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Cairo agrees to up Jordan’s gas supplies – Jordan Times

by Taylor Luck | Nov 06, 2012 AMMAN — Egypt has agreed to boost Jordan’s gas supplies, Minister of Energy Alaa Batayneh announced on Tuesday, ending a months-long dispute over the country’s former primary energy source. According to Batayneh, Egyptian Minister of Oil Osama Kamal agreed on Tuesday to raise gas quantities from a recent […]

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Fire ants nearly ‘make aliyah’ – YNET

Agriculture Ministry inspectors intercept sunflower seeds shipment infested by dangerous insects; ants pose danger to local ecosystem 11.05.12 A species of fire ants almost made its way to Israel last week, inside a shipment of sunflower seeds. According to an Agriculture Ministry statement, ministry inspectors discovered an unfamiliar insect during a routine inspection. The infested […]

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‘Israel uses more pesticides than any OECD country’ – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 11/01/2012 Agriculture Ministry: CBS report doesn’t take into account significant decrease of pesticides in recent years. Israeli farmers use the largest amount of active chemical pesticides per agricultural dunam out of all OECD countries, a Central Bureau of Statistics survey has revealed. The report, titled “Survey of Pesticides in Agriculture 2008- 2010,” […]

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Haifa to join European air monitoring project – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 11/04/2012 Pan-European project called CITI-SENSE aimed at increasing cooperation and awareness regarding air pollution. The City of Haifa will participate in a pan-European project called CITI-SENSE aimed at increasing cooperation and awareness regarding air pollution. Officially called “CITISENSE – Development of sensor-based Citizens’ Observatory Community for improving quality of life in cities, […]

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Jerusalem fastening its green belt – Haaretz

The capital is at the forefront of growing efforts to preserve nature in urban areas. By Zafrir Rinat 1.11.12 In recent years, environmental protection organizations, planners, and landscape architects have been discovering the importance of preserving nature in urban areas. The issue will take center stage next week at the tenth annual convention of the […]

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Environmentalists slam ministry on public transport – Jerusalem Poist

by SHARON UDASIN 11/02/2012 Green course describes Transportation Ministry budgeting priorities as out of touch, says it leaves Israelis “stuck in traffic.” The environmental activism movement Green Course slammed the Transportation Ministry for allocating the majority of its funds to private transportation projects and leaving Israelis “stuck in traffic.” Members of the group stood outside […]

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Mujib Biosphere Reserve reports rise in number of tourists – Jordan Times

by Hana Namrouqa | Nov 01, 2012 AMMAN — As the Mujib Biosphere Reserve prepares to close its doors to aqua adventurers and hikers for the winter, the popular eco-tourism destination reported a rise in the number of tourists this year. “We received 17,000 tourists in 2011. The number rose to 20,000 this year, 85 […]

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Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia – Volume 17, No.176, November 2012

5 Morocco in the eye of the sun (editorial by Najib Saab) 14 Success of Doha climate summit is a responsibility of Arab countries AFED’s memo to Arab leaders 26 South Korea’s 4 years of green growth policies by Soogil Young (cover story) 32 Resource efficiency key to economic development Global green growth forum in […]

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SPNI objects to oil drilling off Ashdod coast – Jerusalem Posts

By SHARON UDASIN 11/05/2012 Society for the Protection of Nature: “State demonstrates that it’s not prepared for sea pollution, and there’s no clear urgency for drilling.” The Society for the Protection of Nature (SPNI) filed on Sunday an official opposition to oil drilling by the Shemen Oil and Gas Resources company, which is slated to […]

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Jordan to finalise deal for region’s first oil shale plant by ‘year’s end’ – Jordan Times

by Taylor Luck | Nov 03, 2012 | 22:04 AMMAN — Jordan is set to finalise a deal by the end of year with an Estonian-Malaysian firm to build the region’s first oil shale plant, officials revealed on Saturday, in what is being billed as a critical step towards the country’s energy independence. According to […]

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Gas — a means of political pressure – Jordan Times

by Nasouh Majali | Nov 04, 2012 | 21:45 In spite of the fact that Jordan respected the Egyptian wish to raise the prices of gas, while Israel insisted on keeping the low price, the Egyptian authorities terminated the gas agreement with Jordan and honoured the low-price agreement with Israel. Israel has priority because gas […]

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Israeli students build hydrogen eco-home – YNET

Architecture students design eco-friendly home for disaster-struck areas, using hydrogen as prime energy source. ‘Hydrogen no longer dangerous to use’ says top architect Billie Frenkel Published: 11.02.12 Students at the Ariel Academic Center were requested to create a compact, mobile ecological home, to be used in disaster-struck areas and provide its tenants with the full […]

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Ministry: 2015 Renewable energy goals in sight – Jerusalem Post

by SHARON UDASIN 11/04/2012 After establishment of additional solar installations, solar sector will be able to meet about 92 percent of its interim goal for 2015 Despite the many difficulties and delays along the way, the country will nearly achieve its initial 2015 target for renewable energy production, the Energy and Water Ministry announced Thursday […]

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Tender launched for largest ME recycling [energy producing] plant – Jerusalem Post / Haaretz

By SHARON UDASIN 10/30/2012 The plant will bring in more than 1,000 tons of garbage – about twice as much waste as is produced in Tel Aviv-Jaffa area. Plans for the largest recycling plant in the Middle East are under way, after the Environmental Protection Ministry and Finance Ministry Accountant- General’s Office launched a joint […]

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Israel celebrates a decade of recycling – Jerusalem Post / Haaretz

By SHARON UDASIN 11/01/2012 Over five billion bottles recycled prevented over half a million tons of plastic from getting to country’s landfills. Israelis have recycled over five billion beverage containers over the past decade, since recycling activities began in Israel. The total amount of bottles recycled, equivalent to six Azrieli Towers, has prevented over half […]

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First settlement joins Erdan’s ‘green revolution’ – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 10/31/2012 Alongside 30 other authorities thus far throughout Israel, all 700 Alon Shvut families begin separating their waste at home. The 700 families of the southwestern Gush Etzion settlement of Alon Shvut have become the first in the West Bank to join in Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan’s waste separation “green revolution.” […]

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As garbage piles up in canals, residents take matters into their own hands – Egypt Independent

Steven Viney Mon, 29/10/2012 Although the Nile is generally praised as the country’s lifeblood, many people actually rely on its irrigation canals. But when the water started to dry up over the summer, they became a toxic mess, threatening the livelihoods of those who need them. These canals, strategically put in place decades ago to […]

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An update from the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies – Arava Institute

The Haaretz article published in Hebrew on October 31st and then published in English on November 1st, gives the incorrect impression that the Arava Institute is about to close its doors due to financial troubles. Let me be very clear. The Arava Institute is not closing! The Arava Institute continues to be the premier environmental […]

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Once a vision of peace, environmental institute in Arava in danger of closing – Haaretz

Located in the southern kibbutz of Ketura, the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies was established in 1996 as an engine for the vision of Israeli-Palestinian peace. By Yanir Yagna | Nov.01, 2012 What was once seen as a catalyst for regional peace is now faced with imminent closure. The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, where […]

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‘Israel’s water infrastructure is secure, advanced’ – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 11/01/2012 Massachusetts-based Jeffrey Rosen touts Israel’s security technology and understanding of water issues. To protect water systems from both their own aging infrastructure and external “malevolent events,” countries must integrate advanced water monitoring systems into their infrastructure – an American water management expert said. The expert, Jeffrey Rosen – a Massachusetts- based […]

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