celebrated today. [<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2186219/">Read more</a>] </div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-13482242470000192212009-03-12T07:19:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:21:12.531-07:00Tip Of The Week: Buy Used ProductsBuying used items on sites like eBay and Craigslist can help you reduce the emissions associated with manufacturing and decrease the need for new raw materials. Check out this New York Times article below:<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">As Earth Day Nears, eBay Shows Its Green Side</span><br /></strong><br /><em>In a new program centered on </em><a title="More articles about Earth Day." href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/e/earth_day/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier"><em>Earth Day</em></a><em>, </em><a title="More information about eBay Inc" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/ebay_inc/index.html?inline=nyt-org"><em>eBay</em></a><em> is becoming the latest company to promote its green credentials.<br /><br />EBay is now a green company?<br /><br />Yes, said Alan Marks, senior vice president for global communications at eBay. Its business model encourages reselling old items rather than throwing them out, and buying used merchandise rather than making new stuff reduces carbon emissions that go along with production.<br /><br />“We never set out to be a green business,” Mr. Marks said. “We realized it’s intrinsic.”</em> [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/business/media/04adco.html?scp=1&sq=ebay%20carbon%20neutral&st=cse">read more</a>]JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-18361869723938915752009-03-05T13:01:00.000-08:002009-03-05T13:04:21.488-08:00Turn Off The LightsEarth Hour - an annual event led by World Wildlife Fund, asks cities, business and individuals to turn off their lights for 60 minutes March 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM in a unified call for action on climate change.<br /><br />You can learn more here: <a href="http://www.earthhourus.org/">http://www.earthhourus.org/</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://energicoltd.com/images/Silver%20light%20switch%20off%201%20copy.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px" alt="" src="http://energicoltd.com/images/Silver%20light%20switch%20off%201%20copy.jpg" border="0" /></a>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-43143473010002404592009-02-27T09:12:00.000-08:002009-02-27T09:14:39.303-08:002nd Annual JNF GoNeutral Shabbat Weekend<br><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">We invite you to participate in the</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">2nd Annual JNF GoNeutral Shabbat Weekend</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">March 27-29, 2009</span></strong></div><br />Join synagogues, schools and communities across the country by celebrating Shabbat in an eco-friendly way and studying the connection between Judaism, Israel and the environment.<br /><a title="http://support.jnf.org/site/R?i=" href="http://support.jnf.org/site/R?i=RqqB7dWPskgI7sV9NuE3fw.."></a><br />You will receive a complete JNF GoNeutral Kit, including a re-usable tote-bag, JNF Blue Boxes, an environmental DVD, flyers, maps of Israel, downloadable educational resource guides with specific programming for students, families and congregations and much more.<br /><br /><a title="http://support.jnf.org/site/R?i=" href="http://support.jnf.org/goneutral/shabbat.html">Click here</a> to learn more or contact us at <a title="mailto:education@jnf.org" href="mailto:education@jnf.org">education@jnf.org</a> or at 212-879-9305 ext 263.JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-71277854535152803352009-02-19T07:40:00.001-08:002009-02-19T07:43:50.123-08:00Book Swaps<div>Swapping books or visiting the library is the best way to read, while minimizing your toll on the environment. Learn more about book swapping <a href="http://greenguideforkids.blogspot.com/2009/02/great-book-swap.html">here</a>.</div><div></div><p align="center"><center><center><a href="http://www.artsjournal.com/bookdaddy/Home_Photo_books.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 362px" alt="" src="http://www.artsjournal.com/bookdaddy/Home_Photo_books.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><a href="http://www.artsjournal.com/bookdaddy/Home_Photo_books.jpg"></a></center><center></center><center><a href="http://www.artsjournal.com/bookdaddy/Home_Photo_books.jpg"></a> </center>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-3607628706542044182009-02-17T13:19:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:22:15.094-08:00Cellphone Makers Start Offering ‘Green’ ModelsThe New York Times reports that cellphones are becoming environmentally friendly:<br /><br /><em>Another way manufacturers are promoting their environmental credentials is through the applications their phones can run. The Nokia 5630 Xpress Music released last week has a preloaded application called “we:offset” that lets users measure their carbon emissions. There is also a link to a payment form for people who want to pay to offset the pollution they create.</em> [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/technology/16green.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=green%20phone&st=cse">Read More</a>]<br /><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/02/16/business/16green.1901.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" alt="" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/02/16/business/16green.1901.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/02/16/business/16green.1901.jpg"></a></p><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/02/16/business/16green.1901.jpg"></a><p align="center"><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/02/16/business/16green.1901.jpg"></a> </p>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-20178737687310598762009-02-09T06:35:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:38:07.162-08:00How to erase carbon footprints in IsraelTEL AVIV (JTA) -- Out of a towering mountain of waste near Ben Gurion Airport, methane gas is being captured to create thermal energy for a nearby factory.<br /><br /><p>In the Negev Desert, solar panels are on loan to Bedouin villages that don’t have electricity, allowing the residents to run refrigerators needed to store medicine for ill children.</p><p>These are two of a small but growing wave of Israeli projects to help reduce the country's carbon footprint by curbing carbon dioxide emissions -- part of the global battle to arrest climate change.</p><p>Along the way, the projects are helping bolster Israel's energy independence by promoting energy efficiency and homegrown clean technologies. [<a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02/02/1002525/reducing-and-trading-carbon-footprints-in-israel">READ MORE</a>]</p><p align="left"><a href="http://i.treehugger.com/files/th_images/ikea-tree-planting1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px" alt="" src="http://i.treehugger.com/files/th_images/ikea-tree-planting1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="right"><a href="http://i.treehugger.com/files/th_images/ikea-tree-planting1.jpg"></a> </p>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-45084704471476225062009-02-05T08:23:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:39:46.260-08:00JTA's Eco-Jews<em>The arrival of Tu B’Shevat, Judaism’s annual ode to the trees, is the perfect time to examine the most significant players and trends in Jewish environmentalism—and offer some hands-on advice for marking the holiday and greening your communities.</em><br /><br />Visit <a href="http://jta.org/eco-jews/">http://jta.org/eco-jews/</a> for more info!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jta.org/img/ecojews/banner.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 373px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 63px" alt="" src="http://www.jta.org/img/ecojews/banner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-8301667872941350622009-02-04T07:53:00.000-08:002009-02-04T08:21:44.721-08:00Check Out Our Sponsors Of The Month!<a href="http://www.jeffreypress.com/images/logo.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 95px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 52px" alt="" src="http://www.jeffreypress.com/images/logo.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><p><br /><br />In April 2007, Jeffery Press launched a new line of eco-friendly “Go-Neutral” papers. In six short months, they have helped 75+ clients convert to a 100% post consumer waste sheet at no additional cost to their fine quality writing grade sheets. Internally, they have rebranded all of their packaging materials to reduce shipping waste by 30%, introduced a variety of green products such as a biodegradable window envelope made from corn, have begun printing with soy inks and are buying 25% of their envelopes converted from wind power.<br /><br />They offer a variety of specialized production embellishments that help clients make a positive impression with every use. Foil stamping, embossing, laser-engraving (a cost-effective alternative to steel die engraving) and short run custom watermarks (embedded into the page) differentiate their clients from the competition and serve as a reflection of how their clients go about conducting their business. Jeffery Press invests up to 3 hours with all new clients to review existing layouts and to prepare files for our presses. Once a client, they maintain all corporate brands absolutely free with 100% consistency guaranteed and are able to expand those brands with new items on an as requested basis. </p><br /><p></p><a href="http://www.buygreen.com/images/assets/logo-buygreen.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 47px" alt="" src="http://www.buygreen.com/images/assets/logo-buygreen.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><strong></strong></p><br /><p><br />Designed to address the needs of a growing population of environmentally-conscious shoppers around the country, BuyGreen.com delivers a wide variety of environmentally-friendly products through its website to provide consumers with ease-of-shopping, broad selection, good prices, and great service. For businesses that wish to employ an Environmental Preferred Purchasing program, BuyGreen.com offers a broad, growing selection of products to meet their needs also. In addition to providing green products for purchase, BuyGreen.com also serves as a resource to help consumers understand why a particular item is ‘green’ and to what extent it is ‘eco-friendly.’ </p><p>“Given the choice between purchasing and using a traditional product versus an environmentally friendly product, I believe that most people would choose the environmentally friendly product,” stated Allison Huke, President of BuyGreen.com. “However, until now, the ability to find and purchase green products has proven to be challenging for consumers who have not had a one-stop shop for their household needs. Our objective is to not only provide easy and affordable access to the broadest variety of green and ecofriendly products, but to also educate consumers and businesses on the importance of and benefits of going green to both the end users and the environment. For instance, taking the simple step of using a reusable bottle for your beverages eliminates a huge part of our waste stream, reduces potential toxins and can save consumers a lot of money.”</p></div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-57530909177420778152009-01-04T09:05:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:14:12.343-08:00JNF: Brand New Environmental Video On Water<p>Check out our brand new WATER video which highlights all of the great environmental work were doing in Israel -- from buiding reservoirs and drip irrigation to water conversation projects and education programs.</p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I20gYcKEGCQ&hl=" width="480" height="295" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></p>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-69814753754653976432009-01-02T12:08:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:40:13.589-08:00Check Out Our Sponsors Of The Month!<a href="http://www.recycledofficeproducts.com/"><strong>Recycled Office Products</strong></a> - A Full Line Office Supplies Company with 48 Distribution Points in the U.S.A. It includes eco-friendly products at the lowest price.<br /><br /><br />From the company: <em>Recycling is one of the easiest ways we can help slow climate change and global warming. By recycling at home, we help significantly lower carbon emissions associated with extracting virgin materials and manufacturing those materials into products. Making goods from recycled materials requires less energy and generates less water pollution than manufacturing from virgin materials, and it reduces damage to forests, wetlands, rivers and other places essential to wildlife.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.buygreen.com/"><strong>Buygreen.com</strong></a> - A market leader in the sales and distribution of green and eco-friendly products, BuyGreen.com is a website that serves as an educational resource created to inform and educate the population regarding the importance of living in an environmentally and socially responsible manner, and how to transition to a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Designed to address the needs of a growing population of environmentally-conscious shoppers around thecountry, BuyGreen.com delivers a wide variety of environmentally-friendly products through its website to provide consumers with ease-of-shopping, broad selection, good prices, and great service.JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-86892407196219949332008-12-29T13:38:00.000-08:002008-12-29T20:10:08.666-08:00JNF helps combat desertification - JPost ArticleMany countries view Israel as a professional authority on central ecological issues, of which the primary ones are combating desertification and forest development. One only has to listen to the experts who gathered in Israel for an international seminar on combating desertification and Afforestation in arid zones to comprehend the degree of success Israel has had in this field and the true needs of the numerous countries that are struggling with desertification. [<a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456497255&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">read more</a>]<br /><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urlimage&blobheader=image%2Fjpeg&blobheadername1=Cache-Control&blobheadervalue1=max-age%3D420&blobkey=id&blobtable=JPImage&blobwhere=1230456497282&cachecontrol=5%3A0%3A0+*%2F*%2F*&ssbinary=true"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px" alt="" src="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urlimage&blobheader=image%2Fjpeg&blobheadername1=Cache-Control&blobheadervalue1=max-age%3D420&blobkey=id&blobtable=JPImage&blobwhere=1230456497282&cachecontrol=5%3A0%3A0+*%2F*%2F*&ssbinary=true" border="0" /></a></p>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-15352144913058934312008-12-09T07:26:00.000-08:002008-12-09T07:28:33.929-08:00Israel presents eucalyptus researchers with tree-saving solution<a href="http://www.israel21c.org/Static/Binaries/Articles/rachelwaspbig_0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px" alt="" src="http://www.israel21c.org/Static/Binaries/Articles/rachelwaspbig_0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles^l2368&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Health"><strong>Israel presents eucalyptus researchers with tree-saving solution</strong></a><strong><br /></strong><br />Love them or hate them, since they were brought to the West in 1770, eucalyptus trees have played an important part in modern forestation. On the plus side, they grow quickly, give plenty of shade and dry the swamps; on the minus side, they're water-suckers that uproot paths and sidewalks. Nonetheless, the hardy camaldulensis "Red Gum" strain of eucalyptus is a staple component not just in landscaping and forestry but also industry, where it is a reliable, inexpensive source of wood, cellulose for paper, and oils used to produce cleaning and deodorizing products, food supplements; (such as cough drops), even mosquito repellant.<br /><br />This resource has been threatened in recent years by a tiny 1mm long parasite, the gall wasp or cynipidae, whose reproductive process invades plants, causing them to form a variety of strangely shaped, colored "galls" that make the leaves drop off and leave trees ravaged and bare.<br /><br />China, India, Thailand, Brazil, Central and South Africa, and the Mediterranean basin including Israel have all been infested by gall wasps. And the plague is spreading: just last month, at a course on how Israel is fighting the pest - and winning - word came in that cynipidae were identified in Florida and are likely to reach California shortly.<br /><br />The course, jointly organized by the KKL-JNF Forestry and Development Department and the Department of Entomology of the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO, also known as the Volcani Institute), was held in response to requests from several countries for information to save their commercial eucalyptus groves.<br /><br />Finding a natural enemy<br /><br />Eucalyptus researchers and commercial growers from around the world attended a training course on eucalyptus forestry and agro-forestry with an emphasis on two invasive gall wasps and their natural enemies.<br /><br />"There are 15,000 hectares of eucalyptus in Israel," says conference co-organizer David Brand, head of the JNF Department of Forestry and Development. "For the sake of comparison, in China there are hundreds of millions of hectares which are used to supply the paper industry. Thailand plants 100 million saplings every year, China plants half a billion every year, in Africa eucalyptus is used by local farmers for fuel. And we weren't aware of it but in India, eucalyptus is a source of income for hundreds of thousands of private farmers whose livelihood is the paper industry. Yet despite our small size, they told us, 'You in Israel are rescuing us.'"<br /><br />Israel entered the gall wasp fray seven years ago after massive damage was caused to Israel's eucalyptus trees. "JNF and ARO identified the problem early and initiated an international project to find a natural enemy of these wasps," Brand tells ISRAEL21c.<br /><br />After an exhaustive two-year search, a team of JNF-funded scientists finally found a biological adversary in Northern Australia, another 1mm long wasp called closterocerus. "We brought them to Israel, quarantined them, and after making sure this natural enemy only harmed cynipidae, we let them loose," says Brand.<br /><br />The Israeli solution has a powerful booster in research partner Dr. John La Salle: head of the Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. When the gall wasp reached Florida, he was contacted by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and he advised them to turn to Israel for help.<br /><br />November's training course familiarized participants with management strategies concerning eucalyptus cultivation and presented the most up-to-date uses of eucalyptus trees: propagation and use of eucalyptus in nurseries for arid land afforestation and management; disposal of wastewater through irrigation of eucalyptus plantations; and eucalyptus biotechnology.<br /><br />The group was also given a presentation by CBD Technologies, part of Futuragene, an Israel-US bio-engineering firm that has developed high-performing transgenic eucalyptus for the plantation forest industry that is resistant to cynipidae.<br /><br />Giving the predators free of charge<br /><br />"They were stunned by our activity here in Israel. We took them to the north and the south, to see our fight against desertification, commercial forestation, water recycling for irrigation and eucalyptus to provide an ongoing supply of nectar and pollen for bees grazing in seasons where there is no fruit tree flowering," says Brand.<br /><br />There are 700 types of eucalyptus in Israel, he adds, and JNF distributes 200,000 saplings a year free of charge for forestation and bee grazing.<br /><br />Israel is reproducing parasites to eradicate gall wasp at ARO, offering these to other countries free-of-charge, as well as research support. At the end of the course, scientists from China, India and Italy were entrusted with sealed packages containing eucalyptus branches infested with both cynipidae and eggs of two varieties of closterocerus. More requests for such packages will come, believes Brand.<br /><br />"There were participants from China, India, Kenya, Uganda, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, Australia and South Africa, where the pests haven't invaded yet, but authorities are convinced they're not long in coming. The same it true for Kenya; they want to be prepared in advance." </div>JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084140807468963019.post-72219416757407848582008-11-25T09:26:00.000-08:002008-12-03T09:39:26.130-08:00Check Out Our Sponsors Of The Month!Each month, we'll be brining you information about environmentally friendly businesses that can be found in our <a href="http://www.jnf.org/goneutral/ecobusiness.html">Eco-Directory</a>. Please use this as a resouce for finding out about company's that are doing their part to help the planet.<br /><br /><strong>KATAN ADVENTURES</strong><br /><br />Katan Adventures provides the very best in eco-minded, outdoor adventure travel for Jews and Friends of the Jew in their 20s and 30s to the most exciting destinations worldwide. All Katan Adventures reflect the fundamental value of tikkun olam. As a result, Katan Adventures has committed itself to sustainable travel practices; what it likes to call, "EcoloJEWcal" travel. Furthermore, Katan Adventures is one of the only adventure travel providers to automatically offset all carbon omissions from its participants' ground and air transportation through its partnership with TerraPass. For more information on Katan Adventures' surfing, rafting, hiking, mountain biking and skiing trips around the world as well as its EcoloJEWcal way of traveling, please visit their website.<br /><br /><br /><strong>TIKKUN OLAM, LAC</strong><br /><br />Tikkun Olam, LAC, is dedicated to creating specialty gift bags that are environmentally responsible. Our company, meaning Repair the World in Hebrew, uses the utmost care when researching, choosing, and creating products to include in our products. Tikkun Olam's goal is to provide our customers with a product that is not only unique and daz zling, but also boasts tree-free, organic, and renewable materials. We collaborate with Fair Trade companies for a number of our custom-made products, thus helping to provide steady wages to skilled workers around the world. Informational inserts, unique to the theme of each gift bag, provide fresh and inventive perspectives on how we can consciously construct more environmentally responsible lives. In addition, a percentage of all sales profits are regularly donated to several charities with whom we are affiliated.<br /><br />It is the responsibility of us all to protect and preserve our world, a sentiment exemplified by Baal Tashchit from the Book of Deuteronomy. One of Tikkun Olam's ongoing goals is to further reduce our company's carbon footprint. The use of tree-free and recycled products, the installation of solar panels on two of our office locations, and simply giving more than we take, are some of the "steps" we are making to do so. Also the use of recycled products, buying food from local organic farmers and composting our waste. Driving a hybrid car and encouraging my daughter's school to become more "green"<br /><br />Tikkun Olam offers outstanding and uncommon products that bring joy to recipients while spreading the message of love, awareness, and charity.JNF GoNeutralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326283527825883167noreply@blogger.com0