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An Eco-Farm Blooms Under Rocket Fire From Gaza
January 4, 2009 – 8:41 pm | 7 Comments
An Eco-Farm Blooms Under Rocket Fire From Gaza

While rockets fly overhead, Bat-Zion Benjaminson tends her garden. The religious mother of four hopes to establish an eco-village in the moshav (cooperative community) of Shokeda, which is located just six kilometers away from the …

U.S.-Israel Binational Cleantech Forum: Creating a Strategy for the Future of Cleantech
December 25, 2008 – 3:52 pm | One Comment
U.S.-Israel Binational Cleantech Forum: Creating a Strategy for the Future of Cleantech

Miya president and CEO Baruch Oren and B. Gaon Holdings Ltd. Chairman Moshe Gaon have presented a new forum: The U.S.-Israel Binational Cleantech Forum, which they announced at the Israel America Chamber of Commerce Conference …

2008 a Big Year for Israel Cleantech Investments, Says Ernst & Young
December 23, 2008 – 5:01 pm | No Comment
2008 a Big Year for Israel Cleantech Investments, Says Ernst & Young

Before the economic crisis made the question of investments something of a joke, venture capital investments in green technology worldwide saw a huge increase in 2008. Compared to the same investment period in 2007, venture …

Shai Agassi’s Project Better Place to Seal a Deal with Japan?
December 17, 2008 – 7:18 pm | No Comment
Shai Agassi’s Project Better Place to Seal a Deal with Japan?

Following the ongoing saga of Project Better Place’s steady process of world domination, we can now add a new country to the list: Japan.
The news just in is that the Japanese Environment Ministry is inviting …

Upcoming Event: Fundraiser Party for Biogas Electricity for Bedouin Villages
December 14, 2008 – 7:55 pm | No Comment
Upcoming Event: Fundraiser Party for Biogas Electricity for Bedouin Villages

Ilana Meallem of Arava Institute has helped initiate a project to install a bio-gas facility in the unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, to provide the villages with electricity and to help them dispose of …

Green Prophet Interviewed in Jerusalemite
December 11, 2008 – 4:15 pm | No Comment

We’ve hit the one-year anniversary of Green Prophet, and what a year it’s been! And just in time for the event, Green Prophet’s Karin was interviewed by Jerusalemite about green spaces in Jerusalem. (Karin was …

Israel and China Build Israel’s Biggest Solar Power Plant
December 11, 2008 – 8:00 am | One Comment
Israel and China Build Israel’s Biggest Solar Power Plant

This week, Israel’s biggest solar power station was inaugurated in Katsrin, a place otherwise known for its archaeological sites. Generating 85,000 KWH per year, the power station represents a milestone in Israel’s adoption of alternative …

Project Better Place Unveils Prototype of Electric Car Recharging Station
December 10, 2008 – 2:38 pm | 3 Comments
Project Better Place Unveils Prototype of Electric Car Recharging Station

Though Green Prophet is skeptical about Shai Agassi’s Project Better Place, we are watching the developments of the project with interest. This week, the prototype of the electric car recharging station was unveiled in Israel. …

Will Shell Oil Strike a Mega-Deal in Oil Shale With Jordan?
December 2, 2008 – 11:06 am | No Comment
Will Shell Oil Strike a Mega-Deal in Oil Shale With Jordan?

The Kingdom of Jordan may be about to finalize a mega-deal with Shell Oil for the extraction of oil shale on 22,000 square meters of land–almost one quarter of the country. Some 40 billion tons …

Will the Coral Reef at Aqaba Beach Be Destroyed By Litter?
November 27, 2008 – 12:35 pm | One Comment
Will the Coral Reef at Aqaba Beach Be Destroyed By Litter?

The lush marine habitat by Aqaba Beach in Jordan is among the richest in the world, attracting thousands of visitors per year. But the popularity of the beach is also its downfall: In just 20 …