Category Archives: Climate Change

Israel introduces electric cars

Better Place’s Electric Cars Hit the Roads Israeli company Better Place celebrates fourth anniversary, officially inaugurates its first fleet of electrical cars. Elad Benari & Yoni Kempinski, January 23, 2012 The Israeli company Better Place on Sunday celebrated its fourth … Continue reading

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Israel recycles waste water

Wastewater reuse relieves agricultural irrigation drought in Israel Reprinted from WaterWorld BE’ER SHEVA, ISRAEL, Jan. 10, 2012 – Israel still remains one the world leaders in wastewater recycling and a collaboration between local farmers has demonstrated why the country will … Continue reading

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Alternative energy is imperative

Taking Energy Independence Seriously by Lawrence Kadish, Stonegate InstituteJanuary 4, 2012 at 5:00 am At year end, 2011, as Americans emptied their wallets at the gas pump and crude oil reached almost $100 a barrel, OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia reported … Continue reading

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Israel to develop shale oil

Shale oil project raises hackles in Israel IEI believes Israel may be sitting on vast reserves of shale oil, second only to those in the United States. By Daniella Cheslow (AFP) – December 18, 2011 BEIT GUVRIN, Israel — Among … Continue reading

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Israel produces energy from waste

600 Million Shekels Allocated for Waste Recycling and Waste to Energy Facilities in Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection http://www.environment.gov.il Updated: 12/07/2011 In November 2011, the Ministry of Environmental Protection granted 250 million shekels to private entrepreneurs and local authorities for … Continue reading

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Israeli immigrant leads solar research

‘Born-again Zionist’ revolutionizing solar energy field Professor David Faiman of Israel’s National Solar Energy Center is dedicated to ensuring the country’s ‘energy independence’. By David Sheen, October 7, 2011 A scientist who immigrated from the U.K. and became one of … Continue reading

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Prominent scientist disputes global warming

Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Resigns Over Global Warming Published September 14, 2011 | FoxNews.com The global warming theory left him out in the cold. Dr. Ivar Giaever, a former professor with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the 1973 winner of the Nobel … Continue reading

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Israel produces energy from windows

An energy-producing window 24 Aug 2011 GE likes Pythagoras Solar’s photovoltaic glass unit, which generates power for office buildings while letting natural light stream in. The world’s first transparent photovoltaic window By Desmond Bentley GE doesn’t hand out awards easily. … Continue reading

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