Category Archives: energy sources

Good News Friday

Posted on 27 December 2013 by

Thank goodness it’s Friday and time for another Good News Friday post to counteract all the last week’s bitterness. I’m going to start with a catch-up of good news that I missed over the last couple of weeks. An American … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 20 December 2013 by

After a week of bad news it’s a relief to find it’s time for another Good News Friday post. Since this last week has been full of boycotts and badmouthing of Israel, it’s wonderful to be able to report that … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 5 July 2013 by

Here’s my latest Good News Friday installment. We’ll start with some news from the last week or two concerning Israel’s natural gas discoveries. Delek and Noble Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cypriot government to build a liquefied … Continue reading →

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Debating Israel’s natural gas boon

Posted on 27 May 2013 by

Israel’s newly discovered natural gas finds have given a huge boost to the country, economically, politically and with positive implications on the security front too. However there is now fierce debate going on in Israel over what to do with … Continue reading →

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Israel begins its energy independence as natural gas flows from Tamar field to Ashdod

Posted on 31 March 2013 by

This news is too good to hold on to for a whole week until my next Good News Friday post.  Israel’s Tamar offshore natural gas field began pumping its gas to Ashdod’s intake center, four years after its discovery: The … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 22 March 2013 by

It’s time for my next Good News Friday installment, despite time being short because it is erev Shabbat Hagadol. My first item for today concerns the burgeoning field of solar energy in Israel. Pop quiz: Which country ranks tied with … Continue reading →

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