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Environment and Climate in the Middle East

15th annual Operation Big Blue hits the beaches – Daily Star

May 21, 2012 01:30 AM By Olivia Alabaster BEIRUT: Several thousand volunteers took part in the 15th Operation Big Blue Association’s coastal cleanup Sunday, at beaches, cliff tops and underwater sites along Lebanon’s shore. Originally due to be launched at Tripoli’s port, Sunday’s event, held under the patronage of Prime Minister Najib Mikati, was inaugurated […]

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Israeli Parks Authority battling defiant nighttime revelers – Haaretz

The authority is having trouble keeping people out of the coastal nature reserve of Gador, west of Hadera, after nightfall. By Zafrir Rinat | May.22, 2012 The Israel Nature and Parks Authority has recently banned nighttime camping and other activities in the coastal nature reserve Gador, located west of Hadera, in a bid to preserve […]

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Ministry fines car importers over pollution data – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 05/23/2012 02:03 Three major car companies fined hundreds of thousands of shekels for failure to publish correct air pollution data. The Environmental Protection Ministry has imposed sanctions of hundreds of thousands of shekels on importers of three major car companies for their failure to publish correct air pollution data about their vehicles. […]

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Egypt resumes gas deliveries to Jordan, not Israel –

By AMIRAM BARKAT/GLOBES 05/17/2012 15:01 Until now, both Israel, Jordan were affected by multiple attacks on Sinai pipeline; gas supplies to Israel remain suspended Egypt has resumed natural gas deliveries to Jordan, even as it has severed supplies to Israel and canceled the gas sale contract with East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG), in which Yosef […]

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Iran’s electricity offer bogged down – Daily Star

May 19, 2012 BEIRUT: Iran’s offer to supply Lebanon with electricity through high voltage lines may not materialize in the near future due to numerous technical and logistic problems, a source told The Daily Star Friday. “We did not sign any agreement with Iran on electricity. The Iranians made a verbal offer to Prime Minister […]

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Italy’s Edison utility eyes Israeli gas – Haaretz

Edison is jointly controlled by France’s EDF and a group of Italian investors led by Italian utility A2A. By Reuters | May.20, 2012 The Italian firm Edison is interested in Israel’s offshore gas reserves, the utility said on Thursday as it gears up for a change of control that will hand power over to France’s […]

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‘Spicing’ up Israeli irrigation – Jerualem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 05/15/2012 05:09 Indian agricultural powerhouse Jain Irrigation Systems signs agreement with Kibbutz Na’an to buy 50% of jointly owned firm. Indian agricultural powerhouse Jain Irrigation Systems signed an agreement on Monday morning with Kibbutz Na’an to purchase the remaining 50 percent of their jointly owned firm NaanDan Jain, a move that both […]

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Coca Cola Palestine wins award for sustainable development – Maan

RAMALLAH/ISTANBUL (Ma’an) — A Palestinian company producing Coca Cola products has won the international group’s first award for sustainable development in Africa and Eurasia. The National Beverage Company Coca Cola/Cappy received the top award at a ceremony in Istanbul last week, among 96 Coca Cola bottling partners operating the regions. “For more than 14 years, […]

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MCA-Jordan floats tenders for water projects in Zarqa – Jordan Times

by JT | May 19,2012 | 23:00 AMMAN –– The government on Saturday announced it has floated tenders to attract offers for the Water Network Project that seeks to restructure and rehabilitate the water supply system in Zarqa Governorate that will be funded by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation grant. The Millennium Challenge Account-Jordan (MCA-Jordan), […]

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Despite criticism, 2005 plan to move water from Red to Dead Sea still alive – Egypt Independent

Maggie Hyde Thu, 17/05/2012 – 10:21 The shrinking Dead Sea may be topped off with water from the Red Sea, under a controversial 2005 World Bank project. Environmental and rights groups say there are significant adverse effects of transporting water from one salt-filled sea to the other, with even the bank’s internal inspection panel acknowledging […]

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Feed the world – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 05/16/2012 02:48 The CIPA Plasticulture for a Green Planet Conference looks at agricultural plastics for farming. Agriculturalists worldwide need to capitalize on the increasingly sustainable plastics being developed for farming, industry officials agreed at a conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. This in light of the escalating food supply needs of an […]

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Energy conservers get chance to save on electric bill – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 05/16/2012 02:24 “Saving-Profiting” plan promises up to 20% discount on summer electricity bills to those who significantly reduce electricity consumption. The Public Utility Authority extended the registration period for a “Saving-Profiting” plan on Monday evening, which promises an up-to-20-percent discount on summer electricity bills to those who significantly reduce their electricity consumption, […]

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White gold: Are Egypt’s cotton industries beyond salvation? – Egypt Independent

Jano Charbel Wed, 16/05/2012 Egypt’s extra-long staple cotton, acclaimed to be the world’s finest, has been in a state of rapid decline for the past 20 years. The production of Egyptian cotton is threatened with demise, along with the country’s textile industry, which had absorbed domestic cotton production. Often referred to as “white gold,” cotton […]

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After years of neglect, Palestinians going green – Haaretz

Officials are encouraging thousands of Palestinian children to collect compost, visit recycling centers, plant trees in hopes that the young generation will learn good habits. By The Associated Press | May.16, 2012 Ramallah. In a society preoccupied with the struggle for independence from Israel, protecting the environment has often been sidelined – evidenced by the […]

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Defending Israel’s borders from ‘climate refugees’ – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 05/14/2012 22:23 Experts recommend complete enclosure of Israel to prevent migration, in report on adaptation to climate change. To combat increased waves of illegal migration that will likely accompany climate change, Israel must secure its borders with impassable barriers, including “sea fences” along the Mediterranean and Red seas, experts have concluded. “The […]

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Oil shale is Jordan’s saviour — int’l expert – Jordan Times

by Omar Obeidat | May 17,2012 | 22:48 AMMAN –– Oil shale is the “saviour” of Jordan’s economy, according to international oil expert Mamdouh Salameh, who warned that surging global oil prices may spark a larger financial problem for the Kingdom within few years. In a lecture at the Jordan Engineers Association on Wednesday evening, […]

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Greening Tel Aviv with vertical gardening – Haaretz

Tel Aviv’s ‘Houses From Within’ exhibit includes home with unique homes where residents are trying to implement urban agriculture techniques that protect the environment in the city. By Zafrir Rinat | May.15, 2012 All the plants in Yael Stav’s garden grow out of walls and fences. Stav, a product designer, transformed the family garden into […]

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Pig farmers in the muck for polluting water – Jerusalem Post

By JOANNA PARASZCZUK 05/15/2012 03:25 Court fines hog growers NIS 80,000 each for pumping raw sewage into fields. Two pig farmers from the Western Galilee found themselves in the muck on Monday, when the Acre Magistrate’s Court fined them NIS 80,000 each for polluting local water supplies. Brothers Jaris and Wadia Haddid from the Western […]

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‘Clean the Land Day’ to occur across Israel – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 05/18/2012 02:13 Foursome decides to call upon all Israelis, Masa fellows and alumni in particular, “to take to the streets, beaches and parks.” ‘ To Daniel Barnett, the rampant presence of smoldering cigarette butts on Israel’s street and beach-sides is an instant reminder of the ruin Israel’s residents are causing on a […]

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Scholars seek to bring back Israel’s ‘flower power,’ with an eco twist – Haaretz

University of Haifa study seeks ways to copy the lasting success of a 1960s campaign against the picking of protected wildflowers. By Zafrir Rinat | May.17, 2012 | 4:49 AM Israel’s public campaign to prevent picking of wildflowers has long been considered one of the country’s greatest environmental victories, and was even named as the […]

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