Posts Tagged ‘trees’

Two cities in Europe symbolically mark Holocaust, Tu Bishvat with trees

In two European cities, Kiev and Dortmund, trees were planted in the center of town on Thursday. They were planted in a nod to Tu Bishvat, but also in the shadow of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was commemorated worldwide yesterday, acknowledging and respecting the tragic Jewish past in Europe, with eyes to a brighter […]

TikTok’s ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu b’Shvat seriously

Tobin Mitnick may be a comic actor, but his interest in trees is no joke. Mitnick has been documenting his love affair with trees since September on TikTok, the viral video app, where he goes by the mantle “A Jew Who Loves Trees.” He’s racked up more than 110,000 followers there by posting short videos […]

Inverted tulips, juniper trees added to Iran’s national heritage list

TEHRAN – Inverted tulips in the city of Mahneshan as well as two juniper trees in Tarom, northwestern Zanjan province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list, IRNA reported on Thursday.  Each year in the spring, hillsides and surrounding meadows of the city are teeming with colorful flowers, particularly inverted tulips. Inverted tulips […]

Giant sinkhole swallows cars and trees at hospital in Naples

These pictures show the devastation after a giant sinkhole opened up in the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday. It happened in the parking area of a hospital, swallowing cars, road signs and trees. No-one was injured. The 2,000-square-metre sinkhole caused the closure of a nearby residence for COVID-19 patients because it severed its […]

Palestinian farmer accuses West Bank settlers of cutting down 100 olive trees

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Enviro-Radicals Claim Cutting Down 300 Diseased Trees In Polish Town Will Cause Global Warming

In late August, local media in Gdańsk raised the alarm that local authorities were planning to fell 300 diseased and dying trees, some of them at least a century old, along a section of road north-west of the city. If you have ever driven, cycled, or simply walked anywhere in Poland’s northern Pomerania region, the […]

Fifty trees defaced, uprooted in suspected West Bank hate crime

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Palestinian farmers lose hundreds of olive, fig trees to West Bank vandals

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Israel’s Jewish National Fund Is Uprooting Palestinians – Not Planting Trees

By Jonathan CookSource: Jonathan Cook The Jewish National Fund, established more than 100 years ago, is perhaps the most venerable of the international Zionist organisations. Its recent honorary patrons have included prime ministers, and it advises UN forums on forestry and conservation issues. It is also recognised as a charity in dozens of western states. Generations of Jewish […]

Israel’s Jewish National Fund Is Uprooting Palestinians – Not Planting Trees

By Jonathan CookSource: Jonathan Cook The Jewish National Fund, established more than 100 years ago, is perhaps the most venerable of the international Zionist organisations. Its recent honorary patrons have included prime ministers, and it advises UN forums on forestry and conservation issues. It is also recognised as a charity in dozens of western states. Generations of Jewish […]

The Paradisaic Trees of the Aryans

By Goblet d’Alviella From The Migration of Symbols [1894] Not only do the different species of mythical trees which we have just met with amongst the Semites occur amongst the Indo-Europeans, and the Hindus in particular, but nowhere can the ties which link the Tree of the Universe to the Tree of Life and the Tree of […]

Scientists Discover That Trees Have A ‘Heartbeat’ Too

It seems everyday more and more information is being uncovered about trees and the many mysteries within them. We know that they are alive, but it seems they are even more alive than we may have thought. Trees are interconnected underground, we also now know that trees can communicate with one another, but recently scientists […]

Some tropical trees are preppers: They store water for times of drought, researchers discover

(Natural News) Much like humans and animals, trees need water to survive. In harsh places where there is next to no water or moisture, some trees still manage to thrive. One study, published in Tree Physiology, aims to shed some light on how trees adapt to such environments. Scientists discovered that certain species of […]

Scientists Discover That Trees Have A ‘Heartbeat’ Too

It seems everyday more and more information is being uncovered about trees and the many mysteries within them. We know that they are alive, but it seems they are even more alive than we may have thought. Trees are interconnected underground, we also now know that trees can communicate with one another, but recently scientists […]

Scientists Discover That Trees Have A “Heartbeat” Too

Next Story It seems everyday more and more information is being uncovered about trees and the many mysteries within them. We know that they are alive, but it seems they are even more alive than we may have thought. Trees are interconnected underground, we also now know that trees can communicate with one another, but […]

My tree is bigger than yours: North Korean leader ‘out-trees’ Trump

In a historic moment on Friday, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in were spotted shoveling soil on the roots of a pine tree. The pine tree was beloved by ancient Koreans, and the leaders’ gesture was meant to represent the peace and prosperity that both countries envisage for their future. Kim and […]

‘I am here because this is our land’: Planting olives trees to mark Land Day in Al Walaja

On March 30, 2018, the village of Al Walaja welcomed Palestinians from Jerusalem, Battir, Bethlehem, and from other areas to mark Land Day. The village, located a few kilometers away from Bethlehem, has lost most of its lands since 1948, in successive waves of confiscations and land grabs, from the Nakba, to 1967, the building […]

West Virginia Trees Speak Out + U.S. Climate Refugees & How Media Tricks You

West Virginia Trees Speak Out + U.S. Climate Refugees & How Media Tricks You Above Photo: ActOut.com This week on Act Out! you may know that corporate media lies to you – but do you know how? Here’s a look at one of their favorite techniques. PLUS what you’ll never hear covered on nightly news […]

The Man Who Planted Trees

This is a film made in 1987 by Frédéric Back, based on the short story by French author Jean Giono from 1953. This fictional story tells of a shepherd who single-handedly transformed a desolate valley in the foothills of the alps through his diligent planting of trees. This story should inspire each one of us to […]

Israeli soldiers attack Palestinians planting olive trees

Violence / Detentions — West Bank / Jerusalem Nine Palestinians injured on 11th Friday of Rage, says Health Ministry RAMALLAH (WAFA) 16 Feb – At least nine Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces’ live bullets or rubber-coated steel rounds as the forces quelled a number of protests across the occupied West Bank on the eleventh […]

Stressed-out cacao trees produce more nutritionally potent chocolate – new research

(Natural News) A bite of your favorite chocolate bar can take off the stress for most people – studies have already looked into it – but research has shown that putting cocoa trees under stress can lead to better-tasting chocolate. In particular, drought and other weather conditions have more impact on cocoa production than how the […]

Criminal extremist settlers uproot 100 olive trees from Palestinian village (VIDEO)

     A group of extremist settlers uprooted more than 100 olive trees from the village of Yasuf, east of Salfit, on Wednesday morning. Ghassan Daghlas, who is responsible for the settlement file in the northern West Bank, said that settlers from the settlement of “Rahalim” uprooted 100 olive trees from the Yasuf lands in the […]

Extremist settlers uproot 100 olive trees from Palestinian village

Violence / Detentions — West Bank / Jerusalem Settlers uproot 100 olive trees in West Bank village BETHLEHEM (PNN) 1 Feb — A group of extremist settlers uprooted more than 100 olive trees from the village of Yasuf, east of Salfit, on Wednesday morning. Ghassan Daghlas, who is responsible for the settlement file in the […]

German court allows walnut trees to shed their nuts

In a move, which has no doubt caused some awkwardness on their street, the woman sued her neighbor for nearly €4,000 for damages to her car caused by the falling nuts. The branches of the walnut tree reached 1.5 meters on to the woman’s property, overhanging where she parked her car. The woman alleged that […]

“Talk to the Trees” – A Simple Exercise to Develop Your Communication with Nature

January 17th, 2018 By Jessie Klassen Contributing writer for Wake Up World This exercise is great for children and adults alike. Nature has lessons for those who listen. Communicating, interacting, and listening to nature is easier than we think. In fact, it’s natural for us to do so. Nature is  aware and sensitive to our feelings, thoughts, […]

Trees infused with firefly extract could replace street lights (VIDEO)

Embedding the leaves with specialized nanoparticles, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California brought out the illuminating potential of a plant normally used in garden salads or sandwiches. It’s thought that the technology could be transferred to bigger plants and even trees as an environmentally-appealing way to light large spaces. […]

Pipeline Company Illegally Cutting Trees, Threatening Eagles

Pipeline Company Illegally Cutting Trees, Threatening Eagles Above photo from Protect Orange County Facebook page. Footage of Resident Alleging Millenniums Hired Eagle Expert is Lying to D.E.C. and US Fish and Wildlife December 8, 2017 Town of Wawayanda #LIVE feed #BreakingNews Orange County NY Residents who oppose Millenniums 7.8 Mile pipeline called VLP or Valley […]

Want to Enjoy a Long, Happy Life? Live Near Trees, Say Researchers

December 8th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World If you’re anything like me, hiking through a forest, camping in the woods or savoring a natural space is a sure-fire way to boost mood, energy and vitality. The Japanese even have a name for it, Shinrin Yoku — otherwise known as forest bathing. And […]

Kevin Flanagan Interview – Bees, Trees, and Brehon Law

This is a short interview about Ireland’s ancient laws for maintaining social order, specifically regarding marriage, bee keeping, and trees. Source Article from http://www.renegadetribune.com/kevin-flanagan-interview-bees-trees-brehon-law/

As olive harvest begins, settlers flood Palestinian trees with sewage

Violence / Detentions — West Bank / Jerusalem Israeli colonists flood dozens of Palestinian olive trees with sewageIMEMC 24 Oct —  Israeli colonists flooded, Tuesday, dozens of Palestinian olive trees with sewage water, in Deir al-Hatab town, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Coordinator of the Israeli Rabbis for Human Rights organization […]

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