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Could America’s 250 Percent Tariff on Chinese PVs Help the Mideast?

The United States Department of Commerce ruled yesterday that Chinese photovoltaic panel prices were below production costs and therefore their sale constituted dumping.   Proposed...

Panoramic Power Opens Window To Energy Cloud and Supply Chain

Shining a light on energy consumption. What if industrial building managers could see exactly how much energy their building is using, where in the building...

Egypt to Test Unique CSP Solar/Biomass Hybrid Plant

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7th Red Sea Oil Spill Since September Goes Virtually Unnoticed

The seventh oil spill in the Red Sea since September, 2011 has gone virtually unnoticed. The most recent spill in Gamsha Bay, which has...

Israel Environment Minister Proposes Cuts to Gaza Electricity to Bridge Shortfalls

We should all keep an eye on the Levant this summer as it manages a severe energy crisis, because what is currently unfolding on...

Israel’s Petroleum Council Adds Environment Reps

Meged oil field, in Israel. Last week two environmental representatives were added to Israel’s Petroleum Council, according to the Jerusalem Post. The council has been...

Is Urbanizing the Solution to Israel’s Housing Crisis?

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$109 Billion Solar Plan to Power a Third of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has finally noticed it has twenty centuries of solar reserves and has made plans to tap them. For its own use.The Kingdom has just announced...

Heliofocus Solar Technology Dish Unveiled in Israel

Israel and China seem to be agreeing on more and more these days. On Tuesday, investors from the two countries announced they would be jointly...

What an Egyptian Environmentalist Looks Like

Does goes on a mission to find out what typifies an Egyptian environmentalist. A few months ago Egypt was named the greenest country in...

4.1 Million Acres Of Land Previously Classified As Forest Goes On Sale In Turkey Today

Turkey's government argues that much of the land has already been illegally developed and sold, especially in the outskirts of major cities like Istanbul...

UniVerve Chooses Microalgae For Award-Winning Biofuel Business

Late this February Israeli financial newspaper Calcalist, along with Israel Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, hosted a competition to honor Israel's...

Old Gas Stations Still Polluting Israel’s Soil and Water

Toxic gas leaks from gas stations contaminating water in Israel Israel’s Ministry of the Environment is struggling to rectify the nationwide soil and groundwater pollution...

Israel To Help India Clean Up The Ganges River

Young Israeli tourists are so common in India that in certain regions, restaurants hang signs and write menus in Hebrew. But Israel is now...

Mebiol’s Futuristic Hydrogel to Grow Food on Desert Sand

A hydrogel could make deserts flourish with crops grown on under a fifth of the water.

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Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

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Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

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