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Israeli conservationists release endangered hawksbill turtles into Red Sea

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:29:35 +0000

Three 'critically endangered' turtles, all females, were raised in an underwater observatory in Eilat, and finally reached maturity at more than twenty years old

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Shahar Kadman, 34: Scientist who made waves in food tech

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:16:12 +0000

Murdered trying to flee the Psyduck music festival on October 7

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US Jewish activists pass on massive climate march scheduled for Rosh Hashanah

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:32:13 +0000

Sandwiched between the UN Climate Ambition Summit and Yom Kippur, the March to End Fossil Fuels falls in a narrow window that excludes some US Jews, while others embrace it

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US Jewish institutions awaken to climate crisis, with hundreds pledging action

Sun, 14 May 2023 01:42:56 +0000

Long a top priority for American Jews, climate change hasn't been high on the agenda for the organizations serving them - but that's beginning to change

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Invoking Jewish traditions, activists protest planned Atlanta police training center

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 02:35:48 +0000

In the forest where an 85-acre law enforcement compound is set to be built, ‘Stop Cop City’ protesters have prayed, celebrated Shabbat, built a sukkah, and lit Hanukkah candles

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Why Israel’s new right-wing leaders immediately made plasticware inexpensive again

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 02:16:04 +0000

Many in the Haredi community saw the last government's tax hike on disposable utensils and sweetened drinks as a targeted attack, which the religious right-wing is now walking back

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Thirsty to know where her water comes from, CA Jewish activist hikes to its source

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 23:46:53 +0000

Over 33 days, Nina Gordon-Kirsch walked 240 miles from her California home to the Highland Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Now she's releasing a documentary about her journey

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US green group reschedules Israel trips it canceled under pro-Palestinian pressure

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:35:40 +0000

Sierra Club offers new tours of Jewish state, after nixing program amid 'greenwashing' accusations earlier this year, then apologizing

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How US Jewish philanthropies sprung from oil fortunes are handling climate change

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 23:58:48 +0000

At least a dozen major dynasties have been involved in the fossil fuel industry, and they follow diverse giving patterns when it comes to environmental causes

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Eco-activists glue hands to Botticelli masterpiece in Italy; painting not damaged

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:59:12 +0000

Environmental advocates stage protest at Florence museum; iconic 'Primavera' canvas saved by protective glass

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Not all doom and gloom: How the world has improved some environmental problems

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:14:55 +0000

On Earth Day, a look at the steps humans have taken for a cleaner planet: from healing the ozone hole to fighting smog and encouraging wildlife growth

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Upcycling feces? Don’t pooh-pooh it. Dropping inhibitions can have heaps of benefits

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:14:40 +0000

In 'The Other Dark Matter,' journalist Lina Zeldovich argues that humanity is wasting a perfectly good resource that can be used for fertilizing crops, biofuel and even medicine

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Leaders of US, PA, UAE and Bahrain offer condolences to Herzog over mother’s death

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:23:24 +0000

Putin, Erdogan, Jordan's Abdullah, Egypt's Sissi, Spanish king, presidents of Singapore, Georgia and Greece also among the many reaching out to mourning Israeli president

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‘A pioneer’: Aura Herzog, wife of one president, mother of a second, laid to rest

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:23:24 +0000

In eulogy, Isaac Herzog says his mother’s great loves were her family, Israel and ‘good taste, aesthetics… and understanding the big wide world’

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Aura Herzog, wife to one Israeli president and mother to a second, dies at 97

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:26:30 +0000

Politicians laud 'pioneering' woman who devoted herself to public service; she took part in Israel's War of Independence and was a social and environmental activist

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