Transportation

Will the Saudis Be the Last to Get into the Gas Guzzler Biz?

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How much recyclable material will this new Mazda have when it goes to the shredder in 2030? Lat year 2010 was a record year for...

Israel train catches fire

There is a serious chance you can die in Israel from taking the train, riding the bus or driving a bike. Electric bikes are...

Hybrid Bus To Offer Israel A Cleaner, Quieter Public Transport Option

A pilot program will bring a greener hybrid bus to Israel's Sharon region. Here’s some good green news for 2011 in Israel: In addition to...

How Do You Solve Traffic Congestion in Cairo? With Helicopters Taxis, Apparently

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Poison at the Pump: Israel Gas Stations Major Groundwater Polluters

OECD lays down the law: Israeli gas stations still causing pollution, despite efforts to improve. Above: seaside gas station in Tel Aviv. Petroleum and the...

Chevy Volt Hybrids Made From BP Spill Oil Booms

Oil booms and other rubber and plastic wastes are now becoming car parts The recent 5 month oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico...

The UAE Gets Its First Carbon Neutral Bus. Maybe?

A UAE facilities management company and a Swiss non-profit have teamed up to create the UAE's first carbon-neutral bus. Just this week we learned...

New Chevy Volts Already Rolling Into Dealerships

The Volt is already "charging" towards customers, and hopefully success Finally, after months of speculation, marketing hoopla, and just plain old media hype, the first...

An Insider’s Experience of Exploring Beirut by Bike

What it's really like to explore Beirut (and especially the new Waterfront District) by bike. Lebanon - and Beirut in particular - have been making...

ETV’s Micro Turbine Battery Charger A Game Changer for EVs?

ETV's micro- turbine device to extend the range of  the battery cell packs to up to twice the present driving range of 130 -160...

Israeli Electric Cars on the Fast Track – Says Company’s Power Supplier

This guy (Maurice) will have to wait till 2012 to have an electric car Contrary to reservations being made about the Better Place...

Critics Fear Better Place Is “Charging” A Monopoly

EV's phone home: While charging EV's at home are most convenient, the Israeli EV company is going for a monopoly - making customers charge...

13 “Better Place” Cars Hit the Streets of Israel To Test “Charge”

With all the hype, 13 Better Place EV cars are finally being imported in Israel to test charge spots. They are being tested as...

Will This Year’s Hajj Pilgrimage be Greener Than Ever?

Even with the completion of the "Mekkah Metro" scenes like this are bound to continue during the Hajj for years to come. As the 2010...

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

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Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

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Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

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

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

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