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Sue Surkes

Sue Surkes

Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter.
Installing solar panels on a roof. (Elenathewise, iStock at Getty Images)
June 2, 2023, 8:56 pm
Switch to greener economy could generate 12,000 jobs, new research says
Growth in sectors such as waste recycling, repair services likely to have a particularly positive impact in Israel, according to paper prepared for annual Eli Hurvitz confab
By Sue Surkes
The Pacific Shrimp. (PilarMeca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
June 1, 2023, 1:35 am
Israeli research finds cleaning shrimps’ stripes key to better whitening agents
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists discover that crustaceans’ stripes are made of one of the thinnest and most efficient white materials in nature
By Sue Surkes
A traffic jam at the entrance to a gas station in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
May 31, 2023, 6:52 pm
OECD slaps Israel with poor marks on environmental performance in new report
Country behind on climate targets, has increased subsidies for fossil fuels, has the lowest level of renewable energy in 38-member club, highest rate of threatened native mammals
By Sue Surkes
A view of the Dead Sea Works in southern Israel on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
May 30, 2023, 4:23 pm
State told to explain why it slashed NIS 65 million from Dead Sea Works water bill
High Court order represents latest stage in battle by nonprofits to get Idan Ofer’s mineral extraction company to pay for the water it uses
By Sue Surkes
Protesters rally against plans for the Kesem power station. 'This gas will kill us,' read the signs in yellow (YouTube screenshot)
May 30, 2023, 3:34 pm
Government greenlights 2 gas-fired power stations to meet electricity demands
Kesem plant earmarked for plot near Rosh Ha’ayin in the center of the country, while Dorad in the southern coastal city of Ashkelon will be expanded
By Sue Surkes
Dr. Aviad Scheinin, director of the Marine Apex Predator Lab at the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station at the Haifa University Charny School of Marine Sciences, looks for marine mammals during the Israel-UK survey of Israel's economic waters, in Spring 2022. (Elad Aybes, Greenpeace Israel)
May 29, 2023, 8:14 pm
New findings on deep sea whales, dolphins prompt call to stop Israel’s search for gas
First extensive exploration of Israel’s deep-sea economic waters by Israeli-UK team identifies two species of threatened whales that are sensitive to underwater noise
By Sue Surkes
A child in Malawi enjoys clean water thanks to the work of Innovation Africa. (Innovation Africa)
May 24, 2023, 1:15 pm
Three clean water startups win contest to pilot their technology in Africa
EZMEMS, NanoClear Water Solutions, and SoLED will work with Innovation Africa, whose solar panels pump water from underground aquifers and clean it for villagers
By Sue Surkes
An infected black sea urchin dying in the Mediterranean Sea, exhibiting typical symptoms of an exposed skeleton and lost tissue and spines. (Konstantinos Kalaentzis)
May 24, 2023, 9:51 am
Epidemic wipes out all Eilat Bay urchins; coral reefs face suffocation by algae
Experts rush to understand cause of mass die-offs in Red Sea of keystone species that feeds on algae, as pathogenic parasite spreads quickly, killing the creatures within 48 hours
By Sue Surkes
A cleaned-up section of Wadi Gaza. (UNDP/PAPP image bank -- Shareef Sarhan)
May 21, 2023, 9:18 am
UN breathes life into once-polluted Gaza wetland
Development Program removes 35,000 tons of garbage from Wadi Gaza, plans sports and leisure facilities, as clean water flows in from new treatment plant
By Sue Surkes
Ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Third from left is Israel Talpaz, cofounder and CEO of SeeTree, April 28, 2023. (NYSE)
May 12, 2023, 10:39 pm
Company that offers farmers intel on trees adapts tech to measure carbon absorption
Tel Aviv-based SeeTree partners with US afforestation company GreenTrees to develop machine-learning-based approach to calculating carbon sequestration for carbon credit market
By Sue Surkes
Colmobil engineer Nimrod Ofir stands by one of three trucks that will be filled at Israel's first hydrogen refilling station at Yagur near Haifa, in northern Israel, May 8, 2023. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 8, 2023, 11:25 pm
Israel’s first hydrogen refilling station for vehicles opens in north
Station, partly funded by Energy Ministry, stems from partnership between 3 companies and offers a greener alternative to fuel, though producing the hydrogen requires energy too
By Sue Surkes
A bulldozer carries sand from the sea during construction of a hotel on the beachfront in Bat Yam on the central coast, March 14, 2011. (Nicky Kelvin/Flash 90)
May 8, 2023, 11:09 pm
Health expert: Government move to sidestep clean air law is a ‘license to kill’
Head of public health association warns that Finance Ministry bid to weaken oversight to speed up building of big infrastructure projects would cause ‘irreversible harm’
By Sue Surkes
Pile of scrap white goods including fridges and freezers waiting to be recycled. (JohnDWilliams, iStock at Getty Images)
May 8, 2023, 9:48 am
Fridge recycling heats up, but most old appliances still end up in landfills
Lack of regulations or enforcement allows companies to fudge official reports and avoid paying for disposal, with goods still being smuggled to Palestinians for burning
By Sue Surkes
Pine processionary caterpillars climbing down a pine tree in a line. (Omer Golan, KKL-JNF Jewish National Fund)
May 7, 2023, 1:41 pm
In run-up to Lag B’Omer, KKL-JNF warns public not to touch pine caterpillars
Despite pesticide spraying in forests, organization warns public to take care when sitting under pine trees as larvae sting can cause skin, eye, throat irritation, allergies
By Sue Surkes
Native pines are restricted to the crests of hills in the Mount Carmel National Park, to help prevent fires, April 30, 2023. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 7, 2023, 9:14 am
Foresters hope year-round preparations will prevent wildfires this summer
Ahead of the annual fire season, teams have been busy in the Mount Carmel National Park in the north, the site of one of Israel’s worst blazes in 2010
By Sue Surkes
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