Better Place

A Jewish Eco-Theology

Rabbi Edward Bernstein | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Eco-Theology, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Buber, Fracking, Israel, Better Place, Green Faith, Judaism, Eco-Spiritual, Greenfaith, Eco-Judaism, Jewish Environmentalism, Religion News

We are created in the image of God, but we are not God. Humanity's unparalleled wisdom and power needs to be tempered by humility.

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Israeli Immigration and the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Daniel Seal | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Renault, Better Place, Israeli-Economy, Economic Growth, Shai Agassi, Middle East, Business News

Israel is a country of immigrants and, much like New York of the 19th Century, it is this "melting pot" that has encouraged the entrepreneurial spirit and enabled businesses and commerce to flourish.

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Nakba Is in the Eyes of the Beholder

David Suissa | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Gideon Levy of Haaretz, Steven Chu, Geogre Kerra, Saul Bellow, Irael, Jeffrey Goldberg, Jpost, Better Place, Bernard-Henri Levy, Renault Fluence ZE, Nakba, Palestinians, Moshe Katsavr, World News

Perhaps the biggest disaster is the inability of the Arab world to see the Jewish state as anything but a cursed presence. Call me a cynic, but I don't think peace has a chance when Arabs still see the birth of Israel as a Nakba.

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Can the Better Place Model Drive EVs to the Future?

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Better Place, United States, Evs, Denmark, Electric Cars, Clean Technology, Green News

Developed by Israelis, Better Place is not an automotive company, but an infrastructure enterprise. And I am not convinced electric car manufacturers will succeed, despite all the hoopla.

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San Francisco Partners With Shai Agassi's Electric Car Scheme, a $1 Billion Project

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gavin Newsom, Automotive Industry, San Fransisco, Environment, Israel, Cars, Electric Car, Better Place, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Shai Agassi, Israel21c, California, Green News

The financial crisis is hurting Americans, but months before the hit fuel costs were already gouging into people's pockets. Some were forced to carpoo...

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8 Israeli Companies Make "Global Cleantech 100" Guardian List

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brightsource, Green Prophet, Better Place, Israel, Solar Energy, Obama, Green Investment, Electric Cars, Green News

It's no secret that Israeli cleantech companies and their products are hot commodities. Now in: the Cleantech Group just announced their global list, ...

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Take Two: Following Up on Better Place, Dyson and David Cameron

Inder Sidhu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cisco, Better Place, Inder Sidhu, Doing Both, U.K., David Cameron, Electric Cars, James Dyson, Business News

Last month, I wrote a blog extolling the benefits of taking time to recharge over summer vacation. Now, the lazy days of summer seem like a faded mem...

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The TEDx Phenomenon

Dr. Gino Yu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Better Place, Jane Goodall, Hong Kong, Ted, Environment, Conference, Technology, Impact News

What started out as an annual conference dubbed an "extended dinner party" 26 years ago has become a global phenomenon. Over the past several years, I've enjoyed attending the TED Conference.

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Profiles in Doing Both: The Missing Link in Electric Vehicle Technology

Inder Sidhu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cisco, Carbon Emissions, Electric Cars, Alternate Energy, Hybrid Cars, Emerging Countries, Shai Aggasi, Better Place, Inder Sidhu, Doing Both, Cherry Automobile, Business News

Unlike most companies working to provide environmentally friendly transportation, Better Place focused its energies not on the electric vehicles themselves but on the overlooked infrastructure they require.

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Electric Cars Could Dominate U.S. Roads in 2030

cnbc.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Better Place, Electric Vehicle Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Electric Cars, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

SAN FRANCISCO - Electric car sales could jump to 86 percent of U.S. light vehicle sales in 2030 if consumers don't have to buy batteries themselves, a...

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The End of the Age of Oil: Will It Be a Soft or Hard Landing?

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Reading Steiner's $20 Per Gallon makes us realize how contingent our way of life is, and how uncertain its future prospects are.

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Practical And Green: Charge Electric Cars While Shopping

Israel News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electric Cars, Cars, Better Place, Israel, Shai Agassi, Green Cars, Green News

Parking spaces next to the recharging points will be reserved for customers who want to recharge their electric cars while shopping. Over the next few...

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Shai Agassi, Post-Oil Visionary, Named Third Most Creative Businessperson

Fast Company | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electric Cars, Better Place, Cars, Shai Agassi, Green Cars, Green News

We emphasized those whose creativity addresses a larger issue -- from the future of our energy infrastructure to the evolution of philanthropy to next...

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Better Place Electric Car Infrastructure Primer (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Australia, Ontario, Electric Cars, Cars, Israel, Better Place, Green Cars, Shai Agassi, Denmark, Green Technology, Video, Green News

We've followed Shai Agassi's "Better Place" electric car infrastructure proposals with great interest, wondering if places that have struck deals with...

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Israel's Natural Gas Bonanza Could Help Electric Cars -- Or Start A War

Treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Ap, Electric Cars, Better Place, Cars, Israel, Green Energy, Shai Agassi, Green Technology, Natural Gas, Green News

Amidst all its struggles to develop clean and cleaner technologies (and a recent war with Gaza), it seem that Israelis got a huge gift this week: they...

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Perfect Storm for Innovation Gathers in Washington

Neil Young | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Bailout, Green Cars, Big Three Automakers, Better Place, Fuel Efficiency, Cars, Car Czar, Green Living, The Automotive X Prize, Neil Young, 100 Days, Green News

Innovators should swarm like locusts on Washington in January, February and March to show the Car Czar how to make fuel-efficient cars.

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The Inspired Auto Bailout Of Tom Friedman's Dreams

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Tom Friedman, Automaker Bailout, Electric Cars, Better Place, Cars, Shai Agassi, Green Cars, Tom Friedman Shai Agassi, Green News

Tom Friedman's column today bemoans the lack of foresight and innovative thinking in Detroit. While the topic isn't particularly new -- can you think ...

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Hawaii To Build Statewide Electric Car Network

Fortune | Todd Woody | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Better Place, Hawaii Electric Cars, Electric Cars, Green News

Silicon Valley startup Better Place on Tuesday announced a deal with Hawaii's government and the state's biggest utility to build an electric car char...

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Recharge America with Electric Cars

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.25.2011

Yesterday, joined by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, I announced a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into the "Electric Vehicle (EV) Capital of the U.S."

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