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Paz and 7 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of July 26, 2009

Lisa Damast
By Lisa Damast
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During the week of July 26th, Israeli oil company Paz launched a solar energy venture. The Israeli government launched a program to save an aquifer on the coast and a bird sanctuary vital to half a billion of the world’s birds that’s in danger of closing made headlines.

For these stories and more, see below for this past week’s headlines.

Solar
1. Letting the sunshine in

2. Israeli Oil Company Paz Launches Solar Energy Venture Today

Investment
3. Siemens On A Solar Streak With Investment News Around Arava Power

Inside Israel
4. World’s birdlife in danger if Israeli sanctuary closes

5. Israel launches program to save coastal aquifer

6. State increasing incentive to use renewable energy

Green Building
7. GREEN GLOBE: Plans for Israel’s New Eco-Hub Revealed

Lisa Damast
Lisa Damasthttp://www.israelinnovation20.com/
Lisa Damast is an online marketing consultant by day and blogger of Israel technology by night. Her blog, Israel Innovation 2.0, provides news and analysis of Israeli technology companies in the enterprise software, Web 2.0 and cleantech sectors. Lisa is also a co-organizer of the Jerusalem Business Networking Forum (JBNF). JBNF helps facilitate online and offline networking among business professionals in Jerusalem, including in the cleantech industry. Lisa made aliyah in August 2007 after receiving a degree in Communication Studies from Boston University in May 2007. Lisa can be reached at lisa (at) greenprophet (dot) com.

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