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335 black kites, greater spotted eagle found dead after being poisoned in Negev

Mass mortality near Moshav Patish in southern Israel apparently caused by approved pesticide; nature authority chief scientist pans state for...

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Water Authority says Israel experiencing driest winter in a century

Just 55 percent of the annual average for this time of year has fallen so far, but authority says desalination and management ensure there will be no...

yesterday 10

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Solar panel installations need to grow by 40% to meet 2030 goals – Energy Ministry

Solar panel installations need to grow by 40% to meet 2030 goals – Energy Ministry

Ministry says 53% of needs can be met by putting panels on existing infrastructure, but treasury must still approve billions to expand infrastructure

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Report blasts state oil company for not addressing problems in Eilat-Ashkelon line

Report blasts state oil company for not addressing problems in Eilat-Ashkelon line

State comptroller says Europe Asia Pipeline Company gave out bonuses during year of oil leak, criticizes government for foot-dragging on oil import...

29.01.2025 20

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The Eastern Mediterranean is heating twice as fast as the global average – report

The Eastern Mediterranean is heating twice as fast as the global average – report

Research finds sea level rising almost 40% faster than global average, water is saltier, and invasive species comprise more than half the prey caught...

28.01.2025 40

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Novel ‘newspaper’ offers hopeful post-Oct. 7 visions

Novel ‘newspaper’ offers hopeful post-Oct. 7 visions

In 50,000 issue print run, bereaved families and others pen articles featuring reports they’d like to see in Israel in six months’ time

21.01.2025 20

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21.01.2025 10

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In first, Tel Aviv apartment building turns to solar energy storage for emergency use

A Tel Aviv apartment building has become the first in the country to sign a contract for a solar energy storage battery that will enable it to go...

06.01.2025 30

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Along with soaring prices, Israel rings in 2025 with economic reforms, but will they work?

Israelis woke up on January 1, 2025, to massive rises in taxes, prices and utility bills. But the new year also ushered in a slew of reforms aimed...

03.01.2025 6

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Green business pioneer gets to the source of the problem at his Shoresh sandal factory

TIRAT CARMEL — Visionary Yoki Gil understands a lot about the environment. But there is one thing he cannot wrap his mind around: the failure of...

30.12.2024 20

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Pioneering KKL-JNF laser beam tech aims to keep wild cranes off farmers’ fields

The chief ornithologist of the KKL-JNF Jewish National Fund has initiated work on what will be the world’s first laser-based “chaser” to keep gray...

23.12.2024 7

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Nations step up outreach to Syria’s post-Assad rulers

DAMASCUS, Syria — Governments worldwide are stepping up efforts to engage with Syria’s new interim rulers, just over a week after Islamist-led...

16.12.2024 8

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Pioneering Bedouin school models sustainable, solar-powered living

A Bedouin school in an unrecognized village in southern Israel is pioneering what is thought to be the first model of its kind for living...

16.12.2024 20

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Siding with controversial company, government scraps policy restricting Eilat oil imports

Broad coalition vows to continue fight to protect environment and Eilat corals from oil spills, notes exposure of oil infrastructure to enemy...

10.12.2024 4

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Israeli wave energy project draws interest from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and even Iran

Eco Wave Power officially launches grid-connected demonstration model in Jaffa, plans two more for Los Angeles and Taiwan, commercial scale...

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Huge post-October 7 giving boom from overseas brings hope to battered frontlines

With no shortage of organizations trying to help, big philanthropic bodies say they’re working in coordination, each filling a different role,...

07.12.2024 8

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From ‘deprinting’ paper to DIY treescopes, Israeli tech draws crowds at COP29

Israeli pavilion at UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, features 20 climate tech innovations over two weeks. We put the spotlight on six...

22.11.2024 10

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First cases of coral bleaching reported in Gulf of Eilat

Worrying finding appears to upend long-held assumption that corals in the area are unusually resistant to rising seawater temperatures

19.11.2024 20

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In run-up to annual UN climate confab, President’s Climate Forum focuses on resilience

Ahead of November 11 Baku conference, chair of Herzog’s environment coalition, former MK Dov Khenin, says wartime events have made climate-related...

09.11.2024 7

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Iran’s currency tanks to all-time low as Trump clinches US presidency

While Tehran downplays impact of result, locals fear president-elect will increase US sanctions; ‘our economy and social situation will surely get...

06.11.2024 10

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Outpacing state, Brothers in Arms becomes 1st to renovate homes damaged on October 7

Nonprofit takes on project initiated by grandson of murdered Kibbutz Kfar Aza co-founder, who says ‘no need to wait for the state’ with volunteers...

06.11.2024 5

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Israeli team set to attend UN climate confab in Azerbaijan under tight security

Delegation of over 100 will be subject to restrictions on movement given country’s proximity to Iran; Israeli pavilion to hold dozens of events,...

06.11.2024 2

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Druze IDF colonel Ehsan Daqsa, slain in Gaza, remembered as a ‘natural leader’

‘What else do you want from us, dear country?’ Druze religious leader asks, bemoaning ongoing discrimination against community, despite price its...

22.10.2024 20

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Tekuma Administration reports spending NIS 6.4b on Gaza border reconstruction this year

Authority waiting for government to release over NIS 2 billion of this sum as local mayors appeal to Finance Ministry and PM’s office, fearing...

11.10.2024 3

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Finance Ministry proposes creating independent authority to manage waste treatment

Following years of failure to significantly reduce amount of trash sent to landfill, ministry suggests new body to bring Israel up to OECD standard

23.09.2024 2

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Startups by ocean enthusiasts develop self-stabilizing e-foil, marina booking system

Watersports company Level was formed after co-founder watched clients failing to balance hydrofoils, while Pick a Pier seeks to maximize marina...

20.09.2024 4

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Kibbutz ravaged on Oct. 7 looks to renewal through gene-edited vegetable trials

As the southern community mourns its losses, Holit is set to trial a potato whose natural toxins have been gene-edited out and a tomato that grows...

20.09.2024 20

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Over 1,000 attend grassroots confab in the north to help plan for next government

Organized by change-minded activists, conference in northern city of Haifa believed to be one of 14 separate such initiatives created in recent months

10.09.2024 3

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New zip line over East Jerusalem offers end-of-summer adrenaline rush

The country’s longest such attraction is the latest in a string of projects created by the right-wing City of David Foundation — all over the Green...

30.08.2024 30

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Sea surface temperatures continue to rise in Gulf of Eilat — annual report

National Monitoring Program finds coral cover almost back to levels of before March 2020, when storm wreaked havoc, but warns about continued...

11.08.2024 10

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Food waste cost economy NIS 1 billion during first six months of war — study

Lack of access and reduction in farmhands caused shortages that saw vegetables prices rise 18% and fruit prices 12%, says paper calling for more...

30.07.2024 4

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Electricity bills expected to drop as major privatization reform enters into effect

Even without a smart meter, domestic consumers now free to choose between Israel Electric Corporation, seven other private suppliers; Energy...

25.07.2024 2

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Abraham Group become 1st Israeli chain certified by Global Sustainable Tourism Council

Group’s four hostels rewarded by US-based organization for commitment to sustainability, supporting local community, enhancing cultural heritage,...

25.07.2024 9

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Councils, companies left without e-waste recycling as ministry cuts firm’s contract

Environmental Protection Ministry make sudden decision to withdraw backing for Ecommunity, one of two corporations dealing with electronic trash

24.07.2024 3

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