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PrimeAir from Amazon could be used for green goods VIDEO

You've probably seen the video of Amazon's Prime Air delivering a customer's goods within 30 minutes. If not, catch it below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNySOrI2Ny8 Just as the news...

Hyperloop, Elon Musk dreams of a fifth mode of transportation [video]

Elon Musk is known as the founder of SpaceX, a pioneer in the commercialization of space travel and Tesla, a company named after a...

Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport Upcycled by Anees Maani, Artfully

Amman’s old Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) terminal will live on in a new artwork commissioned by airport operator Airport International Group (AIG).  The...

Gnrgy Buys Better Place for the Price of an Apartment in Tel Aviv

At a bargain basement price tag of only $450,000 the Israeli startup Gnrgy has bought the assets of the failed electric car company Better...

Better Place Investor Michael Granoff To Write Tell All Book

With almost a billion in financing and electric battery charge and change stations in place nationwide, at its critical hour Israel's electric car company...

Abu Dhabi is Phasing Out Cars and Siemens Wants to Help

Dubai's metro started running in 2009 (don't fall asleep though) but Abu Dhabi, the wealthier Emirate, is only now reducing its dependence on cars...

Green Roofed and Wi-Fi Enabled Tawseela Micro Buses Cut Through Cairo’s Traffic

There's traffic. And then there is Cairo traffic, which can drive even the saintliest men and women to a special kind of madness. But...

Formula One Drivers Take On Dubai in an Electric Twizy Frenzy (video!)

A tiny two-person electric car may be the last choice for Formula One race car drivers, but that was the electric ride of choice...

Hövding, An Invisible Inflatable Air Bag Bike Helmet (video)

Bicycle riding in the Middle East is thwarted by challenging climate and terrain, and to lesser extent by culture. A new invisible helmet, akin...

Israeli Electric Car Drivers Pay the Piper Today?

Today is D-Day for electric car drivers in condos and apartments in Israel and who use the Better Place charging systems. The Israel Electric Company...

Turkey Opens World’s Deepest Subsea Tunnel, the Marmaray, Connecting Asia to Europe

Turkey inaugurated the Marmaray undersea railway tunnel on Tuesday, linking Europe and Asia. It is the Marmaray, the world's deepest immersed tube tunnel at...

“No Woman, No Drive” Video by Saudi Comedian Hisham Fageeh, With Lyrics

This is the best pro-women's rights stuff we've seen out of Saudi Arabia, ever. Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh has posted his excellent No Woman, No Drive...

Jerusalem’s Eco Bike “Festigalgal” Says Ride to Work!

Jerusalem's Festigalgal bicycle riding festival winds up next week with emphasis on using bicycles more for in-city transportation. The annual festival has in the...

Latest Purchase Deal for Bankrupt Better Place Company Falls Through

The forlorn photo of empty EV car charging posts says it all. Better Place, the electric car infrastructure company founded by entrepreneur Shai Agassi...

Qatar Emir Selects Arched Design ‘Vaulted Spaces’ for Doha Metro

As Qatar prepares for the 2022 World Cup amid bribery allegations and gross human rights violations, the world is watching every move. Which may...

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Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

Jewish Vegan Life has launched a global campaign celebrating the New Year for Animals, with synchronized events in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Jerusalem, alongside an international livestream on August 9 featuring partners including Mercy for Animals, The Good Food Institute and Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary.

The Space Orchestra, and the search for extraterrestrial life, to eclipse celebration

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Canada’s healthcare became the world’s digital health laboratory. Now Europe is taking notice

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A rooftop solar system looks simple: panels, an inverter, a battery and a few cables. But beneath that simplicity lies a bill of materials thousands of lines long, where tiny current sensors, magnetic cores, gate drivers, capacitors and connectors quietly determine efficiency, safety and lifespan. These overlooked components—not the solar panels themselves—are why today's residential solar systems are smaller, smarter and far more reliable than those of a decade ago.

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Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

Jewish Vegan Life has launched a global campaign celebrating the New Year for Animals, with synchronized events in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Jerusalem, alongside an international livestream on August 9 featuring partners including Mercy for Animals, The Good Food Institute and Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary.

The Space Orchestra, and the search for extraterrestrial life, to eclipse celebration

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Canada’s healthcare became the world’s digital health laboratory. Now Europe is taking notice

Canada's healthcare system may be under pressure, but its decades-long experience with digital transformation is becoming a model for Europe and beyond. In an interview with Nordic's Alison MacDonald, Green Prophet explores why successful AI in healthcare depends less on software than on empowering clinicians, improving workflows and building resilient systems.

Jewish Climate Network founded so innovators don’t leave their identity at the door

Rather than retreating from climate change work, the Jewish Climate Trust organization has backed a new initiative designed to strengthen both climate action and Jewish community.

The Hidden Components Powering the Renewable Energy Revolution

A rooftop solar system looks simple: panels, an inverter, a battery and a few cables. But beneath that simplicity lies a bill of materials thousands of lines long, where tiny current sensors, magnetic cores, gate drivers, capacitors and connectors quietly determine efficiency, safety and lifespan. These overlooked components—not the solar panels themselves—are why today's residential solar systems are smaller, smarter and far more reliable than those of a decade ago.

Teen Farmerettes were Canada’s answer to Victory Gardens during wartime food shortages

It is a wake-up call to teen girls on TikTok planning their next Coachella outfit or trip to Sephora: During the Second World War, thousands of young men left family farms to enlist, but the crops still needed planting and harvesting. Ontario's government answered by recruiting high school girls, from ages 16 to 18, to spend parts of spring, summer and fall to fill in for the labor shortage. 

The Early Believers: Investors Who Backed SpaceX Long Before Its Record IPO

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From eco city experiment to global clean energy giant: How Masdar became the UAE’s renewable energy powerhouse

Masdar began as an ambitious eco city in the Abu Dhabi desert. Two decades later, it has become one of the world's largest renewable energy developers, financing billions of dollars in solar, wind and battery storage projects across the globe.
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