Cleantech and Green Living from the Land of the Prophets
Posted in Business & Politics on Nov 30th, 2008
Over the past few weeks, Israel’s ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip has intensified. Commercial crossings are now closed, preventing the transfer of natural gas and other essential resources for Gaza’s 1.5 million residents.
We saw earlier this year, when inventors Waseem Khazendar and Fayaz Anan created an electric car, that necessity is the mother of [...]
Posted in Travel & Nature on Nov 27th, 2008
We’ve already written about Israel’s eco tourism industry being developed in 2009, and even about new eco study abroad options in Israel for overseas college students who want to make their positive green mark here.
And for the Israelis who want to explore their home in an environmentally friendly way, or bring green living to their [...]
Posted in Travel & Nature on Nov 25th, 2008
In the Bible, Lot is well known because his wife (Irit) looked back at Sodom when angels were pulling them out of the city (even though the angels had specifically told her not to look back). As punishment, she turned into a pillar of salt. Luckily, things have since changed. Lot Spa Hotel in the [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Nov 25th, 2008
Since Hamas took control of Gaza in the summer of 2007, Israeli citizens have been battered with rocket attacks in Sderote, and more recently Ashkelon. Some media outlets call Israel’s interference with fuel transfer across to Gaza “a seige” but for Israelis it is just a matter of survival. Looking beyond politics and focusing on [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Nov 23rd, 2008
The American economy has been flipped on its head, yet companies, authorities and investors in California know that the current financial woes can’t stop the advancement of clean technology. The future of the world depends on it. And Israel, they realize, may be a part of the solution.
As a recognized leader in the industry, [...]
Posted in Science & Technology on Nov 11th, 2008
Thanks to a local Qatari blog, Qatar Visitor, Green Prophet recently learned about potential desert seawater greenhouse construction in Qatar.
What exactly is a desert seawater greenhouse, you might ask? We had to look it up, too.
According to the Seawater Greenhouse Company’s website: “Seawater Greenhouse is a unique concept which combines natural processes, simple construction techniques [...]
Posted in Business & Politics on Nov 9th, 2008
Biotech companies in Israel are announcing layoffs. Global financial woes will no doubt filter through to the clean tech industry as well.
Atlantium, when I covered the company for ISRAEL21c last year they seemed so hopeful about the future… has also announced layoffs recently. Fifteen people were let go.
CEO Ilan Wilf said in Globes, [...]
Posted in Science & Technology on Nov 5th, 2008
Besides the wonderful team of people I get to work with, one of the best aspects of working with the newservice ISRAEL21c is that they “let” me report on environment news and breakthroughs. Their support of the environment started about 5 years ago, when not a single paper in Israel was covering the beat. One [...]
Posted in Science & Technology on Nov 3rd, 2008
Not much different from political views or soccer favorite, people are very conservative when it comes to their laundry, or at least on how to dry it.
Those who favor laundry lines claim that the tumbling electric dryer damages the clothes, (the residues left in the filter prove that), consumes electricity, which is bad for the [...]
Posted in Science & Technology on Oct 30th, 2008
Israel touts some of the world’s best solar technology advances (see our extensive solar energy company guide here), but its Middle East neighbor Dubai, says it is planning to set up the region’s largest solar energy manufacturing plant. They are expected to start producing by the last quarter in 2010, and will manufacture photovoltaic panels [...]
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