Israel world leader in green

Israel was named by the UN as the world's leader in water recycling. Isra=
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> recycles about 70% of its waste water and is also a world leader in
> desalination. By the end of next year, more than half of Israel's drinkin=
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> water will be provided through desalination. In the past ten years,
> recycling in Israel has risen from a negligible 3% to 21% and continues t=
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> rise at a rapid rate due to increasing public awareness. Israel has a 50%
> target rate for 2020. Israeli solar energy research has made solar energy
> cost competitive with fossil fuels. Over 90% of Israeli homes are equippe=
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> with solar water heaters. Israel is a leader in drip irrigation technolog=
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> and agricultural r&d. Israel provides foreign aid to over 60 developing
> Asian, Latin American and African countries in the areas of land settleme=
nt,
> water and land conservation, alternative energy, sustainable agriculture,
> medicine, etc. The Arava Project of the Arava Institute for Enviromental
> Studies (led by Prof. Alon Tal of the Masorti-Conservative Movement) trai=
ns
> participants from around the developing world in agricultural techniques.
> And let us not forget the Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid
> http://www.israaid.org.il/. Israid and the Jewish National Fund websites
> will provide you with more PC-green-liberal-treehugging hasbara then you
> will ever need.