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The State of Israel must move to natural gas for transportation
The Samuel Neaman Institute’s Energy Forum recommends to the Israeli government Not to miss the train: if natural gas for transportationis not promoted at present we will find ourselves lagging behind the world again
The Israeli Way
WayCare company, which is capable of observing traffic system malfunctions and predicting even accidents, has signed its first deal with the Las Vegas municipality. In Israel, however, are still waiting. Is the Israeli high-tech industry losing momentum? The Samuel Neaman Institute recently referred to concern data published, which indicate a decline in Israel’s status as a leading country.
Government official: The use of electric buses is preferable to natural gas-fed buses
Gershon Grossman, Naama Shapira
High cost, limited advantages and technological difficulties will prevent extensive use of natural gas for transportation. Natural gas reduces carbon dioxide emissions, but does not reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. The Samuel Neaman Institute calls on the government to promote the implementation of natural gas in transportation.
Despite the declarations: Only three vehicles in Israel are driven by natural gas
Gershon Grossman, Naama Shapira
A new report by the Samuel Neaman Institute indicates a lack of infrastructure and problematic regulation that prevent natural gas from assimilating into Transportation in Israel. The report recommends not to raise the tax on natural gas, and to remove barriers to the construction of its filling stations.
The state failed to develop the gas industry
The government has not yet succeeded in implementing plans to expand the natural gas market. Despite the discoveries of gas and the large supply, Israel lagged behind the Western world in the exploitation of natural gas. According to a special review of Samuel Neaman Institute. Institute Researchers claim that the reason for the lack of exploitation of natural gas is a lack of infrastructure and problematic regulation.
To be an engineer in the 21st century
Arnon Bentur
According to the Article, An engineer in the 21st century does not only sit all day in front of the computer screen and develops mathematical formulas or models, and In order to cope with a technological world that is changing at a high rate, it must have a variety of abilities that will enable it to succeed in its job. Here are some of them. The Article points out 10 of them.
Old residential towers are not prepared for fires: “We may reach a catastrophe”
Old residential towers built before 1980 are not prepared for fires: “We may reach a catastrophe.” Some buildings do not have fire extinguishing systems, the cranes can not reach the higher floors: experts warn that older towers may become death traps, similarly to the fire in London.. Professor Alterman of the Neaman Institute stresses that in Israel, unlike other advanced economies, a residential towers are typically the home to 3 times as many children as in other countries and their evacuation would be especially problematic.
hole in the ivory tower
Ayelet Baram-Tsabari
Academics understand that if they want to live (and budgets) they have to overcome the aversion to popular media, get off the ivory tower and make their studies available to the public
20 million Israelis in 2065: ” construction of 40-story towers has begun”
The CBS forecass 20 million residents in Israel in 2065. The real estate sector warns about lack of preparedness for rapid growth. Planning 40-story towers as the usual residential buildings, creating three new cities and completely halting permission to build single-family homes – what should our future homes look like? Professor Rachelle Alterman of the Neaman Institute at the Technion warns against exaggeration in tower housing.
The President of Israel received the report ” Grand Strategy For Israel ” from Prof. Uzi Arad and Prof. Zehev Tadmor
The President of the State, Reuven Rivlin, received the report of the Samuel Neaman Institute Grand Strategy Forum for Israel from Prof. Uzi Arad and Prof. Zehev Tadmor at the President’s Residence. The President stressed: “The Forum for Grand Strategy is a hostel for intelligent thinking of analysis, discussion and planning. Each of you has his rich experience and accomplishments. Your various points of view to examine the conditions of the situation and the processes that develop in the broad and long-term perspective are important and essential in the in-depth analysis of the report and its importance, Congratulations to all of you”
