An Israeli hybrid water-heating system shaves thousands of dollars a year off heating costs at big facilities, and vastly improves efficiency. The Hydra system being installed at the Jerusalem Ramada. Heat pumps, more common in moderate climates than extreme ones, …
Environment
A windfall for Israel’s ‘waterfall’ sewage treatment firm
Mapal breaks into British market with its unique system for faster and more efficient treatment of wastewater.
Sukkot is the Jewish Environment Holiday in Israel
This week marks the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Jews will build small huts and live in them for a week. Tonight marks the first night of Sukkot, the Jewish Festival of Booths. This post cross-posted at Green Prophet by Alex …
Holy Land wildlife goes forth and multiplies in Africa
The once virtually extinct Saharan scimitar-horned oryx has gotten a new lease on life thanks to an Israeli breeding program. Photo by Shay Levy/Flash90 A breeding program for the once-extinct African antelope species is underway successfully at Yotvata. It’s an …
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Going naked to save the Dead Sea [video]
Spencer Tunick gathers 1,000 volunteers to pose in the buff at the Dead Sea to bring attention to the ecologically troubled site. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA0vv5HlLtY Why did American photographer Spencer Tunick put out a call for 1,000 volunteers to pose without …
Food and fuel from greenhouse gas?
With the help of algae, Israel’s Seambiotic is turning carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into fuel and nutraceuticals.
From woodchips to biofuel
An Israeli clean-tech company’s process for turning plant cellulose into feedstock for ‘green’ fuel wins a $100 million bond package from Mississippi. HCL Clean Tech CEO Eran Baniel. It’s not every day that an Israeli company based on the science …
Modern ‘rain dance’ for Senegal
Israel’s Tipa program has introduced drip irrigation to African subsistence farmers, providing hope for food security in unstable times. The Israeli drip irrigation system has allowed 700 farming families in Senegal to reap crops three times a year instead of …
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Vertigo Eco-Village promotes green living in Israel [video]
A project of the Vertigo contemporary dance troupe, the village welcomes visitors to take part in environmental workshops and mud-building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UlMmY7xj4A A chicken-coop-turned-dance-studio provides the heart of the Vertigo Ecological Arts Village, a project of the Israeli contemporary dance troupe …
Non-toxic solution keeps bugs out of food
Israel’s Bio[pack] makes a package coating from plant extracts already programmed by nature to repel insects. It can also be sprayed around the perimeter of warehouses. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash 90 Bio[pack] aims to keep insects out of food packages. …
Israel’s GridOn keeps the lights burning
A fault current limiter designed in Israel is helping large utility companies avert widespread power breakdowns. Photo of Jerusalem in a winter storm by Yossi Zamir/Flash90 Thunderstorms can cause power surges across the electricity grid causing massive blackouts. Blackouts across …