June 08, 2012 01:36 AM By Roudi Baroudi However Lebanon’s politicians resolve the logjam over long-overdue appointments to the government bureaucracy, the entire frustrating process will have been more than worth it if it teaches a single lesson: Don’t let similar bouts of bickering in the future strangle this country’s budding energy sector. There is […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/10/2012 21:18 Netanyahu criticized ongoing bureaucratic delays in establishing natural gas receiving facilities. Cabinet members unanimously approved a plan to speed up the planning process for natural gas absorption terminals at Sunday’s meeting. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu criticized the ongoing bureaucratic delays in establishing natural gas refinery facilities and stressed the government […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/11/2012 02:02 “We must learn from solar industry mistakes of other countries,” experts tell Herzliya conference sponsored by private firms. The Israeli government is not yet fully committed to the implementation of solar energy and other renewable energy resources and must learn from the mistakes of other countries, both international and national […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/08/2012 04:19 Technology developed by head of Weizmann’s Science Energy Center creates mixture that can be used for car fuel. A new Israeli solar technology is able to transform greenhouse gas emissions from the dirtiest of pollutants into a useable fuel for automobiles. Israeli startup NewCO2Fuels Ltd., in partnership with Australian firm […]

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Cabinet votes unanimously to approve a plan that would streamline the approval process for installation of gas-transportation facilities along the Mediterranean coast. By Avi Bar-Eli and Itai Trilnick | Jun.11, 2012 The cabinet Sunday voted unanimously to approve a plan that would streamline the approval process for installation of gas-transportation facilities along the Mediterranean coast. […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/06/2012 05:01 In special session of Lobby, MKs discuss threats to marine environments, risks associated with gas and oil drillings. The government must take more responsibility for the well-being of the country’s seashores and beaches, leaders of the Knesset Social-Environmental Lobby agreed on Tuesday. The leaders, MKs Dov Henin (Hadash) and Nitzan […]

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Sources in Strip say militias hijack trucks filled with Qatari fuel; Hamas official: Israel, Palestinian Authority, Egypt responsible for delay in supply. By Avi Issacharoff | Jun.07, 2012 Armed militias in the Sinai hijacked trucks delivering fuel from an Egyptian port city to the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources told Haaretz on Thursday, causing the Strip’s […]

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JENIN, June 7, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli bulldozers Thursday destroyed six water wells east of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to local and security sources. They said that Israeli bulldozers, accompanied by 10 Israeli military vehicles, destroyed two artesian water wells, which were used to irrigate dozens of dunums of agricultural land […]

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By Noora Faraj Al Arabiya with Agencies As summer nears, families living in the dusty Palestinian village of Marj Naaja located in the Jordan valley are set to face water shortages, a recurring problem in many parts of the West Bank. Water is one of the many contentious issues hindering a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal. It […]

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By JPOST.COM STAFF 06/05/2012 17:09 Three activists climb Microsoft wall in Herzliya to press for using cleaner energy; company says it’s already going green. Three Greenpeace activists on Tuesday climbed the 20 meter glass wall outside of the Microsoft building in Herzliya. Activists climbed and then cleaned the huge glass wall of the Microsoft building, […]

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June 04, 2012 01:32 AM (Last updated: June 04, 2012 03:43 PM) By Paula Jahn BEIRUT: Canada without the maple leaf. The United States without the bald eagle. More than mere symbols, they are so much a part of those nations’ identity that their extinction would be considered a national catastrophe. But that could be […]

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Plans are afoot to divert water from Nahal Sorek and other streams. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun.05, 2012 Nahal Sorek lies at the heart of one of the largest and most important nature reserves in the center of the country. For most of its known existence, it was a disappointing stream that revived only after […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2012 06:04 80% of Israel’s coast exposed directly or indirectly to damages from vehicles, according to INPA data. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Or Yarok Association for Safer Driving in Israel have launched a campaign to end the phenomenon of driving on beaches, an activity that is illegal within […]

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by JT | Jun 05,2012 | 23:51 AMMAN — The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) is drawing up management plans for the newly created Qatar and Ghor Fifa protected areas, RSCN Director General Yehya Khaled said on Monday. The two reserves in Wadi Araba joined Jordan’s network in July last year to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2012 23:20 Benzene, methanol mixture sparks hopes of bringing down gas prices, providing environmentally friendly alternative. A new experiment that will combine methanol and regular petroleum gasoline has sparked hopes of reducing gas prices by 50 agorot per liter, as well as providing a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional gasoline. The […]

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Volume 17, No.171, June 2012 CONTENTS 4 Rio environmental carnival (editorial by Najib Saab) 8 Ten sectors to green the global economy corporate and personal tips 20 Green economy in Rio+20 (cover story) 30 Arab ecological footprint atlas AFED report 2012 32 District S, a green neighborhood in downtown Beirut 40 Feynan ecological lodge in […]

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For several years, three navy commandos have been battling to be recognized as disabled veterans after they came down with Parkinson’s disease. By Zafrir Rinat | Jun.06, 2012 The Defense Ministry has accepted three navy commandos’ claim of having taken ill in the line of duty after they developed Parkinson’s disease in the wake of […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 06/04/2012 05:37 Eilat’s southern shores have already reached their capacity for project development, Dr. Jacob Dafni argues. Building a new hotel and commercial center complex along Eilat’s Almog Beach would cause irreversible harm to the area’s coral reefs, an expert marine biologist in the region said. “The Eilat coral reef is a […]

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June 06, 2012 01:18 AM By Stephen Dockery BEIRUT: Activists, government officials and business leaders drew attention to threatening local and global environmental problems caused by urban development Tuesday on World Environment Day, which saw the start of conferences on sustainability and green businesses. Several days of exhibitions and conferences kicked off at the BIEL […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Jun 05,2012 | 23:10 AMMAN — Poorly designed policies and a lack of master planning are contributing to environmental pollution and waste of natural resources, incurring costs to the economy as well, an environment expert said on Tuesday. Speaking at the 6th Jordanian Environment Conference, Bahjat Odwan, president of the Jordanian […]

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