Ilana Teitelbaum
Is Jerusalem Stone Under Threat?
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We’ve heard about peak oil. Ilana asks about “peak Jerusalem stone” – and if it will ever be under threat. My earliest memory of arriving in Jerusalem in 1993 is permeated with a sense of bewilderment. Coming from Queens, New…
An Unwelcome Colony? Ring-necked Parakeets Threaten Biodiversity in Jerusalem
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A “beautiful nuisance” infiltrates Jerusalem’s German colony. On a recent walk through the German Colony, I was treated to a stunning sight. Filling a tree with their flapping green wings was a flock of eight parakeets, calling raucously to each…
Israel’s New “Green” Synagogue to Raise Environmental Awareness
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Rabbi Ian Pear believes that public institutions should take the lead in generating environmental awareness. The relationship between ecology and worldwide religions has taken center stage recently. Islamic leaders are speaking out and two traveling Americans found all manner of…
SolarEdge Plans Holistic Approach to Solar Energy Efficiency
Ilana Teitelbaum | | 3 Comments
With a $23 million investment, SolarEdge takes PV systems to the next level of efficiency. GE just invested in them. Now, Guy Sella, founder and CEO of Israeli company SolarEdge, is planning a revolution. Don’t be alarmed though, this one…
An Eco-Farm Blooms Under Rocket Fire From Gaza
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While rockets fly overhead, Bat-Zion Benjaminson tends her garden. The religious mother of four hopes to establish an eco-village in the moshav (cooperative community) of Shokeda, which is located just six kilometers away from the border of Gaza. According to…
U.S.-Israel Binational Cleantech Forum: Creating a Strategy for the Future of Cleantech
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Miya president and CEO Baruch Oren and B. Gaon Holdings Ltd. Chairman Moshe Gaon have presented a new forum: The U.S.-Israel Binational Cleantech Forum, which they announced at the Israel America Chamber of Commerce Conference in Washington. The goal of…
2008 a Big Year for Israel Cleantech Investments, Says Ernst & Young
Ilana Teitelbaum | | Comment
Before the economic crisis made the question of investments something of a joke, venture capital investments in green technology worldwide saw a huge increase in 2008. Compared to the same investment period in 2007, venture capital investments increased by 82%,…
Shai Agassi's Project Better Place to Seal a Deal with Japan?
Ilana Teitelbaum | | 1 Comment
Following the ongoing saga of Project Better Place‘s steady process of world domination, we can now add a new country to the list: Japan. The news just in is that the Japanese Environment Ministry is inviting Better Place to take…
Upcoming Event: Fundraiser Party for Biogas Electricity for Bedouin Villages
Ilana Teitelbaum | | Comment
Ilana Meallem of Arava Institute has helped initiate a project to install a bio-gas facility in the unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, to provide the villages with electricity and to help them dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly…
Green Prophet Interviewed in Jerusalemite
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We’ve hit the one-year anniversary of Green Prophet, and what a year it’s been! And just in time for the event, Green Prophet’s Karin was interviewed by Jerusalemite about green spaces in Jerusalem. (Karin was also interviewed in the November…
