Yacimovich slams ‘robbery’ of resource that belongs to public. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that 40 percent of Israel’s natural gas reserves would be exported, 13% less than the the Zemach Committee, tasked with exploring the issue, recommended. Netanyahu said that the 60% of natural gas preserved for domestic use would serve Israel’s needs […]
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Netanyahu announces 40% of natural gas reserves to be exported – Jerusalem Post
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New geology faculty at LU aimed at oil, gas sector – Daily Star
June 18, 2013 BEIRUT: The Parliament’s Justice and Administration Committee Monday approved the establishment of a new geology faculty at the Lebanese University. Committee head MP Robert Ghanem said the proposal, made by MP Nawwaf Moussawi, had been approved, allowing the Lebanese University to inaugurate a new faculty specialized in the geological sciences. The intended […]
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JNF votes down fracking plan near Jerusalem – Haaretz
Cautious board members of the Jewish National Fund opposed a proposal to drill for shale oil on part of their land, south of Beit Shemesh. The energy company pushing the efforts dispute JNF’s concerns. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun.19, 2013 The board of directors of the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund decided last week to […]
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Statistics: Gas Emissions Up Significantly in Last 10 Years – WAFA
RAMALLAH, June 19, 2013 (WAFA) –The amount of carbon dioxide emitted from energy, agriculture and solid waste sectors during 2011 was estimated at around 3.1 million tons, up from 1.6 million tons in 2001, said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) on Wednesday. The carbon dioxide emission was distributed into 2.7 million tons from […]
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Diseased Kishon Navy commandos’ suit rejected – YNET
Haifa District Court judge rules there is no causal link between Kishon pollution, illness of Kishon divers, despite expert claims that ‘exposure to one molecule’ could lead to illness Ahiya Raved Published: 06.17.13 The Haifa District Court ruled Monday that there is no causal link between the pollution in the Kishon River and the illness […]
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Protest over parking garage plans at Beirut Jesuit Garden – Daily Star
June 15, 2013 09:22 PM (Last updated: June 16, 2013 12:09 PM) By Brooke Anderson BEIRUT: In a city where green spaces are scarce, some people fear that a planned parking garage at a public garden will destroy one of the few public parks in the Lebanese capital. On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of neighbors, environmentalists, […]
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Three wells selling untreated water in west Amman closed – Jordan Times
by Hana Namrouqa | Jun 18, 2013 | 23:17 AMMAN — The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) on Tuesday sealed three wells in west Amman’s Al Kursi neighbourhood whose owners were selling the water, which doesn’t meet local standards, according to an official. The three wells are illegal and were drilled for pumping water and […]
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Over 100 young volunteers plant trees in Wadi Qatar – JORDAN TIMES
JT | Jun 18, 2013 | 23:25 AMMAN — US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones joined more than 100 young volunteers for a tree planting community service project in Wadi Qatar earlier this week, according to an AMIDEAST statement. The event marked the launch of the “10,000 Trees Campaign” in celebration of the 10th […]
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Ethiopian refugees face dam backlash in Egypt – Al Jazeera
Persecuted ethnic Oromo demand UN protection amid xenophobic attacks and government hostility over the Blue Nile dam. Leyland Cecco, 19 Jun 2013 Cairo, Egypt – For months, Gutama Gallatobati, a proud farmer and mechanic of Oromo descent languished in an Ethiopian prison over accusations he burned an Ethiopian flag. While inside, guards physically abused him. […]
“Refutrees:” A Better Way to Do Development in Palestinian Refugee Camps
Refutrees is a new, grass-roots organization working in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Lebanon to build sustainable, eco-friendly projects that respond to community needs. Muftah caught up with the organization’s project coodinator, Pauline Le Rolland, to learn more about the group’s work by Pauline Le Rolland Source: Muftah, Apr 17, 2013 Can […]
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Kick-off meeting of MED-DESIRE project [EU – ENPI]
contributing to the transfer and implementation of good practices to facilitate the take up of solar energy Source: ENPI CBCMED, Notwithstanding the shared political commitment and a common recognition of the huge solar potential of the Mediterranean region, some obstacles to solar energy deployment and diffusion still persist. With a view to achieving tangible results […]
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[Israel] EU Twinning project to boost process of greeמn licensing
12-06-2013. Source: EU Neighbourhood Info Centre An EU-funded Twinning project, aiming to advance the establishment in Israel of a system of integrated environmental licensing for industry, was officially launched yesterday in Jaffa Port. A new Israeli law, to be based on the European Union directive on integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) would streamline existing […]
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New publication: Recycling in Jerusalem: Right or privilege?
Recycling in Jerusalem: right or privilege? by Tanhum Yoreh & Ron Horne in: Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13549839.2013.788486#.UbzA–sUuwY DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.788486 Abstract: This study analyses disparities in the provision of environmental services in Jerusalem, specifically through the distribution of recycling bins. The allocation of recycling bins in Jerusalem is uneven. Some […]
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Sewage bogs down settlements, Palestinian towns – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 06/03/2013 According to Oslo II Accords, both sides must agree on water infrastructure projects. About 13 percent of wastewater generated by the settlements of Judea and Samaria flow in the form of raw sewage directly into the ground or into insecure outdoor cesspits, a new state-commissioned report has revealed. This percentage, however, […]
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Arson suspected as fire rages in Golan Heights, nature reserves damaged – Haaretz
Though the fire has already burned thousands of dunams and has yet to be controlled, the blaze has not endangered the nearby communities of Gshur, Givat Yoav or Bnei Yehuda. By Eli Ashkenazi and Nir Hasson | Jun.02, 2013 Arson is suspected in a spate of fires that broke out Saturday on the western slopes […]
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Better Place files for liquidation – YNET
Israel Corporation decides to pull plug on electric car venture after failing to raise capital required for business’ operation. Following decision, Better Place set for closure, hundreds of employees will be laid off. ‘This is a difficult day for all of us,’ says CEO Shahar Haselkorn 05.26.13 Israel Corporation will not invest additional funds in […]
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OECD report: Global demands for food, water to rise – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 06/05/2013 Integrating green growth strategies into their economic policies will be critical to developing countries going forward as they work to secure a more prosperous and comfortable quality of life for their citizens, a new OECD report has determined. The report, called “Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development,” was released […]
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Greens score win at Tel Aviv urban oasis – Jerusalem Post
By SHARON UDASIN 06/02/2013 Planners determine that large parking lot planned for heart of nature reserve would be moved eastward. Tel Aviv resident activists who have been struggling against the construction of a future resort complex in Tel Baruch achieved a small victory on Thursday when planners determined that a large parking lot planned for […]
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Gas stops top offenders in environmental compliance – Jerusalem Post / Haaretz
By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2013 Peretz: Yellow and red cards given to companies “that committed environmental crimes against the public.” The Azrieli Group, Dor Alon and the Delek Group were the three most flagrant violators of environmental compliance orders in the Environmental Protection Ministry’s second annual “Ranking of Environmental Compliance for Public Companies,” released on Monday. […]
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Netafim wins Stockholm water prize – YNET
Israel-based world leader in drip irrigation technology to be receive prestigious award in Swedish capital for its contribution to sustainable water management Navit Zommer Published: 06.04.13 Israel-based Netafim, a world leader in drip irrigation technology, has won the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award. The company, owned by British investment fund Permira, will receive the prestigious […]
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