A new natural gas pipeline promises to cut air pollution in the Haifa Bay area by at least 75% by 2013.
As noted in a previous post, there was some disappointing environmental news in Israel this week: The Finance Ministry slapped a freeze on development of large solar power plants, pending a review of the feed-in tariff scheme. But there were also some good news: A new pipeline was dedicated this week that will bring natural gas to northern Israel, allowing petrochemical plants and other industries in the Haifa area to switch from diesel and crude oil, thus significantly reducing air pollution.
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new pipeline, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the new pipeline would mean the reduction of 12,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year. To illustrate this scope of emissions, he said: “Imagine that every day a supertanker flew over the area and dumped 35 tons of pollutants.”
The mayor of Haifa, Yona Yahav, also welcomed the new pipeline’s potential for improving the city’s air quality, but complained that Haifa’s reputation for poor air quality is unwarranted: Tel Aviv’s air pollution is worse, he said.
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Author: Ira Moskowitz
When his kids were small, Ira would point to litter on the ground and tell them: “That makes me angry!” He still gets angry about pollution, waste and abusive treatment of our world, but is encouraged by the growing awareness of environmental issues and has been following the latest developments in cleantech with great interest. Ira grew up in the green hills of western Massachusetts and moved to Israel in the early 1980s after completing an MA in Middle Eastern Studies. He has worked as a software developer and journalist, and translates works of Hebrew fiction and non-fiction to English. Ira is trying to age gracefully, but refuses to surrender his youthful belief in the potential for change, including a collaborative future for the peoples of the Middle East. To contact Ira, email ira (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
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