By Yannai Kranzler
When I first sat with Dr. Michael Kagan and Rabbi Julian Sinclair and listened to their plans to create a Jewish Climate Initiative, I immediately got excited about a scientist and a Rabbi joining forces to confront climate change. When I mentioned my excitement, Rabbi Sinclair smiled and said “Michael’s not just a [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Why a Jewish Climate Initiative: An Interview with JCI Co-Founder, Michael Kagan
Posted in Jewish Climate Initiatve, Jewish Ecology, Judaism, ecology, tagged Cain and Abel, Climate Change, ecology, Environment, Global Warming, Holistic Haggadah, Interfaith, Interviews, Jewish Climate Initiative, Judaism, Michael Kagan, Torah on November 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Renewable Light to the Nations: An Interview with Arava Power Company’s Yossi Abramowitz
Posted in Climate Change, Israel Environment, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, tagged arava institute, arava solar power, electricity, industry, israel, jewish peoplehood, Judaism, kibbutz ketura, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, yossi abramowitz on November 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As we reported on climate of change last week, The Arava Power Company just announced plans to generate
500 MW of solar energy in the Arava Desert over the next five years, meeting 10% of Israel’s energy needs at a stroke.
Last week, Climate of Change met Yossi Abramowitz, President of the APC and explored with [...]
Carbon Offsetting: It Really is That Easy
Posted in Climate Change, Taking Action, carbon offsetting, tagged carbon calculator, carbon credits, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon neutral, carbon offsetting, children's power, Climate Change, CO2, Global Warming, good energy initiative, Heschel Center on November 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
By Yannai Kranzler
I just finished offsetting 20,000 miles of airplane carbon emissions. I also just started. Because the whole thing took about five minutes.
I decided to offset, to counter the emissions from mine and my wife, Chana’s recent visit to my family in New York. We chose to buy carbon credits from the Heschel Center’s [...]
The Same Sun
Posted in Climate Change Economics, Good News, Rabbi Julian Sinclair, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Taking Action, tagged achor-borowitz, arava, ecology, Environment, ethics, jewish heart for africa, shma magazine, Solar Power on November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By Rabbi Julian Sinclair
Two inspiring recent stories about solar energy advances in, or coming out of Israel. One made a big splash here; the second, a human interest story buried somewhere deep in the pages of the Jerusalem Post was, in its way, no less significant.
Story 1:
Last Monday the Arava Power Company announced that it [...]
Are “Feel-Good” Green Products Any Good for the World? Go Green-Earn Big, Part II
Posted in Climate Change, Good News, Policy, Renewable Energy, tagged Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, ecology, nestle, Jeremy Benstein, Heschel Center, Green, Greenwashing, Hybrid SUV, Eco-Shaped water bottle, Poland Spring, industrial on November 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since posting, “Go Green-Earn Big: The Nice Guy Finally Wins“, we’ve been engaged in a lively debate on whether products like disposable “Eco-Shaped” bottles and hybrid SUV’s are positive trends representing a genuine fixing, or setbacks allowing people to feel good without giving attention to the real changes that need to happen.
The Heschel Center’s Dr. Jeremy [...]
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