Comments on: Elections ahead: Israel’s Environmental Crisis http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/20/elections-ahead-israel%e2%80%99s-environmental-crisis/ Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet Wed, 23 May 2012 01:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kay Sexton http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/20/elections-ahead-israel%e2%80%99s-environmental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-15245 Kay Sexton Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:14:06 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=1649#comment-15245 Tal, I think it's always a shock to see our domestic dirty linen on the public washing line, but you're right, there are some fantastic intitiatives in Israel, including wonderful drip irrigation and greywater systems. And one can only hope for the environment to loom a little larger on the Israeli agenda, and that of its neighbours too. Tal, I think it's always a shock to see our domestic dirty linen on the public washing line, but you're right, there are some fantastic intitiatives in Israel, including wonderful drip irrigation and greywater systems.

And one can only hope for the environment to loom a little larger on the Israeli agenda, and that of its neighbours too.

]]> By: Tal Ater http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/11/20/elections-ahead-israel%e2%80%99s-environmental-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-14965 Tal Ater Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:55:14 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=1649#comment-14965 Living in Israel, it is quite distressing to read all those facts in one place... While Israel is certainly one of the world leaders in environmental innovation, and it seems like a day can't go by without reading about some new Israeli startup with a new solution for the world's problems (<a href="http://www.greenanysite.com/" rel="nofollow">including my own</a>), it seems like the government is on a different page altogether... But there are winds of change blowing, and it certainly feels like the coming elections will bring new power and representation for green parties, ideas and solutions... (You could take this sentence out of this context and say it about another country that recently had elections... although I might be a bit more harsh with my words in that case). Living in Israel, it is quite distressing to read all those facts in one place…

While Israel is certainly one of the world leaders in environmental innovation, and it seems like a day can't go by without reading about some new Israeli startup with a new solution for the world's problems (including my own), it seems like the government is on a different page altogether…

But there are winds of change blowing, and it certainly feels like the coming elections will bring new power and representation for green parties, ideas and solutions… (You could take this sentence out of this context and say it about another country that recently had elections… although I might be a bit more harsh with my words in that case).

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