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Dye Solar Cell “3G Solar” Moves On-Grid

3G Solar moves on-grid, where the market is  more lucrative than off-grid, developing countries The Israeli solar power firm 3G Solar will move on...

Windstalks May Compete with Turbines to Energize the Middle East

Windstalks are an interesting concept; but will they really work? Wind turbines, some of them as large as commercial airliners, have been receiving their fair...

Public Transportation Takes Flight In Dubai

Will more people in Dubai catch on to merits of metro-riding, ditch the car, and reduce their carbon footprint? We've already established that the Emiratis...

Lease Your Roof To A Fiddler, A Farmer, or An Independent Power Producer

Need a place to park your solar panels or urban garden? SEGlet's website offers a revolutionary crowdsourcing solution Real estate has taken on a...

From City Sewage to Solar and Wind as Dexia Enters Israel’s Green Circus

A burst pipe soon thing of the past? News about new investment in Israeli cleanteach tends to be dominated by announcements of new and advanced...

Tap Into Auxiliary Water Supplies With Your AC

Gallons of water can be produced in hours.  The world water crisis is a definite fact, and the availability of fresh water for drinking, cooking,...

Architect From Fortune 500 Company Criticizes Middle East’s “Glass Monsters”

Glass may be beautiful, but in the Middle East, it's far from eco-friendly It's one thing for environmental bloggers to criticize architects or project managers...

Ashkelon’s Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant Still Not Environmentally Friendly

Ruptures in natural gas pipelines like this one could cause a gas-fired power plant to shut down. Ashkelon's planned gas-fired power plant is being hailed...

500 Tonne Food Waste Undermines Holy Month Of Ramadan

Officials in Abu Dhabi launched the "Think before you waste" campaign to help prevent food from piling up in landfills during Ramadan While Muslims are...

What is Causing Breast Growth in Chinese Toddlers?

When was the last time you checked the ingredients in your baby's formula? A mystery is unfolding in the central area of Wuhan and the...

BrightSource Energy One Step Closer to World’s Largest Solar Plant

If the California public approves, Brightsource Energy will proceed to construction in the Fall despite rare desert tortoise Although BrightSource Energy pulled out of the...

Haim Dotan’s Tao of Architecture

Israeli  Haim Dotan incorporates the soul of nature into his art and architecture Few things make our green hearts soar more than an architect with...

If Homo Sapiens Want A Home, They’re Gonna Need Some Biodiversity First

If our leaders don't get their hands dirty and effect real plans to protect biodiversity, we stand to lose the land we live on ...

Should Cities In The Middle East Be More Dense, Like Manhattan?

Though urban density is better for the environment, we don't have to give up all the benefits of country living (such as locally-grown food) Though...

Despite Everything, Shrinking Dead Sea is a Popular Tourist Destination

Tourists still love the Dead Sea's mineral rich waters. But for how long? Despite the fact that the Dead Sea is shrinking by as much...

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The Myths Killing Your Fleet’s Carbon Numbers

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China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

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As winter rains approach the Middle East, scientists warn that PFAS forever chemicals contaminate rainwater worldwide, even in Antarctica.

Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster is here. My 13-year-old son thinks it’s the future

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