Shams Maan solar project to start generating power in September 2016’ – Jordan Times by Mohammad Ghazal – Jun 09,2015 – Last updated at Jun 09,2015 AMMAN — Jordan is set to witnesses the launch of several solar power plants in the next few years following Tuesday’s launch of the Middle East’s largest solar power […]

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By Dana Al Emam – Jun 11,2015 – Last updated at Jun 11,2015 AMMAN — The energy challenges facing the Kingdom are ones of management, not a lack of resources, according to a sector insider. “The most important element in energy management is reducing consumption, a matter that is not yet publically addressed at a […]

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By Laila Azzeh – Jun 10,2015 AMMAN — Um Rakan will never forget the day she managed to fix a water leak at her house and show her family how “capable” she was. The young mother said she felt an “overwhelming” sense of victory when repairing the leaking tap, especially since her husband was unable […]

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Production capacity of all of Israel’s desalination plants will soon reach 600 million cubic meters of water – nearly 70 percent of the country’s domestic water consumption. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 7, 2015 | Although Israel experienced an unprecedented drought in 2014, there will be no need to build more major desalination plants this […]

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Sterilized flies will be dispersed in orchards in Croatia and Bosnia to help farmers combat pests in a green manner. Ynet 06.09.15 BioBee, a bio-tech company on Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu concentrating on the field of biological pest management in agriculture, has won a massive tender with the International Atomic Energy Agency to supply of 400 […]

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The revolution of Gaza fish farms is making seafood accessible to the average Gazan; Gaza’s first shrimp farm kicks into action. AP Published: 06.10.15 The Gaza Strip, sitting on 40 km of Mediterranean coastline, has always been a large consumer of seafood. The demand for fish in Gaza is quite high, yet due to restrictions […]

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Mitzpeh Naftoach, which is slated for 1,400 apartments, is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, some of which are in danger of extinction. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 9, 2015 The housing cabinet on Monday declared an important nature site in western Jerusalem as a priority area for the construction of new […]

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plaintiffs say reports, new findings regarding air pollution in Haifa and its possible link to cancer have caused them mental anguish and anxiety over their health. By Zafrir Rinat and Ido Efrati | Jun. 11, 2015 Four Haifa residents have asked to file a class action suit against 11 polluting plants in the Haifa Bay […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jun 10,2015 AMMAN — The iftaa department, the state body responsible for issuing religious edicts, has deemed abuse of the Kingdom’s forests as violations against public property, and thus punishable in Islam. The department said trees are one of the reasons behind mankind’s survival on earth and those who cut them […]

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Ghinwa Obeid| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Leila Zahid and her colleague have created what they call a “plastic fall,” using numerous plastic bottles to create a sculpture resembling a massive waterfall. The piece was displayed in Downtown Beirut Friday at the Green Festival, held to mark World Environment Day. The sculpture aims to bring people […]

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By Reuters | Baghdad Wednesday, 3 June 2015 ISIS militants have closed the gates of a dam on the Euphrates River in western Iraq, reducing the water and giving them greater freedom of movement to attack government forces downstream on the southern bank, local officials said. The militants have redirected the flow of water to […]

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AMMAN — Jordan is now implementing water projects that were meant for a decade from now despite a lack of financial and water resources due to the extraordinary population growth, a senior government official said on Sunday. Water Minister Hazem Nasser said hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees coupled with water scarcity “is putting […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – May 30,2015 Consumers’ negligence in carrying out regular maintenance on their water tanks is a major source of household water loss, according to a study by the Water Authority of Jordan (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation) AMMAN — Only 5 per cent of domestic water is used […]

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BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt Thursday warned that political paralysis imposed by certain officials threatens a vital water supply development project aimed at addressing severe shortages in Lebanon. “Leading politicians decided to enter a partial paralysis phase due to [their] narrow views,” Jumblatt wrote in a tweet. “Fire surrounds us from every side […]

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Meager rainfall prevents local kibbutz from transferring water as agreed. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 1, 2015 A decline in the amount of water reaching the Ein Gedi nature reserve near the Dead Sea is endangering the implementation of an agreement between the nature reserve and adjacent Kibbutz Ein Gedi over distribution of water between […]

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Tech companies move forward with tender bidding in California’s water districts, promoting stronger policital ties with the US. Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 05.31.15 As California continues into another summer of drought, Israeli aide to the world’s seventh largest economy is finally becoming reality after years of negotiations and agreements with local water authorities, according to David […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/31/2015 Over a 10-year period, about 780 of the 4,860 cancer cases found in the region likely resulted from air pollution. After meeting over the weekend with Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav, Environmental Protection Minister Avi Gabbay (Kulanu) decided on Sunday to launch a special task force focused on mitigating Haifa Bay’s air […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/03/2015 The ministry drew its conclusions after examining the 2014 emissions of the heavy vehicle companies across the nation. The Dan and Egged bus fleets cause the most air pollution in the country’s heavy-vehicle sector, a study by the Environmental Protection Ministry, which examined the 2014 emissions of heavy-vehicle companies across the […]

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Worm snails used to restore damaged reefs with a chalky substance. By Zafrir Rinat | May 31, 2015 It’s one of nature’s nonstop species of construction workers. Its scientific name is Dendropoma petraeum, and it’s a kind of small sea snail – known as the worm snail – that excretes a chalky substance through which […]

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AMMAN — Amid rising temperatures, the Aqaba Bird Observatory (ABO) called on the public to help birds this summer by putting bowls of water on rooftops, or in their gardens and balconies. Under the “provide water, have mercy” campaign, the ABO, which is responsible for the monitoring and protection of birds, highlighted that high temperatures […]

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