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BP to Begin Testing Waterworld Invention on Gulf Oil Spill

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Dropouts Threaten Viability of Israel’s Ashelim Solar Tender

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Hungry Persian Gulf States Look to Mycorrhiza Fungus to Grow Crops in Desert

Bring in the mycorrhiza fungi to help crops grow in the desert, suggests new study for the Middle East. Image via DGSgardening Oil rich Persian...

China and 8 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of May 9, 2010

Israel and China's cleantech partnership, Better Place, Multimatrix and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech this past week. During the week of May 9th, Israel...

Giving Plants "Jack and the Beanstalk" Protein Power

Looking at the proteins that "talk" between shoot and root of plants, Tel Aviv University unlocks a new tool for the biofuel industry. Plant...

TransAlgae Seeds A Need For Green Feed

The algae for biofuel company TransAlgae is developing a new superbreed of algae for biofuels that is more resistant to the pests and the...

The Limits of Growing Biofuel Crops on a Desert Island

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Abu Dhabi Aims to Halt the Practice of 'Flaring' Natural Gas

The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO), an offshore division of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), aspires to become the first in...

Si, Si! Spain Looks to Build Solar Thermal Plants in Egypt

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Solar Power Plants in Italy and the US, Built by China and Israel?

Suntech, the world’s biggest maker of polysilicon solar-power modules from China looks to pair up with Israel Electric Corp on solar-power plants. Image...

MENA Cleantech Sees 'Existential Need' for CSP in Middle East and North Africa

At the MENASOL conference in Cairo last week, MENA Cleantech's Samer Zureikat cited this 11th century scientist, Ibn al-Haytham, as one of the forefathers...

Wind Turbines and 10 Israel-related Cleantech Headlines, Week of May 2, 2010

Israel's wind plan, SolarEdge's Italian partnership, drip irrigation and more headlines related to Israeli cleantech this past week. During the week of May 2,...

C.E.S. Thinks Inside the Box to Save Energy

Israel's C.E.S. box greens your home power use, telling you where faulty appliances are sucking juice from the grid. Like GreenRoads to save fuel...

Multimatrix Invests Millions In Israel's Small Wind Market

Multimatrix and AES invest in Israel water company to catch the wind. Harnessing wind energy has never been a priority endeavor in Israel, compared to...

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

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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.

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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.

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