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Eilot brings in packaging waste collection – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 10/02/2012 23:19 Eilot Regional Council are the first authority in Israel to put new Packaging Law in action with large orange bins. In the Eilot Regional Council, large orange bins are joining the green garbage collection vessels on the streets, making the council Israel’s first authority to begin putting the terms of […]

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Solar water heaters to be obligatory for new buildings – Jordan Times

Gov’t unveils new measures to recharge renewable energy drive by Taylor Luck | Sep 30, 2012 AMMAN — Officials on Sunday unveiled new measures paving the way for citizens to sell electricity back to the national grid in a bid to encourage renewable energy use across the country. According to the Ministry of Energy, the […]

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The fight to preserve Israel’s environment has just begun – Haaretz

Looking back from age 93, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel founder Azaria Alon describes how lonely it felt to be battling against the cement-and-mortar ethos that pervaded Israel in the state’s early years By Zafrir Rinat | Oct.01, 2012 Teva Ve’adam ‏(Man and Nature‏) by Azaria Alon. Am Oved (Hebrew), 298 pages, […]

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Environmentalists gather to protest Road 16 plans – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 10/02/2012 23:28 Hundreds hike to Jerusalem Forest to celebrate western woods and protest plans to divide area with multi-lane highway. Hundreds hiked into the Jerusalem Forest on Tuesday in a mass effort to celebrate the city’s western woods and protest plans to divide the area with a multi-lane highway. Road 16, slated […]

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Marine green slime to save the planet – Haaretz

A group of 30 scientists, led by a biologist from Israel’s Weizmann Institute, spend a month adrift in the north Atlantic Ocean in hopes of unlocking the ecological secrets hidden in simple, slimy sea algae. By Asaf Shtull-Trauring | Oct.03, 2012 As the northern hemisphere sweltered in summer, more than 30 scientists, led by an […]

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Electric carmaker Better Place ousts Agassi as CEO – Jerusalem Post

By NADAV SHEMER 10/02/2012 15:23 Evan Thornley, CEO of the company’s Australian branch replaces founder Agassi, who stays on as board member, shareholder. sraeli company Better Place dismissed Shai Agassi as chief executive officer Tuesday, replacing him with Evan Thornley, CEO of its Australian branch. Agassi, who founded the company in 2007, will continue to […]

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Settlers Pump Waste Water into Palestinian Land – WAFA

BETHELEHEM, September 27, 2012 (WAFA) – Jewish settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit Thursday pumped waste water coming out from the settlement into Palestinian-owned agricultural land in Wadi Fukin, a village west of Bethlehem, according to a local activist. Head of Wadi Fukin village council, Ahmed Sokar, told WAFA that the waste […]

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Family blames sewage, trash for deaths of 8 children in Gaza camp – Ma’an

Published Tuesday 25/09/2012 (updated) 29/09/2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A family in Gaza that lost eight children over two years says the lack of sanitation around their home in al-Bureij refugee camp is responsible for their deaths. The Salim family lives meters from a landfill in the central Gaza camp, and their home is surrounded […]

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Fruits, vegetables irrigated by treated wastewater 100% safe –– report – Jordan Times

by Hana Namrouqa | Sep 26, 2012 | 18:24 Updated: Sep 26, 2012 | 22:42 ‘ AMMAN – Jordanian fruits and vegetables irrigated by treated wastewater are safe, fit for human consumption and meet strict international standards, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report was compiled as part of a programme for monitoring […]

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Waste-to-Energy Technologies To Meet Energy Demands – Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

By: Boghos Ghougassian The world is now discovering new means to meet the growing demands for energy, to fight climate change. And “Waste-to-energy” (WtE) is the slogan, which is a sustainable waste management paradigm and at the same time a renewable energy generator with proven success stories. Waste sources such as mixed municipal solid waste […]

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Sderot introduces first urban solar field / High Court rejects petition against private solar projects – YNET

Members of Migvan urban kibbutz agree to ‘plant’ solar panel field on roofs; eco-venture yields 11% profit Billie Frenkel Published: 09.28.12, Members of Migvan urban kibbutz, located in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, have decided to invest in a unique crop – solar energy. The commune’s houses are covered with solar panels, making them […]

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Succot Climate Camp targets oil shale project – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 09/30/2012 03:03 Extraction firm accuses Greenpeace of scare tactics to deny Israel’s right to develop resources. Throughout Succot, Greenpeace will lead other environmental groups in hosting a Climate Camp in the Elah Valley, southwest of Beit Shemesh, next to the site proposed for oil shale extraction. Activities at the camp will consist […]

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Euro crisis could dent offshore gas windfall – Daily Star

September 27, 2012 01:18 AM LARNACA, Cyprus: Governments in the Mediterranean need to get creative if they want major oil firms to help them tap the full potential of recent undersea gas finds, a leading industry expert told a conference here Wednesday. Speaking at the European Mediterranean Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Summit in […]

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Activist group seeks to protect public spaces menaced by development – Daily Star

September 28, 2012 01:33 AM By Emma Gatten BEIRUT: Development in Lebanon’s capital can appear unstoppable at times, given its speed and rampancy. But ever since reconstruction began in the wake of the Civil War there have been individuals trying to push it in a different direction. The latest of these is Masha3, a group […]

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Light rail causes 41% increase in J’lem foot traffic – Jerusalem Post

By MELANIE LIDMAN 09/19/2012 23:20 Municipality survey: “Dramatic rise” seen following opening of rail line, 1 m. people expected to visit Old City during Succot. ust ahead of Jerusalem’s busiest period for visitors from Yom Kippur through Succot, the municipality has released a new survey pointing to a large increase in the amount of foot […]

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Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia September 2012 issue

Volume 17, No.174, September 2012 CONTENTS 4 Arabs’ share of climate taxes (editorial by Najib Saab) 20 Energy from waste (cover story) 26 Green economy in Morocco 28 Will hunting be permitted in Lebanon this season? 30 Qatari students map mangroves 32 Tunisia’s wetlands 40 Whale Valley: secrets in the Egyptian wilderness 44 Bolivia’s salt […]

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Palestinian farmers wither in tough climate – YNET

West Bank’s farming sector struggling to overcome water shortage, economic crisis Reuters Published: 09.24.12 Once a mainstay of the local economy, Palestinian agriculture in the rocky West Bank is in decline as farmers struggle to protect their livelihoods and their lands. Though cut off from key markets, the pressure to keep farming is strong. But […]

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Green Growth: a Survival Option for Arab Countries – Daily Star

September 20, 2012 01:18 AM By Najib Saab Measured by the increase in gross domestic product over the past 50 years, Arab countries did well, as average GDP per capita increased by about four-fold. While this was reflected in a higher standard of living, it did not necessarily lead to a better quality of life, […]

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Israel and PA discuss Gaza offshore gas plans – Al Jazeera / Maan

Foreign ministry says talks held with Palestinian Authority over plan to develop gas field off coast of blockaded strip. Last Modified: 23 Sep 2012 srael has held discussions with the Palestinian Authority (PA) over plans to develop a gas field off the coast of the blockaded Gaza Strip, Israel’s foreign ministry said in a report. […]

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Experts estimate $40 bln gas reserves off Lebanese coast – Daily Star

September 22, 2012 01:49 AM By Osama Habib BEIRUT: An international firm has estimated the volume of gas in Lebanon’s south-west corner to be close to 25 trillion cubic feet, valued by experts to be worth over $40 billion. “In the 3,000 square kilometers we are covering in the south-west corner of Lebanon, near the […]

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