Love them or hate them, since they were brought to the West in 1770, eucalyptus trees have played an important part in modern forestation. On the plus side, they grow quickly, give plenty of shade and dry the swamps; on …
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.
Israeli desertification conference offers new ideas
Desertification is a huge worldwide problem. Who better to turn to for solutions than Israel, where agriculturalists have succeeded in making the desert bloom
Canadian fisherman hauls great catch in Israeli waters
Canadian fisherman Italo Labignan with the 15lbs catfish he caught in the Sea of the Galilee. When it comes to fishing in the Holy Land, Canadian fisherman Italo Labignan is nothing short of enthusiastic. “It’s an awesome experience,” he admits. …
In an Israeli desert, water is his way of life
Planted in Israel’s Negev Desert is an academic oasis of scientists and their students. They are studying a natural resource that may be more valuable than oil in the not-so-distant future. That resource is water. Dr. Ofer Dahan from the …
San Francisco area aims to become electric car capital
Going electric: Amy Friedkin, president of ISRAEL21c, in San Francisco recently with the new Better Place electric car. The financial crisis is hurting Americans, but months before the hit fuel costs were already gouging into people’s pockets. Some were forced …
Israeli cleantech companies prove natural fit in California
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 …
Israel and California are clean tech dreaming
“Spoon feeding the next deal,” Shuly Galili, the executive director of the California-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Ormat’s geothermal energy plants, Hillpoint Energy’s promising new wind turbines that are lighter than air, Solel’s solar energy park in California’s Mohave Desert – …
EWA squeezes drinking water from thin air
For some countries, fresh water is an expensive commodity. EWA may have the solution. For Dr. Etan Bar, CEO of EWA, it was a question of priorities. His company, which focuses both on solar energy and clean water extraction from …
Israeli scientist uses enzymes to change the world
Enzyme technology researcher Dr. Sobhi Basheer, entrepreneur and director of the Galilee Society. In the world of biology, an enzyme is a change agent – a catalyst that can cause chemical reactions, shaking things up and producing a new, and …
Israel’s Mitam is a tick’s green nemesis
Mitam’s CEO Tzali Cnaani aims to bring an environmentally safe solution against ticks to market by 2010. Who doesn’t love bringing our favorite furry friends into the house – even to curl up on the bed? But the freeloading ticks …