Israel is finally set to pass a law aimed at rehabilitating contaminated land but question remains – who is responsible for clean up efforts and just what will they be responsible for? Chen Pundak, Calcalist Published: 08.17.12 It may be a few decades too late but Israel is finally set to pass a law aimed […]

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Steven Viney Tue, 14/08 According to the most recent statistics compiled by the Egyptian Environment Agency and published in 2009, Cairo produces up to 14,000 tons of municipal waste per day. About 60 percent of this waste — or 8,000 tons– is collected, managed and disposed of by the zabaleen, a good portion of the […]

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by Areej Abuqudairi | Aug 18, 2012 AMMAN — “Neither the pay nor the treatment we receive befits our job, which most people refuse to do,” said a street cleaner from Amman who gave his name as Abu Ahmad. Abu Ahmad is one of several street cleaners and refuse collectors working for the Greater Amman […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/16/2012 Ariel Sharon Park encourages music, dance and art to celebrate “passage of park from waste-shedding to central location.” Encouraging musical performances, dance, theater and artwork, the Ariel Sharon Park Company is determined to transform the former Hiriya garbage dump into a “mountain of culture.” Huge shows, intimate performances, dance, theater, art, […]

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UK’s Oxfam, PA’s EWASH warn shortage of clear drinking water poses growing health risk for Strip’s residences. Israel says it’s doing everything it can to ease plight; says Gazans reluctant to accept offer Ynetnews Published: 08.16.12 A new report by the British human rights organization Oxfam determined that the fresh water supply in Gaza Strip […]

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Ramzi El Houry Desalination can have significant repercussions on the environment, and much of those are not fully understood yet. Regional water politics has once again featured Israel, this time with South Sudan, where Israel Military Industries Ltd., on behalf of the Israeli government, signed an agreement with the South Sudanese government to provide the […]

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August 15, 2012 02:41 PM (Last updated: August 15, 2012 04:00 PM) By Mohammed Zaatari SIDON, Lebanon: The Lebanese Army and the local fire brigade in Sidon are experiencing difficulty in extinguishing a fire that broke out Wednesday morning in a huge waste dump, shooting fumes and smoke into the air. The landfill, which has […]

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Op-ed: Arab-Israeli arsonists, terror abettors viewed by leftists as victims of oppression, racism Shaul Rosenfeld Published: 08.15.12 “Houses are on fire in Tivon. A massive fire has joined the other blazes in Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem. These images prove what is already known: The fire services in Israel are in need of an urgent overhaul.” […]

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Solar industry sources say red tape, unreasonable regulations, fee policies impeding local renewable energy projects; while Israeli solar technology is prevalent overseas Billie Frenkel Published: 08.14.12 The Israeli market is facing a possible electricity drought, but that has not stopped the Electricity Authority from announcing it will cut back on solar power fees paid to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/14/2012 Israel Electric Corporation completes 1st stage of NIS 100m. project connecting private station to national grid. The Israel Electric Corporation has completed the first stage in a NIS 100 million project to connect a huge private power station to the national grid. Aiming to encourage private power producers to participate in […]

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Environmental Ministry concerned that company’s expansion plans could increase air pollution in Haifa area, despite its promises to build environmentally-friendly buildings. By Revital Hovel | Aug.16, 2012 A plan to expand Oil Refineries’ premises in Haifa four-fold has environmental organizations up in arms. The plan could increase air pollution in and around Haifa, they argue. […]

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Following Energy and Water Ministry decision to allow oil explorations in Golan Heights, Eitam’s Genie Energy is first to vie for license Amir Ben David Published: 08.15.12 Three months after the State reaffirmed a decision to allow oil explorations in the Golan Heights, former leader of the National Religious Party Efraim Eitam has submitted the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 08/14/2012 Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel says Israel Military Industries complex planned for land with rare plant species. An Israel Military Industries complex planned for the Sharon region is to be built on land containing 370 species of plants – 50 of which are either protected or rare, the […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Aug 15, 2012 AMMAN — The Ministry of Environment has started the first phase of a waste sorting and recycling project at public agencies, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Waste sorting at the source is part of the ministry’s strategy which seeks to limit random dumping of garbage and […]

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Adopt a Negotiator http://adoptanegotiator.org/ We have a number of fellowships available for talented young people (ages 18 – 30) who are willing to actively contribute to Adopt a Negotiator between now and the end of the 2012, including attending the Doha Climate Change Conference this November. Read the information below and if you are up […]

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Two homes were severly damaged by the blaze, which began at around 3 P.M. and took 30 firefighters and firefighting aircraft to douse. Two other homes were slightly damaged. By Revital Hovel and Nir Hasson | Aug.10, 2012 | Residents were allowed to return to their homes yesterday in the Lower Galilee community of Tivon […]

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Raghda Mohamed Sun, 05/08/2012 Under the hot Ramadan sun, young people have gathered in the streets in an attempt to carry the momentum of President Mohamed Morsy’s “A Clean Homeland” campaign, where he pledged to fix waste and cleanliness problems in all governorates. Wearing a t-shirt with the 100-days campaign logo, university student Abdel Rahman […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Aug 10, 2012 AMMAN — Sufficient amounts of water have been secured for Jordan Valley farmers as they start preparing their land to cultivate winter crops, officials said on Thursday. A total of 100 million cubic metres (mcm) is required for the irrigation of winter crops, locally referred to as orweh […]

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August 13, 2012 By Rakan al-Fakih BAALBEK, Lebanon: The fertile plain of the Bekaa Valley is on the verge of losing its reputation as “Rome’s bread basket,” a nickname it has held for thousands of years after providing wheat to the Roman Empire. In recent years, urban expansion has invaded arable land from the western […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Aug 12, 2012 AMMAN — A group of environmental societies on Sunday urged the government to withdraw its approval of a request by an investment company to uproot hundreds of trees from central Amman. The Abdali development project, which is building towers and commercial boulevards in Abdali in central Amman, has […]

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