Category Archives: Alternative Energy

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Israeli energy experts meet with Americans

Execs promote Israeli energy innovators Nonprofit introduces alternative fuel experts to U.S. researchers   Israeli and American bioenergy experts receive a briefing from a scientist at Amyris, an alternative energy development company firm in Emeryville, Calif. Photo by Dennis Klein … Continue reading

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Palestinians do not use water wisely

Ron Jager Responds to Kathleen Peratis by Ron Jager Aug 28, 2012 12:15 PM EDT   Kathleen Peratis’s recent visit to Judea and Samaria, that is those communities located in what she calls the West Bank, has only reinforced the … Continue reading

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Drought can cause violent conflict

Climate change and the Syrian uprising It is estimated that the Syrian drought has displaced more than 1.5 million people; entire families of agricultural workers and small-scale farmers moved from the country’s breadbasket region in the northeast to urban peripheries … Continue reading

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Israel battles world hunger with alternative energy

Israel confronts world hunger with a solar-powered desert oasis Posted By Karin Kloosterman On August 9, 2012 Growing the most crop per drop of water is an Israeli specialty. With little rain and a hot desert sun as unforgiving as … Continue reading

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India seeks water technology from Israel

TOP STORIES / Environment In its $3 billion (2.4 billion euros) quest to restore the Ganges to health, the Indian government is turning to an unlikely source – Israel – a tiny, arid Middle East country that is producing world-leading … Continue reading

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Solar energy competes with fossil fuels

Study: Solar energy production cost effective New study shows investment in solar energy production as cost effective or more than production of fossil fuel-based energy Itay Lahat, Calcalist, July 28, 2012  Solar energy production is one of the fastest growing … Continue reading

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Israel pronmotes electric cars

Israel’s Better Place touts electric car, charge stations nationwide English.news.cn   2012-07-16 07:29:58 JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) — Israel’ automobile company Better Place on Sunday announced the full-scale launch of its electric-powered vehicles and nationwide charge-station system. The move comes five … Continue reading

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World summit to save planet

Rio+20 Earth Summit Reprinted from ZeeNews.com Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 16:57 Tags: Rio+20 Earth Summit, green economy initiative, environmental sustainable development Salome Phelamei Every day, we hear about the rapid rise in global warming, melting of ice and … Continue reading

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