With the list of Brazil’s hot issues revealing water, energy, clean tech, medical equipment and communications as top priorities, Israel has much to offer the largest country in South America. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90. Israel’s national water company, Mekorot, …
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.
A refuge for prophets, people and wildlife
One of the world’s 500 UNESCO bioreserves, inhabited by rare flora, fauna and people, is in northern Israel’s Carmel Mountain range, on the outskirts of Haifa. Photo by Doron Horowitz/Flash90. The Carmel Mountains near Haifa are home to unique …
Washing agricultural wastewater down the drain
A clean tech treatment for agricultural wastewater that adapts itself to the bacteria in the water may be an environment-friendly solution to a nagging problem. “If agricultural wastewater went straight to the wastewater treatment plant, the facility would just …
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Birds and legislators share Jerusalem hill [Video]
It may be the seat of power in Israel and located in the middle of a busy city, but Jerusalem Hill – the site of Israel’s parliament – is also home to a significant bird observatory. When it comes …
Saving fuel and lives – simple as that
With Israel’s GreenRoad solution on board, fuel consumption is reduced by seven to 10 percent and the accident rate’s cut in half. Al Gore liked the idea so much, he invested in it. It’s the here and now aspect …
Protecting California’s grape crops with ice
Californian vineyards are turning to an Israeli company to protect their valuable grape crops from frost damage with a freezing ‘igloo’ that coats the grapevine buds in ice.
More work, less play for Israel’s endangered dolphins
A new Israeli study finds that commercial fishing endangers Mediterranean dolphins, and that unlike dolphins elsewhere, they spend more time searching for food than socializing. Photo courtesy of the University of Haifa. A dolphin mother with her infant searching for …
Rethinking climate change under the Israeli sun
Three major studies by Israeli researchers on climate change in the Middle East shed new light on various aspects of global warming and how we should contend with them. Sea levels off Israel’s coast have been rising and falling …
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Israel’s ancient trees tell their tales [Video]
Growing for hundreds of years, Israel’s oldest trees have borne witness to some of the key moments in the country’s history. Each of them has a unique story to tell. Many ancient trees grow throughout Israel, some of which …
Animals change size and shape as result of climate change
Animals and birds all over the world are changing their body weight as part of a survival strategy to deal with global warming, an Israeli professor has discovered. The arctic fox is growing smaller as temperatures heat up. Birds, …