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Gil Ben-Meir
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Gil Ben-Meir's Discussions
Educating Children for Sustainability
Started Jul. 18, 2008
Water conservation or Disalination?
Started Jun. 10, 2008
Energy Security in Israel
Started Jun. 10, 2008
Gil Ben-Meir's Groups
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Israel Sustainable Com...
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Gil Ben-Meir's Videos
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- Hometown:
- Valley Cottage, NY
- What book, article, film etc. caused your awakening?
- A National Geographic article "After Oil" opened my eyes to the approaching energy crisis and alternative energy solutions.
Al Gore's "An Inconvinient True" is a shoking report on the ongoing climate crisis and the future of the planet ecosystems.
- What do you wish were different about your town/city
- I wish that people will be less dependent on cars to do their daily commute to the grocery store or to work. I want to see more wide sidewalks, safe bicycle lanes, more train or shuttle to train stations and playgrounds in my town.
- Word of advice to those who are on the verge of their Awakening
- start small. commit to do one thing towards your goal every day. My goal is to lead a social and enviromental change in my own community. I organized and participated in an Eco-Team and am now working on spreading the word out and creating a sustainable education program for kids. You can't change the world in one day but you can defenetly make it better enery day!
- Recommended Reading:
- "The Little Green Handbook" by Ron Nielsen (seven trends shaping the future of our plant)
"Power with Nature" by Rex A. Ewing (Alternative energy at home)
"The Big Green Apple" by Ben Jervey (Eco friendly living in NYC)
"Beyond the Limits" by Meadows, Meadows and Randers (Confronting global collapse, envisioning a sustainable future-a must to every member of this society!!!)
"Growing Fruits and vegetables organically" will tell you all you need to know about growing your own food without any chemicals.
Sustainable lifestyle principals
2. Work that dignifies people instead of demeaning them.
3. Economy that is a mean not an end.
4. Efficient renewable energy and recycling sysytems.
5. No pollution or waste that nature can't handle.
6. Regenerative agriculture that restore nutrients and control pests naturally.
7. Preservation of ecosystems with high diversity of nature and culture.
8. Reasons for living and thinking beyond materialism.
9. Education-teaching and learning patience, forgiveness, and to have an open mind to change.
10. None physical or verbal conflict resolution.
Gil Ben-Meir's Blog
Do-It-Yourself Energy Audit
Dear Friends,
For those of you who feel their home is not insulated properly but can't afford a professional energy audit, there is a simple, creative way to Audit-it-Yourself.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/energy_audits/index.cfm/mytopic=11170
Posted on December 8, 2007 at 12:43pm — 1 Comment
Happy Thanksgiving and Special Thanks to the U.S from Israel
I just came a cross a suprising piece of information that I am sure will leave you all speechless:
according to the November 2007 issue of National Geographic Israelies are the world top turkey eaters. with over 34 pounds per capita, Israel surpass the U.S by more than 100% and they don't even have Thanksgiving!
The Turkey, a native American bird which was proposed by Ben Franklin to be the national bird, was imported to Israel in the 1950's and quickly became an economic altern
… ContinuePosted on November 21, 2007 at 10:13pm —
energy smart coservation
Visit this link for a detailed guide on Air-tightening your home:
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/home_improvement/home_sealing/DIY_COLOR_100_dpi.pdf
As we approach the winter heating season (oh, not again...)I would like to point a few energy conservation ideas I learned during an energysmart audit I did for my house.
1.Compact florecent lamps (now available in dimmable versio
… ContinuePosted on October 20, 2007 at 4:41pm — 1 Comment
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There's always tons of stuff going on in SD. I have been working with the Sierra Club in an effort to remove invasive plants that aren't native to Southern California, specifically pampas grass. Nasty, nasty stuff! People are always asking about the scratches all over my arms from it, I guess its a great way to start up a conversation and get people involved ;). A couple other cool things around SD to check out that I'm involved with as well: www.projectwildlife.org and www.sdtt.org is a lot of fun and very useful for us outdoorsy people! Also, www.fundforanimals.org is a great organization and I'm pretty sure they have a couple wildlife centers of some sort over on the East coast (check em out!). I'm mostly involved with wildlife-type programs. Another GREAT program that has done amazing things for SD is I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD) www.ilacsd.org Every month they have a couple days when people can work together to clean up certain areas, especially the beaches and canyons.
Those are all of the programs I have first-hand experience with, but there are SO MANY in Southern California, I could list for days! It's incredible, these programs have made a remarkable difference for our community. They just need to advertise more, they are hard to find unless you're really looking.
You're in NY? What's going on over there right now? Any favorite organizations/programs?
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I haven't been here long enough to see what they're doing for the environment, but I can tell you that there are way too many cars. You have to drive in order to go anywhere, and that includes driving on the highway. So that part sucks.