San Francisco area aims to become electric car capital
Going electric: Amy Friedkin, president of ISRAEL21c, in San Francisco recently with the new Better Place electric car. The financial crisis is hurting Americans, but
We all share this planet together. From new technologies and research to activism, find the latest stories on Israelis creating a more sustainable world for all its living creatures.
Going electric: Amy Friedkin, president of ISRAEL21c, in San Francisco recently with the new Better Place electric car. The financial crisis is hurting Americans, but
The American economy has been flipped on its head, yet companies, authorities and investors in California know that the current financial woes can’t stop the
“Spoon feeding the next deal,” Shuly Galili, the executive director of the California-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Ormat’s geothermal energy plants, Hillpoint Energy’s promising new wind
For some countries, fresh water is an expensive commodity. EWA may have the solution. For Dr. Etan Bar, CEO of EWA, it was a question
Enzyme technology researcher Dr. Sobhi Basheer, entrepreneur and director of the Galilee Society. In the world of biology, an enzyme is a change agent –
Mitam’s CEO Tzali Cnaani aims to bring an environmentally safe solution against ticks to market by 2010. Who doesn’t love bringing our favorite furry friends
An Israeli company aims to revolutionize wastewater disposal by harnessing a bacteria found in nature that decomposes organic matter and creates electricity at the same
Israel Ganot, co-founder of Gazelle: “The bigger story is making sure items get a second life.” Some of the iPhones get sold on eBay, older
Israeli alternative energy company Galten has developed a method of obtaining biofuel from the seeds of the jatropha, a plant that doesn’t compete with food
Construction of the new light rail system may be bogging Jerusalem down now, but it’s likely to transform the city’s dilapidated downtown into a thriving
Mt. Gilboa will be the site of Israel’s first green town. It’s one thing to adopt environmentally conscious behavior, such as recycling, taking public transportation,
Israeli Shai Zakai: Her goal is to communicate and record mankind’s impact on its fragile world. Since nature can’t speak for itself, Israeli artist Shai
It’s a problem everywhere where man’s best friend lives in the urban environment: dog poop and picking it up. A new community project in Petah
Ran Morin’s unusual sculpture Orange Suspendu draws thousands of tourists each year who stand beside it and marvel. Like many others who admire his work,