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The Times of Israel

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Founding editor:
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Topic: environmental issues

August 8, 2013
12:04 pm

Energy and Water Resources Minister Silvan Shalom (center) prepares to turn on the connection that will pump natural gas into a Ramat Hovav factory, the first factory in Israel to use natural gas as its source of power (Photo credit: Courtesy Phibro Israel)

‘Israel’s dump’ now trailblazer for a better environment

Ramat Hovav, once an environmental minefiled, is reborn as an eco-park — and a center for clean-burning and alternative energy projects

By David Shamah

July 31, 2013
1:08 pm

Germany's Jews Go Green takes a core social value -- environmentalism -- and infuses it with Judaism. (photo credit: courtesy)

Jews in Germany connect Judaism to the environment

With 100,000 largely disconnected Jews, activists are linking religious values to social issues and bringing community to Jewish youth

By Nicole Levin

June 6, 2013
10:37 am

An illustrative photo of a chicken (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Empire Kosher fined for environmental violations

Charges include chemical spills, discharge of untreated industrial wastewater, improper storage of solid waste

May 28, 2013
5:06 am

A Better Place recharging station in Tel Aviv (photo credit: Serge Attal/Flash90)

The car’s out of juice, but the Better Place vision may drive on

A day after the pioneering electric car company announced bankruptcy, some argue that the eulogies are premature

By David Shamah

February 11, 2013
7:54 pm

An Israeli train station (illustrative photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)

Tel Aviv to Eilat fast train moves one stop closer

Environmental concerns overruled; national planning committee still has to approve plan

By Aaron Kalman

January 2, 2013
11:55 am

Illustrative photo of a park area in Jerusalem (Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

Report lists 119 specific threats to Israel’s open spaces

Society for the Protection of Nature points a finger at the projects, legislation and issues that endanger green areas

By Gabe Fisher

November 22, 2012
5:16 pm

Casualty of war: a genuine debate on who we want to be

Will the upcoming elections fail, once again, to focus on the social agenda?

By Alon Tal

October 17, 2012
6:49 pm

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz (photo credit: NASA/Public domain)

Iran denies oil spill plan to block vital Strait of Hormuz

From the web Tehran says it won’t cause environmental disaster to sabotage shipping, Reuters reports

September 25, 2012
1:43 pm

Day of reconciliation with the planet

I’ve discovered that this thing we have — me and the Earth — is a relationship, and I have a lot to apologize for

By Jen Maidenberg

September 3, 2012
12:32 am

The Jordan River flowing near Kibbutz Gadot in the upper Galilee (Photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

A last-ditch effort to rescue the Jordan River

From the web Deutsche Welle: An NGO working with Israel, Jordan, Syria and the PA hopes to rehabilitate the polluted, once-mighty waterway

September 2, 2012
9:44 pm

A BYD electric bus (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Electric bus fleet heads to Tel Aviv

Dan Bus Company promises lower emissions, less noise with 700 new vehicles

By David Shamah

August 30, 2012
4:53 pm

The Ariel University green house (Photo credit: Courtesy)

The greenest house in the world?

Students at Ariel University marshal all sorts of techniques to build an environmentally sound abode

By David Shamah

August 9, 2012
5:19 pm

Tel-O-No-Fun

A bike-sharing station turns up right outside an environmentalist’s front door. What could go wrong?

By Marni Mandell

July 17, 2012
12:20 pm

A desalination plant on the Mediterranean Sea near Atlit, in northern Israel (Photo credit: Shay Levy/Flash 90)

Environmental risks vie with economic rewards in Israel’s desalination efforts

From the web International Business Times: By the end of 2013, one out of every two glasses of water drunk in Israel will come from desalinated water. Just where is all that salt going?

May 29, 2012
12:55 pm

Green profit

Can environmentally conscious (or just cheap) tourists make Israel richer?

By Karin Kloosterman

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: environmental issues

‘Israel’s dump’ now trailblazer for a better environment

Ramat Hovav, once an environmental minefiled, is reborn as an eco-park — and a center for clean-burning and alternative energy projects

Jews in Germany connect Judaism to the environment

With 100,000 largely disconnected Jews, activists are linking religious values to social issues and bringing community to Jewish youth

Empire Kosher fined for environmental violations

Charges include chemical spills, discharge of untreated industrial wastewater, improper storage of solid waste

The car’s out of juice, but the Better Place vision may drive on

A day after the pioneering electric car company announced bankruptcy, some argue that the eulogies are premature

Tel Aviv to Eilat fast train moves one stop closer

Environmental concerns overruled; national planning committee still has to approve plan

Report lists 119 specific threats to Israel’s open spaces

Society for the Protection of Nature points a finger at the projects, legislation and issues that endanger green areas

Casualty of war: a genuine debate on who we want to be

Will the upcoming elections fail, once again, to focus on the social agenda?

Iran denies oil spill plan to block vital Strait of Hormuz

From the web Tehran says it won’t cause environmental disaster to sabotage shipping, Reuters reports

Day of reconciliation with the planet

I’ve discovered that this thing we have — me and the Earth — is a relationship, and I have a lot to apologize for

A last-ditch effort to rescue the Jordan River

From the web Deutsche Welle: An NGO working with Israel, Jordan, Syria and the PA hopes to rehabilitate the polluted, once-mighty waterway

Electric bus fleet heads to Tel Aviv

Dan Bus Company promises lower emissions, less noise with 700 new vehicles

The greenest house in the world?

Students at Ariel University marshal all sorts of techniques to build an environmentally sound abode

Tel-O-No-Fun

A bike-sharing station turns up right outside an environmentalist’s front door. What could go wrong?

Environmental risks vie with economic rewards in Israel’s desalination efforts

From the web International Business Times: By the end of 2013, one out of every two glasses of water drunk in Israel will come from desalinated water. Just where is all that salt going?

Green profit

Can environmentally conscious (or just cheap) tourists make Israel richer?

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