Tag: Israel - Page 4
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Bad News For Sea Nymphs and Sirens: A $282 Million Seaweed Deal Heals Broken Hearts
Seaweed liquid morphs into gel to sheath heart muscles after attack Not too shabby considering the product is based on a common brown seaweed: an Israeli pharmaceutical company BioLineRx has just in-licensed a new heart smart remedy to heal hearts after
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Vaccinating With Remembee Against Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
With the deadly swine flu, bird flu and bee colony collapse disorder it kind of makes you feel like nature is biting back. Some good news for at least one of the big problems: the Israeli company Beeologics has developed a vaccine against colony
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Water Wars or Something Better: Can Water Bring Peace?
Image credit: Marjukka Grover Because Water is so Vital, Even Enemies Can Find Common Ground There's no doubt that as our climate gets weirder, the world will increasingly face a severe water crisis. Given the fact that we absolutely cannot live without
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Tel Aviv Cyclists Out in "Thongs" To Protest Lack of Bike Legislation
Hot bodies alert! You heard it right. Clothing was optional as Tel Aviv cyclists and roller bladers protested against lack of bike legislation in thongs, and other
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Plastic Irrigation Trays Make The Most of Dew and Weeding Obsolete
They don't look pretty, and not what you'd imagine when you skip through an apple orchard but new plastic irrigation trays make the most out of limited water resources. We've already posted on fog and dew collectors. Here's something new: The company
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Stanley Greenberg, World-Renowned Pollster, Talks Enviro-Politico Shop
Never heard of Stanley Greenberg? Probably means you've been living under a rock for the last, say, twenty years. He's a political mastermind — akin to being described as the world-champion of public opinion
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First Solar-Hybrid Power Plant Opens in Israel
Like something out of a sci-fi film, this solar flower (tower) is the first of its kind to combine concentrated solar power with a hybrid-microturbine to ensure production of power 24 hours a
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A Little Help From Up Above: Israel is Replacing Pesticides with Owls and Falcons
Photo: Wikipedia, CC Next Step: Bat Houses? Farmers in Israel are doing some eco-judo, turning a problem into a solution. BirdLife International reported that many birds of prey in the region were dying because they were eating rodents that had been
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Mayor, Meet the Greens: An Environmental Rapprochement in Tel Aviv
In Tel Aviv, the dialog between the city establishment and local green groups has not always been constructive. In fact, huge
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Stop Kissing To Stop The Swine Flu
Tips like washing your hands, recognizing symptoms and anti-social behavior are among
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After 12 Year Campaign, Tel Aviv Gets a New Park
Sometimes getting things done takes longer than one would expect. In the case of an abandoned plot of land in the center of Tel Aviv called "Kiryat Sefer," it took much longer than expected. After a stubborn lobbying campaign that lasted over a
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Israeli Cyclists Pump Up The Earth Day Voltage With Pedal Powered Concert
It felt like all of Tel Aviv was out celebrating Earth Day yesterday in Israel as cyclists pedal powered a phenomenal show at Rabin Square. To keep the wattage flowing, spent falafel oil was used as a biofuel backup. TreeHugger was there on the scene,
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Israelis Go For Falafel Power at Earth Day Celebrations to "Bio" Fuel Concert
This year Israel was caught with its pants down and instead of participating in Earth Hour, which Tel Aviv did so terrifically last year, the country was busy watching
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I Am What I Eat In Israel, Take A Peek In My Fridge
We are what we eat, goes the old saying. So looking inside my fridge can tell you quite a bit about my values, and how I put my green ideas into action. Fridge voyeurism, or fridge watching, whatever you want to call it, people around the world are
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TED: Shai Agassi Shares His Vision for 100% Electric Cars & Clean Energy
That's the Kind of Vision We Need Shai Agassi should need no introduction to TreeHugger readers. We've written about him many times (2010: The Year We Make Electric Contact, Israel Says Shalom to Electric Cars, Making Electric Cars Sell Like Cell
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This Grass Aint Greener: The Uncertain Fate of the Middle Eastern Lawn
In England, where the manicured lawn came into fashion in the 17th century, natural rainfall is generally enough to keep the grass growing all year long. In contemporary America, where lawns cover an area roughly the size of
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Tel Aviv Celebrates Centennial with Conference on Sustainable Urbanism
In the early 1900's, a new city was founded in the sand dunes north of the ancient port city of Jaffa. Seeking more aesthetic and hygienic surroundings, the city's founders bought up several parcels of land and built a leafy garden suburb. Times have
