After watching the Al Gore movie on global warming, Israeli-American business coach and transformational thinker Tal Ronen was motivated to “reboot” his career, and at the same time, to “reboot” the planet, starting with America. …
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With today’s factory farming methods blamed by many as the cause of outbreaks like the swine flu epidemic now infecting people globally, it’s no surprise that interest in Israeli start-up CartaSense is running so high.
The company has created technology that can pinpoint a sick pig or cow in real-time, and help the farmer isolate sickness without contaminating the rest of the animals.
Based in Petah Tikva, CartaSense has developed a small chip-based sensor that can be attached to the ear of a pig. The sensor, which should be ready for market by the end of this year, tracks and traces a number of parameters for all kinds of livestock – even bees. Read the full story »
Although the year 2030 is only some 20 years away, many drivers in developed countries may be driving electric powered cars by then. This prediction was brought out by a study by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the University of California at Berkley in which electric cars with “switchable batteries” like that of Shai Agassi from Better Place may comprise as much as 86% of all light vehicles being driven – especially in countries like the USA and Japan.
As more and more battery exchange stations are built, such as the ones being presently developed and tested by Israel’s Better Place Electric Car Company , vehicle caused exhaust emissions could be reduced by more than 60%, and result in a savings in imported fossil fuel to America alone by as much as 3.7 million barrels of oil a day. Read the full story »
Saudi Arabian police forces already protect their citizens. Starting next year, they will also protect the environment.
Last week the Saudi Arabian Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) announced that police precints across the country would be receiving green policy guardians who would perform inspections and ensure compliance with environmental standards.
According to PME President, Prince Turki bin Nasser, the green guardians are currently being discussed with the Ministry of the Interior and are scheduled to be on the streets within a year.
Prince Turki bin Nasser also said that “over the past two years we have studied the damage inflicted on the environment by service stations in the kingdom.” The investigations have led to the discovery that many gas stations in Saudi Arabia illegally dump used oil and other hazardous waste. Read the full story »
More than 5000 residents in the Um Al-Nasser village in the Gaza Strip have been suffering for decades from the spread of diseases due to the existence of a number of sewage lagoons.
“My children have been suffering from intestinal worms, every time we take them for a medical check-up we find out that they are infected,” said Rafiq Abu Hashish, a father of 11 in the Um Al-Nasser village in the northern Gaza Strip.
“This will be an unending situation, unless the problem of these sewage lagoons is totally solved,” he continued. Read the full story »
Solar tech innovators in Israel seem to be always looking West for investment dollars, but in a surprising move, Israel’s Housing & Construction company –– Israel’s largest construction firm –– said it has made an offer to buy a significant stake in Solel Systems. This is the same company that played a role in the construction of the very damaging and controversial highway 6, a toll highway, that many environmentalists said never had to be built. Read the full story »
Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Ady Kaplan & Co. (ZAG/S&W)- a US-Israeli law firm with offices in Tel Aviv – is committed to helping Israeli and American companies succeed in doing business with each other. Including …
Tigo Energy, a California- and Israel-based solar startup developing technology to increase efficiency in photovoltaic (PV) installations announced yesterday that it found its first US partner AEE Solar to carry Tigo’s Energy Maximizer System …
During the week of July 5, 2009, Sunday Energy and Carmey Avdat Winery announced that they are working together to produce Israel’s first solar powered wine. The Night Garden in Jerusalem showed the beauty of …
Hiria, Israel’s hard-to-miss garbage mountain located off the road that connects Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, has been trying to fix its trashy image and go green. It has set up a recycling park to be …
Jordan, a country with both an acute energy and water scarcity problem, is on the verge of building its first nuclear power plant, in a barren desert region in the eastern part of the country.
According …
In a move that is sure to be a stepping stone to the flying car, Ford is currently testing a new type of laser ignition system to replace the conventional spark plug (invented way back …
Purifying water for use in the food and beverage industry, aquaculture, and the dairy industry is becoming an increasing problem due to pollution and an overall scarcity of available fresh water.
Taking this problem in …
Zalul, the water protection NGO of Israel, is tremendously proud to announce to a major success in the campaign to save the Lachish River.
After three years of campaigning in the city of Ashdod to rescue …
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu gave up an idea to close a 1.8 billion shekel ($450 million) budget gap by taxing fresh fruits and vegetables at 16.5 percent. The tax proposal was shot …
Beirut and other cities in Lebanon may still be recovering from the 2006 with Israel; but this has not prevented the construction of a new green complex at the American University of Beirut.
The complex, …
There are many gases, aside from C02, that cause harm to our atmosphere. The problem is that not all of them are included in the Kyoto Protocol meaning that they do not need to be …
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Worried about your carbon footprint? Not sure where to turn for accurate information? This book certainly delivers what it says on the jacket.
Drawing together a range of …
Israel is one of the leading countries involved in a number of alternative and renewable energy projects, which even include making bio fuels from algae and splitting hydrogen and oxygen molecules in water to produce hydrogen …
Luxury and “green” are usually mutually exclusive. Sure, you have to spend a lot of green to be luxurious, but generally speaking there isn’t much that’s environmentally friendly about five star hotels and luxury spas.
Hotel …
