Big Sunday looks good in green
Jay Firestone
April 4, 2008
Environmentalism may be trendy, but expensive hybrid cars and solar paneling aren\’t the only ways of being fashionably green.
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Green Living
Green endowments mean big returns for nonprofit
Rabbi Daniel Greyber
April 4, 2008
Two years ago, Camp Ramah in California embarked upon a major solar energy project, effectively becoming the first Jewish overnight camp west of the Mississippi to adopt greener energy options. With the installation of a solar energy system atop the dining hall of our 75-acre Ojai campgrounds, Ramah has become a leader in the Jewish community when it comes to reducing environmental pollution and dependence on foreign oil. The system purchased by Ramah is designed to reduce toxic emissions by approximately 4.4 million pounds of carbon dioxide, 11,000 pounds of nitrous oxide and 35,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide over the life of the system.
What really happens to all those plastic bags?
Jane Ulman
April 4, 2008
The problem of plastic grocery bags is explored.
Books: Bird-watching and ‘the Jewish question’
Jonathan Rosen
March 28, 2008
No doubt because I once worked at a Jewish newspaper and have written a novel about a woman rabbi — not to mention a work of nonfiction called \”The Talmud and the Internet\” — I am sometimes asked if my new book about bird-watching, \”The Life of the Skies,\” is a Jewish book.
L.A. displays eco efforts to Israeli delegation
Ayala Or-El
March 14, 2008
Gil Yaakov and Sagit Rogenstein arrived in Los Angeles on March 2 to address an awakening among American Jews to the environmental threats to Israel. The two were among a group of 18 academics, environmentalists and politicians participating in the Friends of Israel\’s Environment exchange program. The goal of the exchange, which is sponsored by the Tel Aviv-Los Angeles Partnership of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, is to share solutions for environmental problems that plague both cities, such as air pollution, wastewater treatment, recycling and planning green spaces.
The poisoning of Beverly Hills High
Amy Klein
January 25, 2008
Joy Horowitz\’s \”Parts Per Million: The Poisoning of Beverly Hills High School\” (Viking) is a dense 350-page book detailing a four-year fight between 1,000 litigants who claimed oil wells at the school caused diseases, such as cancer, and defendants — including the oil companies, the city of Beverly Hills and school officials — who said there had been no harmful effects from the (profitable) derricks.
Take Tu B’Shevat to heart and start healing nature
Andy Lipkis
January 18, 2008
These are the times for which Tu B\’Shevat was created. The rabbis who envisioned this holiday were prophetic: They knew we would need to be reminded on a regular basis about howimportant trees are to our lives. And trees have never been more important to our survival than they are today.
Smug Alert
Rob Eshman
March 8, 2007
Biodiesel itself has the consistency, smell and, yes, taste of Mazola. Made from food oils and alcohol, it disintegrates into harmless organic matter when spilled. It\’s as toxic as table salt.
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