An Israeli company aims to revolutionize wastewater disposal by harnessing a bacteria found in nature that decomposes organic matter and creates electricity at the same time. Industrial and municipal waste doesn’t go away when we flush it down the drain. …

Israel Ganot, co-founder of Gazelle: “The bigger story is making sure items get a second life.” Some of the iPhones get sold on eBay, older cell phones and laptops are repurposed and shipped to India and China for resale, while …

Israeli alternative energy company Galten has developed a method of obtaining biofuel from the seeds of the jatropha, a plant that doesn’t compete with food crops. Trial plantings have already begun in Ghana. It will take dedicated visionaries to help …

Construction of the new light rail system may be bogging Jerusalem down now, but it’s likely to transform the city’s dilapidated downtown into a thriving destination. Stepping into one of the sleek and shiny new light rail vehicles set to …

Mt. Gilboa will be the site of Israel’s first green town. It’s one thing to adopt environmentally conscious behavior, such as recycling, taking public transportation, and saving water or electricity. But that’s not enough for the future residents of the …

Israeli Shai Zakai: Her goal is to communicate and record mankind’s impact on its fragile world. Since nature can’t speak for itself, Israeli artist Shai Zakai has appointed herself as the human moderator. For more than a decade she’s been …

It’s a problem everywhere where man’s best friend lives in the urban environment: dog poop and picking it up. A new community project in Petah Tikva, Israel is now taking to the streets using canine DNA to determine which pooch …

Ran Morin’s unusual sculpture Orange Suspendu draws thousands of tourists each year who stand beside it and marvel. Like many others who admire his work, Israeli environment artist Ran Morin’s favorite sculpture is a centerpiece of Jaffa’s Old City. Although …

It was first mentioned in the Bible – now three Israeli companies are looking to commercialize the oil of the castor plant, and hopefully make it into a world-leading source of biofuel. A cornucopia of alternative and renewable fuels, American …