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Israel MoEP enforcing vehicle exclusion rules in Haifa Bay Low Emission Zone; $2.8M to retrofit 700 diesel trucks with DPFs

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As part the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection’s (MoEP’s) action plan to reduce pollution in Haifa Bay in Israel, Israel Police are actively enforcing exclusion rules that bar heavy vehicles in downtown Haifa Bay at certain times of the day. Supporting the operation of 500 electric taxis through financial incentives.

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UK-Israel team developing new catalyst to produce tougher PLA biodegradable plastics

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The project is one of ten joint British-Israeli research projects that tackle global challenges in energy and the environment that have been selected to receive funding through the Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership, BIRAX.

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Low-Emission Zone now operational in downtown Haifa; Israel’s first; initially targeting heavy diesels

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Enforcement during this stage will be carried out by city inspectors and the Israel Police. Haifa is the first [city we are taking on] in the revolution that we’re leading in Israel to reduce vehicular air pollution. In 2008, a task force was created to create and implement a Haifa Bay Action Plan to reduce these emissions.

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Roskill: Green magnesium moving to commercial reality; China’s dominance under threat?

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Producers in Canada had conceded defeat by 2008 and the US industry was reduced to just one player that would probably not still be around were it not for punitive anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of Chinese magnesium. Then came the rapid ascent of production in China and with it a flood of low-cost magnesium.

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Study finds even moderate air pollution can raise stroke risks; risk rises within hours of exposure

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Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34%, according to a new study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States. —Murray A.

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ETV Motors demonstrates High5ive LMNS Li-ion batteries in RC airplane

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ETV Motors, an Israel-based technology start-up focused on developing battery technology for electric vehicles, has demonstrated the ability of its high-voltage High5ive battery technology to propel a radio-controlled airplane. volt Lithium-ion spinel technology that the company’s researchers have been developing since early 2008.

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Siemens Investing $15M in Israeli Solar Power Company Arava

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MW at Kibbutz Ketura, in the southern desert of Israel. Additional photovoltaic plants are already being planned for the Negev and Arava deserts and Israel’s aim is to meet around ten percent of its total energy needs with renewable energy plants by 2020.

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