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Ira Moskowitz
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Dropouts Threaten Viability of Israel’s Ashelim Solar Tender
Is the sun setting on Israel’s plans to build solar power plants at Ashelim in the Negev Desert? (image via inisrael.com) Clal Industries and BrightSource...
Endangered Baboons and Hyenas Rescued from Private Home in Abu Dhabi
One of the hyenas confiscated from a home in Abu Dhabi. Fifteen baboon monkeys and two striped hyenas were rescued by environmental officials from a...
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 the...
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 of...
Egyptian Native Antoine Bittar Shares Solar Expertise in 'Sun City'
Dr. Antoine Bittar, one of the solar experts who spoke at MENASOL. (Photo by author.) While the previous MENASOL speaker profiled here (Nasser Majali) is...
EDAMA Works to Forge Partnerships for Green Projects in Jordan
The CEO of Jordan’s EDAMA organization, Nasser Majali. (Photo by author) Nasser Majali, the CEO of Amman-based EDAMA – an NGO working to promote energy,...
Cautious Optimism at MENASOL Solar Energy Conference in Cairo
Some 250 people participated in the MENASOL conference in Cairo this week. Courtesy image. The 2nd annual MENASOL solar energy conference on the development and...
Cairo's Green Lung – Al-Azhar Park
From garbage dump to municipal park. The impressions of Alexandria I shared in a recent post were largely negative, so here I’ll present a happier...
Are Sunnier (Greener) Days Ahead for Alexandria?
Despite its impressive shoreline, Alexandria – the self-proclaimed “Capital of Arab Tourism” – seems to be a city in decline. (Hint: watch out pedestrians). When...
Israel Plans Wind-Powered Lighting for Coastal Highway, Takes Initial Step to Buttress Shoreline Cliffs
Israel’s cabinet has approved recommendations for preventing the further erosion of coastline cliffs. The Israel National Roads Company is preparing to publish tenders for the...
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