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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 466

Earth Day

Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen publish a video showing how the group hijacked an Israeli-linked shipping vessel in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
April 24, 2024, 3:06 pm
Carbon emissions from shipping rise as freight vessels steer clear of Houthis
Pollution from ships sailing from Far East to Mediterranean up 63% in Q1, up 23% for vessels journeying from Far East to Europe, new index shows
By Sue Surkes
A group of artists with Artists 4 Israel recreated abandoned Jordanian army barracks on the banks of the Dead Sea for Earth Day, April 22, 2023 (Courtesy Artists 4 Israel)
April 23, 2023, 5:41 pm
Earth Day art murals reinvent crumbling army barracks at Dead Sea
10 muralists visit as part of Artists 4 Israel project to beautify forgotten areas of the country
By Jessica Steinberg
Water surrounds the coast of Cabo da Roca near Lisbon, Portugal, Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP/Michael Probst)
April 23, 2023, 4:42 am
On Earth Day, glimpses of a changing planet as seen from above
Across the world, activists are keeping pressure on governments and companies to do more to protect the environment and fight climate change
By AP
Two Afghan children stand amid piles of garbage next to their home, in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
April 22, 2022, 10:46 pm
As world marks Earth Day, trash still a vast problem
‘It’s becoming ubiquitous from the equator to the poles and the farthest reaches of the oceans,’ expert says. ‘And much of it is simply unnecessary’
By drew costley
This combination of July 1998 and April 2020 photos shows a difference in smog levels above the Los Angeles skyline, with California Highway 110 in the foreground (AP Photo/Nick Ut, Marcio Jose Sanchez)
April 22, 2022, 10:14 pm
Not all doom and gloom: How the world has improved some environmental problems
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
By Seth Borenstein
A common redstart, photographed in Jerusalem (Courtesy Dudu Ben Or)
April 22, 2020, 10:33 pm
When stay-at-home rules help you learn you’re living in a huge salad bowl
Foraged greens, clearer birdsong and prime wildlife documentaries: Nature comes into focus on this Earth Day in the time of coronavirus
By Jessica Steinberg
A pack of jackals eats dog food that was left for them by a woman at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv on April 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 22, 2020, 10:55 am
As virus keeps people at home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
Major drop in air pollution levels recorded in cities across globe amid pandemic, while animals grow bolder in populated areas due to decline in foot traffic
By Seth Borenstein
Israeli activists and demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest against inaction on climate change in Tel Aviv on September 27, 2019. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
April 21, 2020, 7:19 pm
Groundswell of livestreaming events planned for Earth Day Wednesday
During 50th annual Earth Day, environmental activists hope to get climate change back on the world’s coronavirus-dominated agenda as UN warns no time to lose
By Sue Surkes
Planet Earth: how did it get its start? (iStock/MarcelC)
April 22, 2019, 9:15 am
Move over Big Bang: Should science take a page from religion’s Big History book?
In ‘Origin Story,’ Prof. David Christian offers a big-picture look at Earth, the universe, and everything — a zoom-out perspective that could just save the planet
By Rich Tenorio
Jonah Goldman
April 23, 2018, 2:47 pm
Jonah Goldman
4 lessons for a healthier, cleaner planet
You can improve our ecological footprint by paying attention to the water you use, the food you eat, and the energy you burn
Thousands of demonstrators attend the March for Science in Berlin, Saturday, April 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
April 22, 2017, 6:32 pm
Scientists leave labs, take to streets to defend research
Coinciding with Earth Day, thousands of protesters in more than 500 cities take part in the March for Science
By Seth Borenstein
Rabbi Marc Soloway hugs a baby goat named Sheleg at the Jewish Community co-op farm near his synagogue in Boulder, Colorado on April 10, 2014. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post)
April 22, 2017, 2:24 pm
The 12 Jews who are leading the green movement
Whether they’re demonstrating or making coffee with sustainably-raised goats’ milk, Jewish environmental advocates have plenty to kvell about on Saturday’s Earth Day
By Rich Tenorio
Rich compost ready for use. (NormanAck, CC-BY, via wikipedia)
April 23, 2015, 1:13 am
NY Jewish initiative gives back to the land, not the landfill
As composting in the city becomes easier, Jewish leaders spearhead new practical programs
By Cathryn J. Prince
The Knesset prepares to dim its lights for an hour Monday as part of Earth Day 2013 (photo credit: Courtesy/Knesset)
April 22, 2013, 7:53 pm
Israel shuts off lights for Earth Day
Symbolic blackout part of traditional international awareness initiative
By Aaron Kalman
Tree trunk (photo credit: Courtesy of Dov Herzenberg)
April 19, 2013, 9:56 am
Hug a tree, get a globe, watch the walls, see a swift
As Earth Day approaches, the top five ways to make the most of the springtime weather
By Jessica Steinberg
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