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Siemens Exits Israel’s Solel Solar Initiative

Even as some solar projects are just taking flight in Israel, underlining a new wave of optimism about the technology's ability to succeed in...

Jordan Terminates Uranium Mining License with French Firm AREVA

Following a dispute over the details of their joint contract, the Jordanian government has parted ways with the french company AREVA Back in 2010, the...

New And Improved AORA Solar Tulips Turns To Global Market

AORA Solar CEO Zev Rosenzweig says he is more ready than ever to take on the world. His company's hybrid solar thermal technology, which...

Saudi Arabia Announces Plans For 100% Switch To Renewables

A bright and renewable future for Saudi Arabia? A shock announcement from the world's largest oil producer Following plans to transform Mecca into a solar...

Single White Light luminAID Seeks Middle East Partner

Three years of sustainable lighting for fifteen bucks? United Nations Relief Agency, you hearing this? The LuminAID inflatable solar light was created by a pair...

Germany’s EnBW Partners With Turkish Firm To Build 50MW Wind Power Plant

Tekirdağ Province, in northwestern Turkey, will be the site of several new wind power plants over the next few years. This has been a big...

10 Ways Abu Dhabi Leads The Arab Gulf’s Green Revolution

Abu Dhabi’s stellar efforts to raise green performance across industry sectors position that Gulf state as regional leader in both conceiving sustainable solutions, and...

Morocco University Excited Over First Wind-hydrogen System Installation

Training, teaching and researching the wind: Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane gets Africa's first wind-hydrogen system. Morocco's renewable energy push received yet another boost last week with...

Jordan Mandates Domestic Solar Water Heating

Jordan passes new building codes requiring solar water heaters on all new commercial and residential buildings. It's about time: Regulations come into effect in April...

Bahrain Announces 5 MW Solar Power Entrance

Bahrain, a small island country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf, has lagged behind other Gulf region countries in developing its clean...

Dubai Confirms Commitment to Sustainable Environment, Energy

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) economic capital, Dubai, has reaffirmed its committment to sustainable energy and the environment as it pushes forward on massive...

Kurdish Self-Rule Spreading in War-Torn Syria

Could a united Kurdistan mean a victory for the peoples' natural resources: energy, and mighty rivers? Against the backdrop of the civil war raging in...

First Solar Succah Goes Up In Kfar Saba, Israel

  "We're one of the most environmentally friendly cities in Israel," says Kfar Saba mayor Yehuda Ben Hamo. In Israel, each municipality raises a Jewish holiday...

Israelis Protest Early End of Summer Time

Dozens of protestors gathered in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square last Saturday night as Daylight Saving Time (DST) was set to end.  They claimed Israel’s...

Electree’s Solar Bonsai Tree to Electrify Our Techno Toys

Where’s a charger when you need one? My device-addicted household is always running short on chargers for cell phones and laptops and iPods. I...

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Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

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